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information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. When EPA 

identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

www.regulations.gov. The entire printed 

comment, including the copyrighted 

material, will be available in the public 

docket. Although identified as an item 

in the official docket, information 

claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is 

otherwise restricted by statute, is not 

included in the official public docket, 

and will not be available for public 

viewing in www.regulations.gov. For 

further information about the electronic 

docket, go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: TSCA Sec. 8(a) Preliminary 

Assessment Information Rule (PAIR). 

ICR Status: This is a request to renew 

an existing approved collection. This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on January 

31, 2012. Under OMB regulations, the 

Agency may continue to conduct or 

sponsor the collection of information 

while this submission is pending at 

OMB. 

Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

authorizes EPA to promulgate rules 

under which manufacturers, importers 

and processors of chemical substances 

and mixtures must maintain records and 

submit reports to EPA. EPA has 

promulgated the Preliminary 

Assessment Information Rule (PAIR) 

under TSCA section 8(a). EPA uses 

PAIR to collect information to identify, 

assess and manage human health and 

environmental risks from chemical 

substances, mixtures and categories. 

PAIR requires chemical manufacturers 

and importers to complete a 

standardized reporting form to help 

evaluate the potential for adverse 

human health and environmental effects 

caused by the manufacture or 

importation of identified chemical 

substances, mixtures or categories. 

Chemicals identified by EPA or any 

other federal agency, for which a 

justifiable information need for 

production, use or exposure-related data 

can be satisfied by the use of the PAIR 

are proper subjects for TSCA section 

8(a) PAIR rulemaking. In most instances 

the information that EPA receives from 

a PAIR report is sufficient to satisfy the 

information need in question. This 

information collection addresses the 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements associated with TSCA 

section 8(a). 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

parts 712, 766, and 792). Respondents 

may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. 

EPA will disclose information that is 

covered by a CBI claim only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the CFR, after appearing in the 

Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9 and included on the related 

collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average about 28.7 hours 

per response. Burden is defined in 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are manufacturers, processors or 

importers of chemical substances, 

mixtures or categories. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 2.2. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 15. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 948 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$59,158. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: This 

request reflects a decrease of 620 hours 

(from 1,568 hours to 948 hours) in the 

total estimated respondent burden from 

that currently in the OMB inventory. 

This decrease reflects a decrease in the 

assumed number of PAIR reports filed 

annually, and the average annual 

number of respondents, based on the 

past five fiscal years of PAIR reporting 

data. The Supporting Statement 

provides details about the change in 

burden estimate. The change is an 

adjustment. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1776 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0233; FRL 9511–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Plating and 

Polishing Area Sources (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. The ICR which is abstracted 

below describes the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before February 27, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OECA–2011–0233, to (1) EPA 

online using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Learia Williams, Monitoring, 

Assistance, and Media Programs 

Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 

Code 2223A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: 

(202) 564–0050; email address: 

williams.learia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0233, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

http://www.regulations.gov or in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the 


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Enforcement and Compliance Docket is 

(202) 566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NESHAP for Plating and 

Polishing Operations (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

2294.03, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0623. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on January 31, 2012. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while submission is 

pending at OMB. An Agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information, unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: The affected entities are 

subject to the General Provisions of the 

NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, 

and any changes, or additions to the 

General Provisions specified at 40 CFR 

part 63, subpart WWWWWW. 

Owners or operators of the affected 

facilities must submit initial 

notification, performance tests, and 

periodic reports and results. Owners or 

operators are also required to maintain 

records of the occurrence and duration 

of any startup, shutdown, or 

malfunction in the operation of an 

affected facility, or any period during 

which the monitoring system is 

inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are 

required semiannually. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 16 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Owners or operators of plating and 

polishing operations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,900. 

Frequency of Response: Initially, and 

annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

33,108. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$3,180,693, which includes $3,172,379 

in labor costs, $8,314 in capital/startup 

costs, and no operating and 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease in the total hours as currently 

identified in the OMB Inventory of 

Approved Burdens due to a 

mathematical error in determining the 

person hours per respondent in the 

previous ICR. There is an increase in 

labor costs. This is not due to any 

program changes. The change in the cost 

estimates occurred due to adjustments 

in labor rates for both respondents and 

the Agency. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1747 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0742; FRL 9511–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Air Pollution Regulations for 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Activities (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. This ICR, which is abstracted 

below, describes the nature of the 

information collection and its estimated 

burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before February 27, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2011–0742, to (1) the EPA on-line 

at www.regulations.gov, or by mail to: 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, Mail 

Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, 

and (2) the OMB at: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Painter, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Air Quality 

Policy Division (C504–03), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 

telephone number: (919) 541–5515; fax 

number: (919) 541–5509; email address: 

painter.david@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA 

has submitted the following ICR to the 

OMB for review and approval according 

to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 

1320.12. On September 20, 2011 (76 FR 

58273), EPA sought comments on this 

ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA 

received no comments. EPA completed 

an active consultation with the U.S. 

Department of Interior’s Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 

(formerly the Minerals Management 

Service) in November 2011. Three 

comments were received, and the EPA 

has addressed the comments. Any 


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