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comment period. Any comments related to 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 No. EPA EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0487, which is available for online viewing at http:// www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8 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 Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202–
566–0280. Use http:// www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket ID number identified above.

EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 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 http://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 http:// www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement Worker
Protection.

ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved collection that is currently scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. Under OMB regulations, the date will be extended monthly and the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.

Abstract: EPA’s asbestos worker protection rule is designed to provide occupational exposure protection to state and local government employees who are engaged in asbestos abatement activities in states that do not have state plans approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The rule provides protection for public employees not covered by the OSHA standard from the adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to asbestos. Specifically the rule requires state and local governments to monitor employee exposure to asbestos, take action to reduce exposure to asbestos, monitor employee health and train employees about asbestos hazards.

The rule includes a number of information collection activities that are addressed in this ICR. State and local government agencies are required to provide employees with information about exposures to asbestos and the associated health effects. The rule also requires state and local governments to notify EPA before commencing any asbestos abatement project. State and local governments must maintain medical surveillance and monitoring records and training records on their employees, must establish a set of written procedures for respirator programs and must maintain procedures and records of respirator fit tests. EPA will use the information to monitor compliance with the asbestos worker protection rule. This request addresses these reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 763 Subpart G). Respondents may claim all or part of a record 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 0.3 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are state and local government employers in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and certain U.S. Territories that have employees engaged in asbestos-related construction, custodial and brake and clutch repair activities without OSHA-approved state plans.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 51.

Estimated No. of Respondents:
22,488.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 363,523 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Costs: $13,982,371.

Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects a net decrease of 39,226 hours (from 402,749 hours to 363,523 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This net decrease principally reflects the changed status of Illinois, which adopted an OSHA-approved state plan since the last ICR, reducing the number of affected states from 26 to 25 (plus the District of Columbia). The Supporting Statement provides details on the change in burden estimate. The change is an adjustment.

Dated: January 21, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 2011–1662 Filed 1–25–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0281; FRL–9258–3]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for**  **Review and Approval; Comment Request; Plant-Incorporated**  **Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting; EPA ICR**  **No. 1693.07, OMB Control No. 2070– 0142** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

**DATES :**  Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 25,

2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPP–2010–0281, to (1) EPA online


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using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticide Public Regulatory Docket at Potomac Yard, 7502P, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 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 :**  Scott Drewes, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703–347–0107; fax number: 703–305–5884; e-mail address: drewes.scott@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), and the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On May 5, 2010, EPA sought comments on this renewal ICR (75 FR 24690) pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment, which is addressed in the ICR. 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 No. EPA– HQ–OPP–2010–0281, which is available for online viewing at http:// www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Pesticides Public Regulatory Docket, One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Room S–4400, Arlington, VA 22202. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for this docket is 703–305–5805.

Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at http:// www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, to 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 http://www.regulations.gov.

Title: Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Reporting Risk/ Benefit Information.

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1693.07, OMB Control No. 2070–0142.

ICR Status: The current OMB approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. Under OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.12(b)(2), the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR is for an ongoing information collection activity. 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 Final Rule and in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.

Abstract: This ICR addresses the two information collection requirements described in regulations pertaining to pesticidal substances that are produced by plants (plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs)) and which are codified in 40 CFR part 174. A PIP is defined as ‘‘the pesticidal substance that is intended to be produced and used in a living plant and the genetic material necessary for the production of such a substance. ’’ Many, but not all, PIPs are exempt from registration requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Registrants sometimes include in a submission to EPA for registration of a PIP information that they claim to be confidential business information (CBI). CBI is protected by FIFRA and generally cannot be released to the public unless authorized after following the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. Under 40 CFR part 174, whenever a registrant claims that information submitted to EPA in support of a registration application for PIPs contains CBI, the registrant must substantiate such claims when they are made. In addition, manufacturers of PIPs that are otherwise exempted from the requirements of registration must report risk benefit information of the PIP to the Agency. Such reporting will allow the Agency to determine whether further action is needed to prevent unreasonable adverse effects to public health and the environment. Submission of this information is mandatory and supplied
on occasion. Burden Statement: The annual respondent burden for the collection of information associated with the substantiation at the time of submission for CBI claims related to a PIP registration application is estimated to average 21.5 hours per submission, and the annual respondent burden for the collection of information associated with the reporting of adverse effects for exempted PIPs is estimated to average 7 hours per submission. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The following is a summary of the burden and cost information for this ICR:

Respondents/Affected Entities: Producers and importers of PIPs.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

18.

Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

389.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $26,875.00.

Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 86 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is an adjustment resulting from an increase in the estimated number of PIPs applications. EPA expects that the level of activity will continue.

Dated: January 20, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 2011–1657 Filed 1–25–11; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1007; FRL–8858–8; EPA ICR No. 1715.13; OMB Control No.**  **2070–0155]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;**  **Comment Request; TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and**  **Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint**  **Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR, entitled: ‘‘TSCA Section 402 and