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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on September 26, 2008. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–22161 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2004–0023; FRL–8718–6] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Health Effects of Microbial 

Pathogens in Recreational Waters: 

National Epidemiological and 

Environmental Assessment of 

Recreational (NEEAR) Water Study 

(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2081.04, OMB 

Control No. 2080–0068 

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 October 23, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

ORD–2004–0023, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to 

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

Docket Center, ORD Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 28221T, 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: 

Elizabeth Sams, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Research 

and Development, National Health and 

Environmental Effects Research 

Laboratory, Human Studies Division, 

Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, 

MD 58–C, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; telephone number: 919–843– 

3161; fax number: 919–966–0655; e-mail 

address: sams.elizabeth@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 14, 2008 (73 FR 27818) EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8 (d). EPA received no 

comments during the comment period. 

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–ORD–2004–0023, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Office of Research and 

Development Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 ORD Docket is 202–566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 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 public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the 

docket ID number identified in this 

document. Please note that the EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at 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: Health Effects of Microbial 

Pathogens in Recreational Waters: 

National Epidemiological and 

Environmental Assessment of 

Recreational (NEEAR) Water Study 

(Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2081.04, 

OMB Control No. 2080–0068. 

ICR Status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on September 30, 

2008. Under OMB regulations, the 

Agency may continue to conduct or 

sponsor, the collection of information 

while this submission is pending at 

OMB. 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 title 40 of 

the 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 purpose of this study is 

to examine the health effects associated 

with swimming exposure at beach sites 

designated as recreational areas. This 

study will be conducted, and the 

information collected, by the 

Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, 

Human Studies Division, National 

Health and Environmental Effects 

Research Laboratory, Office of Research 

and Development (ORD), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). Participation of adults and 

children in this collection of 

information is strictly voluntary. The 

identity of all participants is considered 

strictly confidential; thus, all data 

collected are stored without identifiers. 

This information is being collected as 

part of a research program consistent 

with the Section 3(a)(v)(1) of the 

Beaches Environmental Assessment and 

Coastal Health Act of 2000 and the 

strategic plan for EPA’s Office of 

Research and Development and the 

Office of Water entitled ‘‘Action Plan for 

Beaches and Recreational Water’’ 

available at http://www.epa.gov/ord/ 

htm/documents/600r98079.pdf. The 

Beaches Act and ORD’s strategic plan 

has identified research on effects of 

microbial pathogens in recreational 

waters as a high-priority research area 

with particular emphasis on developing 

new water quality indicator guidelines 

for recreational waters. The EPA has 

broad legislative authority to establish 

water quality criteria and to conduct 

research to support these criteria. This 


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data collection is for a series of 

epidemiological studies to evaluate 

exposure to and effects of microbial 

pathogens in marine and fresh 

recreational waters as part of the EPA’s 

research program on exposure and 

health effects of microbial pathogens in 

recreational waters. Health effects data 

collection was previously conducted in 

a pilot study, four freshwater coastal 

sites, and three marine sites under OMB 

number 2080–0068. The results will be 

used to help inform the development of 

new national water quality and 

monitoring guidelines. The 

questionnaire health data will be 

compared with routinely collected 

water quality measurements. The 

analysis will focus on determining 

whether any water quality parameters 

are associated with increased 

prevalence of swimming-related health 

effects. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.25 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. 

The annual public reporting and 

record keeping burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average about fifteen minutes per 

response. If a single household 

participant completes all three 

interviews of the data collection, a total 

45 minutes is used. 

The interview process consists of 

three interviews; Two Beach Interviews 

& one Telephone Follow-up: Based on 

consultation with the individuals listed 

in Section 3(c) of the ICR, and our 

experience with similar types of 

information collection, we estimate that 

each family will spend an average of 30 

minutes completing the beach interview 

and will require no record keeping. This 

includes the time for reviewing the 

information pamphlet and answering 

the questions. We estimate that each 

family spends an average of 15 minutes 

completing the home telephone 

interview. The telephone interviews 

will require no record keeping. 

All human health data collection will 

be recorded utilizing computer-assisted 

personal interviews (CAPI). The 

telephone interview incorporates the 

same concept of direct data collection in 

a desk personal computer (PC) setting. 

The tablet notebooks and desk PCs are 

used by interviewers to collect human 

health data. Screens on these tablets and 

PCs only display current activated 

questions. All human health data is 

stored in secured locations to maintain 

confidentiality. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Individuals frequenting fresh and 

marine water beaches in the United 

States and territories. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

21,000. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

15,750. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$236,250. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $0 and an estimated cost 

of $0 for capital investment or 

maintenance and operational costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 10,500 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with that identified in the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. This increase is 

required to provide the science 

necessary to help inform the 

development of new public health 

standards for recreational water. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Sara Hisel-McCoy, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–22204 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA-HQ-OA–2008–0701; FRL–8718–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Focus Groups as 

Used by EPA for Economics Projects 

(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2205.02, OMB 

Control No. 2090–0028 

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 is scheduled to expire on November 

30, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQOA–2008–0701, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744 

• Mail: Office of Environmental 

Information, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA–2008–0701. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 


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