Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0027-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State Laboratory Capacity and Capability
Posted Date: 2003-04-23T04:00Z

19986
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23,
2003
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Notices
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because
they
have
been
replaced
by
the
use
of
fiber
optic
cable.
l.
Locations
of
the
Application:
A
copy
of
the
application
is
available
for
inspection
and
reproduction
at
the
Commission's
Public
Reference
Room,
located
at
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Room
2A,
Washington,
DC
20426,
or
by
calling
(
202)
502
 
8371.
This
filing
may
also
be
viewed
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
using
the
``
FERRIS''
link.
Enter
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number
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digits
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the
docket
number
field
to
access
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document.
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assistance,
contact
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Online
Support
at
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gov
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3676,
or
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TTY,
contact
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502
 
8659.
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copy
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and
reproduction
at
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address
in
item
(
h)
above.
m.
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indicate
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of
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n.
Comments,
Protests,
or
Motions
to
Intervene
 
Anyone
may
submit
comments,
a
protest,
or
a
motion
to
intervene
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
Rules
of
Practice
and
Procedure,
18
CFR
385.210,
.211,
.214.
In
determining
the
appropriate
action
to
take,
the
Commission
will
consider
all
protests
or
other
comments
filed,
but
only
those
who
file
a
motion
to
intervene
in
accordance
with
the
Commission's
Rules
may
become
a
party
to
the
proceeding.
Any
comments,
protests,
or
motions
to
intervene
must
be
received
on
or
before
the
specified
comment
date
for
the
particular
application.
o.
Filing
and
Service
of
Responsive
Documents
 
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filings
must
bear
in
all
capital
letters
the
title
``
COMMENTS'',
``
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS'',
``
PROTEST'',
OR
``
MOTION
TO
INTERVENE'',
as
applicable,
and
the
Project
Number
of
the
particular
application
to
which
the
filing
refers.
All
documents
(
original
and
eight
copies)
should
be
filed
with:
Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary,
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington
DC
20426.
A
copy
of
any
motion
to
intervene
must
also
be
served
upon
each
representative
of
the
Applicant
specified
in
the
particular
application.
p.
Agency
Comments:
Federal,
state,
and
local
agencies
are
invited
to
file
comments
on
the
described
application.
A
copy
of
the
application
may
be
obtained
by
agencies
directly
from
the
Applicant.
If
an
agency
does
not
file
comments
within
the
time
specified
for
filing
comments,
it
will
be
presumed
to
have
no
comments.
One
copy
of
an
agency's
comments
must
also
be
sent
to
the
Applicant's
representatives.
q.
Comments,
protests
and
interventions
may
be
filed
electronically
via
the
Internet
in
lieu
of
paper.
See
18
CFR
385.2001(
a)(
1)(
iii)
and
the
instructions
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
under
the
``
e­
Filing''
link.

Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary.
[
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BILLING
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P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
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2003
 
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1]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request;
State
Laboratory
Capacity
and
Capability
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
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
will
be
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval:
State
Laboratory
Capacity
and
Capability
(
EPA
ICR
No.
2110.01).
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.
EPA
also
solicits
comment
on
its
intention
to
seek
an
emergency
clearance
from
OMB
to
begin
collecting
data
from
State
Environmental
Laboratories
and
select
State
Agriculture
and
State
Public
Health
Laboratories.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
May
14,
2003.
If
EPA
does
not
receive
adverse
comments
on
or
before
this
date
regarding
EPA's
request
for
emergency
clearance,
EPA
intends
to
seek
a
180­
day
emergency
clearance
from
OMB
to
begin
collecting
information
from
State
Laboratories.
ADDRESSES:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
in
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Don
Flattery,
U.
S.
EPA,
Office
of
Environmental
Information
(
2810
 
A),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave,
NW.,
Washington
DC
20460.
Phone:
(
202)
564
 
4677;
fax
(
202)
501
 
1622;
e­
mail:
flattery.
don@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
number
OEI
 
2003
 
0027,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
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
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
1752.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
draft
collection
of
information,
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
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.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
and
OMB
within
21
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
(
1)
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
email
to
oei.
docket@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Docket,
28221T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
and
(
2)
Mail
your
comments
to
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.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
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
EDOCKET.
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
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23,
2003
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EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Title:
State
Laboratory
Capacity
and
Capability,
EPA
ICR
Number
2110.01.
This
is
a
request
for
a
new
information
collection,
and
a
notification
that
EPA
will
seek
an
emergency
clearance
from
OMB
to
begin
collecting
information.
Abstract:
In
early
2003,
EPA
completed
a
compendium
of
Laboratory
Capability
and
Capacity.
The
compendium,
available
to
EPA's
emergency
response
community
and
select
managers
and
staff,
is
contained
in
a
data
base
that
allows
queries
based
on
analytical
capabilities,
instrumentation,
special
handling
abilities
and
location.
This
useful
information
was
developed
through
a
survey
issued
to
EPA's
thirty­
four
fixed
and
two
mobile
laboratories.
EPA
has
been
asked
by
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
to
pursue
development
of
subsequent
phases
of
this
compendium
to
collect
identical
information
from
State
laboratory
sources.
When
complete,
this
information
will
result
in
a
resource
available
to
select
State,
local
and
federal
entities
involved
in
response
to
terrorist
incidents
involving
unknown
or
suspected
chemical,
biological
or
radiological
agents.
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
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
chapter
15.
The
EPA
would
like
to
solicit
comments
to:
(
i)
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collection
of
information
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency,
including
whether
the
information
will
have
practical
utility;
(
ii)
Evaluate
the
accuracy
of
the
agency's
estimate
of
the
burden
of
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
including
the
validity
of
the
methodology
and
assumptions
used;
(
iii)
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected;
and
(
iv)
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collection
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
through
the
use
of
appropriate
automated
electronic,
mechanical,
or
other
technological
collection
techniques
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.
Burden
Statement:
The
one
time
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
4.0
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;
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:
50
States.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
100.
Frequency
of
Response:
Two
per
State.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
400
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Cost:
$
30,000;
includes
$
6,000
O&
M
costs
and
$
0
capital
and
startup
costs.

E.
Ramona
Trovato,
Deputy
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Environmental
Information.
[
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P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
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Access
to
Confidential
Business
Information
by
Optimus
Corporation
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
has
authorized
prime
contractor
Optimus
Corporation
and
its
subcontractor,
Centerscope
Technologies
of
8601
Georgia
Avenue,
Silver
Spring,
MD
access
to
information
which
has
been
submitted
to
EPA
under
sections
4,
5,
6,
7,
and
12
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA).
Some
of
the
information
may
be
claimed
or
determined
to
be
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI).
DATES:
Access
to
the
confidential
data
submitted
to
EPA
under
sections
4,
5,
6,
7,
and
12
of
TSCA
occurred
as
a
result
of
an
approved
waiver
dated
March
31,
2003.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara
A.
Cunningham,
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
554
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@.
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Notice
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
those
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
TSCA.
Since
other
entities
may
also
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0004.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
CBI
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
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