Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans
Posted Date: 2011-03-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11450-11451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4651]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568; FRL-9273-8]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in 
Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Asbestos-Containing Materials 
in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans; EPA ICR No. 1365.09, 
OMB No. 2070-0091. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the 
nature of the information collection activity and its estimated burden 
and costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-00568 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office 
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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: Pamela Myrick, (acting) Director,

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Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408-M, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-9838; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@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 September 27, 2010 (75 FR 59261), EPA sought comments on 
this renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 
1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the comment period. Any 
additional 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-2010-0568, 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, confidential business 
information (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: Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model 
Accreditation Plans.
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection that is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011. Under 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.
    Abstract: The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) 
authorizes EPA to promulgate rules appropriate for Local Education 
Agencies (LEAs) to conduct inspections, develop management plans, and 
design or conduct response actions with respect to the presence of 
asbestos-containing materials in school buildings. AHERA also requires 
states to develop model accreditation plans for persons who perform 
asbestos inspections, develop management control plans, and design or 
conduct response actions. This information collection addresses the 
burden associated with reporting and recordkeeping requirements imposed 
on LEAs by the asbestos in schools rule, and reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements imposed on state agencies and training 
providers related to the model accreditation plan rule.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 
CFR 763 subpart E). 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 range between 
about 5.5 hours and 140 hours per response, depending upon the category 
of the respondent. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are local education agencies (LEAs, e.g., elementary or 
secondary public school districts or a private school or school 
system); asbestos training providers to schools and educational 
systems; and state education departments or commissions or state public 
health departments or commissions.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 133,980.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,592,888 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $86,972,753.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of 
62,288 hours (from 2,530,600 hours to 2,592,888 hours) in the total 
estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. 
This increase reflects EPA's estimates of an increased number of LEAs 
and training providers affected by this information collection. Most of 
this increase is associated with an increase in the number of schools 
with nonfriable asbestos-containing materials (ACM). The Supporting 
Statement provides details on the change in burden estimate. The change 
is an adjustment.

    Dated: February 23, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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