Notice2021-22253
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request: Technical Assistance Needs Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites
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Published
October 13, 2021
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Technical Assistance Needs Assessments" (EPA ICR No. 2470.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0211) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described in Supplementary Information. This document is a proposed renewal of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2022. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56933-56934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22253]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0578; FRL 8929-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request:
Technical Assistance Needs Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or
Removal Sites
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Technical Assistance Needs
Assessments'' (EPA ICR No. 2470.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0211) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA
is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described in Supplementary Information. This
document is a proposed renewal of the ICR, which is currently approved
through May 31, 2022. 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2012-0578 to: (1) EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#701b1f1c1c15025e13111c1c1915301500115e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="711a1e1d1d14035f12101d1d1814311401105f161e07">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d8dec5d6e8c4c2d5dadec4c4ded8d9f7d8dad599d2d8c799d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8be4e2f9ead4f8fee9e6e2f8f8e2e4e5cbe4e6e9a5eee4fba5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Callie Koller, Assessment and
Remediation Division, 6560-50-P, Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703-
603-0044; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84efebe8e8e1f6aae7e5e8e8ede1c4e1f4e5aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e58e8a89898097cb868489898c80a5809584cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide
remote customer service via email, phone and webform. For further
information about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and
the current status, please visit us online at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it 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. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: This ICR covers the usage of TANAs to solicit feedback
from members of the affected community in order to determine how the
community is receiving technical information about a Superfund remedial
or removal site; whether the community requires additional assistance
in order to understand and respond to site-related technical
information; and whether there are organizations in the community that
are interested or involved in site-related issues and capable of acting
as an appropriate conduit for technical assistance services to the
affected community. EPA estimates that for each TANA it conducts, 20
individuals are interviewed per site via direct face-to-face
interaction, phone, or virtual call at five sites, with an approximate
total of 100 individuals interviewed each year. Responses to the
collection of information are voluntary and the names of respondents
will be protected by the Privacy Act. The information obtained from
each TANA will help ensure the community's needs for technical
information assistance are defined as early in the remedial/removal
process as possible and enable meaningful community involvement in the
Superfund decision-making process. Additionally, the TANA process
produces a blueprint for designing a coordinated effort to meet the
community's needs for additional technical assistance while minimizing
the overlap of services provided.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents to this ICR are local,
state, and tribal government officials, potentially responsible party
(PRP) representatives, community organizations, businesses and
individuals who may be impacted by a Superfund site or a removal action
lasting 120 days or longer. These community members voluntarily
participate in community involvement activities throughout the remedial
phase of the Superfund process. SIC Codes are OSHA's Standard
Industrial Classification System used to identify different groups.
Local/state governments are categorized as Division J: Public
Administration, Major Group 95: Administration of Environmental
Quality, subgroup 9511: Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste
Management. The other respondents, community members, do not have a SIC
Code as they do not constitute an industry.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 100. (20 per TANA at five sites).
Frequency of response: Once during either a removal cleanup lasting
120 days or longer or a remedial cleanup of a site. Each TANA interview
is expected
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to last approximately one hour in duration.
Total estimated burden: 100 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,587 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: A decrease of 450 hours in the total
respondent burden hours is estimated during the three-year period as
compared to the last collection period. The number of individual TANAs
sharply declined, from 25 to five per year, thus decreasing the overall
number of respondents voluntarily participating in this information
request.
Larry Douchand,
Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2021-22253 Filed 10-12-21; 8:45 am]
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