Notice2022-08708
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Technical Assistance Needs Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites (Renewal)
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April 25, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Technical Assistance Needs Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites (EPA ICR Number 2470.03, OMB Control Number 2050-0211) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on October 13, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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 87, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24296-24297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08708]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0578; FRL-9791-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Technical Assistance Needs Assessments
(TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Technical Assistance Needs
Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites (EPA ICR
Number 2470.03, OMB Control Number 2050-0211) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 2022. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on October 13, 2021,
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0578, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method) or by mail to: EPA
[[Page 24297]]
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Callie Koller, Assessment and
Remediation Division, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology,
Mail Code 28221T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0970; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81eaeeedede4f3afe2e0edede8e4c1e4f1e0afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="610a0e0d0d04134f02000d0d0804210411004f060e17">[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> or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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: 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 Occupational Safety and Health Administration's
(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 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 the 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.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-08708 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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