Notice2022-11351
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans (Renewal)
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Published
May 26, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans (EPA ICR Number 1365.12, OMB Control Number 2070-0091), 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 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 1, 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 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 32019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11351]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0319; FRL-9891-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans (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), Asbestos-Containing Materials in
Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans (EPA ICR Number 1365.12,
OMB Control Number 2070-0091), 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 31, 2022. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on September 1, 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 June 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2017-0319, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method) or by mail to: EPA 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: Katherine Sleasman, Regulatory Support
Branch (7101M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40332c2521332d212e6e2b2134282532292e25002530216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="394a555c584a5458571752584d515c4b50575c795c4958175e564f">[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="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR addresses reporting and recordkeeping
requirements found in the Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule
promulgated under section 203 of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response
Act (AHERA, 15 U.S.C. 2641-2656); and the Asbestos Model Accreditation
Plan (MAP) Rule under AHERA section 206. As set forth in 40 CFR part
763, subpart E the local education agency (LEA) is required to conduct
inspections, develop management plans, and design or conduct response
actions. Records must be maintained by all LEAs on inspections and
response action activity, and current management plans must be provided
upon request to EPA and state reviewers for examination. In addition,
40 CFR part 763, subpart E, describes a model accreditation plan (MAP)
for states. The MAP provides accreditation criteria for persons who
inspect for asbestos, develop management plans, and design or conduct
response actions. States are required to adopt an accreditation plan at
least as stringent as the EPA model plan. The accreditation
requirements apply to persons who work in public and commercial
buildings as well as schools. Accreditation of laboratories that
analyze asbestos bulk samples and asbestos air samples is also required
by AHERA.
This ICR estimates the paperwork burden for LEAs to inspect for
asbestos and update management plans to protect all school building
occupants from exposure to asbestos. This collection also estimates the
paperwork burden for the accreditation of persons who inspect for
asbestos, develop management plans, and design or conduct response
actions and the paperwork burden associated with state accreditation
programs.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Elementary and secondary school
districts in North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
code 61111, all states (NAICS code 92311), MAP training providers
(NAICS code 61143), and the State Asbestos Accreditation Programs
(NAICS code 92312).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, per AHERA and 40 CFR
part 763.
Estimated number of respondents: 137,621 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 2,600,679 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $106,858,607 (per year), which includes no in
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 45,766 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. While the number schools with friable ACMs is steadily
declining, the associated burden reductions are counteracted by the
larger increase in in schools with no or non-friable ACM (which
includes newly constructed schools that are certified through an
exclusionary statement not to have specified asbestos-containing
building materials in construction). This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-11351 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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