Notice2024-29065
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement Worker Protection (Renewal)
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Published
December 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Worker Protection, (EPA ICR Number 1246.15, OMB Control Number 2070-0072) 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 January 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 23, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99855-99856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29065]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0262; FRL-12436-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement Worker
Protection (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), Reporting and Recordkeeping for
Asbestos Worker Protection, (EPA ICR Number 1246.15, OMB Control Number
2070-0072) 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
January 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on April 23, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before January 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2020-0262, to EPA 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, Office of Program
Support (7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
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Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bae9d6dfdbc9d7dbd494d1dbced2dfc8d3d4dffadfcadb94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d281beb7b3a1bfb3bcfcb9b3a6bab7a0bbbcb792b7a2b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on April 23, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 30358). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 covers reporting and recordkeeping requirements
associated with EPA's workplace standards for the protection of state
and local government employees who work with asbestos and who are not
covered by a state plan approved by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. Currently, some 23 states and state equivalent
territories have reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the
Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 8, documenting worker protection
actions for state and local government employees involved in asbestos
work. EPA's asbestos work protection regulations incorporate, by
reference, the OSHA Construction Industry Standard for Asbestos, and
the General Industry Standard for Asbestos. EPA does not collect any
information under this collection. All information subject to this
collection request is to be gathered and maintained by the employer.
Form number(s): None.
Respondents/affected entities: Public Administration, Educational
Services. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes
identified in question 12 of the ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. (15 U.S.C 2605,
2607(a)).
Estimated number of respondents: 34,138 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 358,049 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $21,175,968 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 14,920 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more detail in the
ICR, reflects a decrease in the number of states subject to the rule.
This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-29065 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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