Notice2025-13818
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans
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Published
July 23, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Asbestos- Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans (EPA ICR No. 1365.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through May 31, 2026. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34658-34659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13818]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0319; FRL-12504-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal
Collection and Request for Comment; 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 (PRA), this
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on
the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning
to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Asbestos-
Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans
(EPA ICR No. 1365.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091). This ICR
represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved
through May 31, 2026. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and
approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The
ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public
review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0319, online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman, Office of Program
Support (Mail Code 7602M), 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#62310e0703110f030c4c2903160a07100b0c07220712034c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d2e11181c0e101c1353361c0915180f1413183d180d1c531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. 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.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?
Title: Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model
Accreditation Plans.
EPA ICR No.: 1365.13.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0091.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently approved through May 31, 2026.
Under the PRA, 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 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are
displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
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Abstract: This Information Collection Request addresses reporting
and recordkeeping requirements found in the Asbestos-Containing
Materials in Schools Rule (``AHERA Rule'' a.k.a. ``Schools Rule'') and
the Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (MAP) Rule.
The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Form number(s): None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include elementary and secondary school districts and states
and the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes
identified in question 12 of the ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, per 15 U.S.C. 2643,
15 U.S.C. 2601 and 15 U.S.C. 2646.
Estimated number of potential respondents: 129,640.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 2,414,694 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $152,203,002. (per year), includes no
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is a decrease of 185,985 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more detail in the
ICR, reflects a steadily declining number of schools with friable
asbestos containing materials (ACM). This change is an adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: July 18, 2025.
Nancy B. Beck,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-13818 Filed 7-22-25; 8:45 am]
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