Notice2025-21199
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazards Disclosure Requirements
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November 26, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
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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): Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazards Disclosure Requirements (EPA ICR No. 1710.10 and OMB Control No. 2070-0151). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through August 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 226 (Wednesday, November 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54325-54326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21199]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0631; FRL-12687-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal
Collection and Request for Comment; Residential Lead-Based Paint
Hazards Disclosure Requirements
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): Residential
Lead-Based Paint Hazards Disclosure Requirements (EPA ICR No. 1710.10
and OMB Control No. 2070-0151). This ICR represents a renewal of an
existing ICR that is currently approved through August 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 January 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0631, 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: Carolyn Siu, Office of Mission
Critical Operations (Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 202-
566-1205; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07746e7229646675686b7e694762776629606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="215248540f4240534e4d584f614451400f464e57">[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 employees)
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: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazards Disclosure
Requirements.
EPA ICR No.: 1710.10.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0151.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently approved through August 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.
Abstract: This ICR will cover the information collection activities
associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for
sellers, lessors, and their agents' disclosure activities in target
housing including the allowance of up to ten days for an optional risk
assessment or inspection before being obligated under purchase or lease
contract.
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): 9600-040 and 9600-041.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) Codes 5311 Lessors of real estate and 5312--Real estate agents.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. 40 CFR 475.
Estimated number of potential respondents: 39,979,082.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Total estimated burden: 4,456,371 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $130,820,508 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is a decrease of 1,024,698 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This change reflects EPA's updating of burden
estimates for this collection based recent data on the number of home
sales and new rental agreements over the past few years, as well as the
number of real estate agents assisting buyers, sellers, and lessors of
properties. This change is 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
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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: November 22, 2025.
Nancy B. Beck,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
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