[Federal Register: November 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 219)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Tribal Lands Hazardous Waste Sites Census
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Tribal Lands Hazardous Waste
Sites Census, EPA ICR Number 2059.01. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden and cost; where
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 2059.01 to the
following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Collection Strategies Division (Mail Code 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; and to Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Susan
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 566-1672, by e-mail at
Auby.Susan@epa.gov, or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/
icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 2059.01. For technical questions about the
ICR contact Kirby Biggs, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response,
U.S. EPA, Mail Code 5204G, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460, telephone (703) 308-8506, e-mail: biggs.kirby@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Tribal Lands Hazardous Waste Sites Census (EPA ICR No.
2059.01). This is a new collection.
Abstract: EPA is conducting a study of potential hazards to Tribal
communities from contaminated sites in or near Indian lands. EPA will
conduct a voluntary census of all federally recognized tribes to
identify known and potential Superfund sites (sites that fall under the
Comprehensive
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Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or CERCLA, as
amended), abandoned or active industrial and municipal sites (sites
regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or RCRA),
and federal sites (such as those operated by the Department of Defense
or the Department of Energy) that may be impacting human health and the
environment on Indian lands.
EPA has developed a draft list of sites that are believed to be in
or near Indian lands. The study will be used to update and refine this
draft list into a usable tool to assist EPA and tribal governments in
responding to the needs of Tribes and in protecting human health and
the environment. The survey will serve to inform EPA of the extent and
location of sites potentially affecting Tribes and those sites that are
of concern to the Tribes. The inventory of potential risks to Indian
lands will provide EPA with vital information regarding program needs
and potential risk to Indian tribes from these sites.
No confidentiality is provided and no sensitive information is
expected to be collected under this ICR. However, any information
submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made
will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title
40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--Confidentiality of Business
Information (see 40 CFR part 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended
by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44
FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15. The
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on February 1,
2002 (67 FR 4957). One comment was received that questioned the burden
hours cited for the information collection as too low and requested a
copy of the survey instrument. When a copy of the survey instrument was
forwarded to the author of the comment, no further response was
received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.5
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: State, Local, and Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1375 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital and Operating & Maintenance Cost
Burden: $0.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the addresses listed above. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 2059.01 in any correspondence.
Dated: October 31, 2002.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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