[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37309-37310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15385]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0530; FRL-9913-06-ORD]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Application for Reference and Equivalent Method Determination (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Application for Reference and
Equivalent Method Determination (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0559.12, OMB
Control No. 2080-0005) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through October 31, 2014. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before September 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2005-0530, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to [email protected], 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert W. Vanderpool, Environmental
Protection Agency, Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division,
Process Modeling Research Branch, Mail Drop D205-03, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-7877; fax number: 919-541-
1153; email address: [email protected]
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 www.regulations.gov 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) 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; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) 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. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: To determine compliance with the NAAQS, State air
monitoring agencies are required to use, in their air quality
monitoring networks, air monitoring methods that have been
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formally designated by the EPA as either reference or equivalent
methods under EPA regulations at 40 CFR Part 53. A manufacturer or
seller of an air monitoring method (e.g. an air monitoring sampler or
analyzer) that seeks to obtain such EPA designation of one of its
products must carry out prescribed tests of the method. The test
results and other information must then be submitted to the EPA in the
form of an application for a reference or equivalent method
determination in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53. The EPA uses this
information, under the provisions of Part 53, to determine whether the
particular method should be designated as either a reference or
equivalent method. After a method is designated, the applicant must
also maintain records of the names and mailing addresses of all
ultimate purchasers of all analyzers or samplers sold as designated
methods under the method designation. If the method designated is a
method for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse
particulate matter (PM10-2.5), the applicant must also
submit a checklist signed by an ISO-certified auditor to indicate that
the samplers or analyzers sold as part of the designated method are
manufactured in an ISO 9001-registered facility. Also, an applicant
must submit a minor application to seek approval for any proposed
modifications to previously designated methods.
Form Numbers: None
Respondents/affected entities: Private manufacturers, states.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain the benefit
of EPA designation under 40 CFR Part 53. Submission of some information
that is claimed by the applicant to be confidential business
information may be necessary to make a reference or equivalent method
determination. The confidentiality of any submitted information
identified as confidential business information by the applicant will
be protected in full accordance with 40 CFR Part 53.15 and all
applicable provisions of 40 CFR Part 2.
Estimated number of respondents: 22
Frequency of response: Annual
Total estimated burden: 7,492 hours
Total estimated cost: $650,494 (per year), includes $132,668,
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB.
Dated: June 20, 2014.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2014-15385 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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