80 FR 23540 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Disclosure Requirements (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)

EPA has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): ``Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Disclosure Requirements (Renewal),'' identified by EPA ICR No. 1710.07 and OMB Control No. 2070-0151. 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 briefly summarized in this document. EPA did not receive any comments in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on July 24, 2014 (79 FR 71603). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09847]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0811; FRL 9926-56-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
Disclosure Requirements (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): 
``Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Disclosure Requirements 
(Renewal),'' identified by EPA ICR No. 1710.07 and OMB Control No. 
2070-0151. 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 briefly summarized in this 
document. EPA did not receive any comments in response to the 
previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal 
Register on July 24, 2014 (79 FR 71603). With this submission, EPA is 
providing an additional 30 days for public review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0811, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
     To EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460.
     To OMB via email to [email protected]. Address 
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
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. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Environmental 
Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Mail 
code: 7408-M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-1404; fax number: 
202-564-8251; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in 
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and 
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in 
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William 
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 
2015. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB.
    Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 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: Section 1018 of the Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard 
Reduction Act (42 U.S.C. 4852d) requires that sellers and lessors of 
most residential housing built before 1978 disclose known information 
on the presence of lead based paint and lead based paint hazards, and 
provide an EPA approved pamphlet to purchasers and renters before 
selling or leasing the housing. Sellers of pre-1978 housing are also 
required to provide prospective purchasers with ten days to conduct an 
inspection or risk assessment for lead based paint hazards before 
obligating purchasers under contracts to purchase the property. The 
rule does not apply to rental housing that has been found to be free of 
lead-based paint, zero-bedroom dwellings, housing for the elderly, 
housing for the handicapped, or short term leases.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 
CFR part 745, subpart F, and 24 CFR part 35, subpart H). Respondents 
may claim all

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or part of a response confidential. EPA will disclose information that 
is covered by a claim of confidentiality only to the extent permitted 
by, and in accordance with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 
CFR part 2.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Persons engaged in selling or 
leasing certain residential dwellings built before 1978, or who are 
real estate agents representing such parties.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 39,645,600.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 6,467,176 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $125,683,576 per year, includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 470,154 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in 
the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects a gradual 
reduction in the annual number of real estate sales involving target 
housing subject to the rule's requirements and an overall decrease in 
real estate sales. There has also been a notable decrease in the 
overall growth of the real estate agent profession which reduces the 
number of new entrants who have start-up burden and cost related to 
this ICR activity. While the number of property rentals increased over 
the past year, fewer parties are involved in those transactions so the 
increases in the rental market were not enough to offset the decrease 
in the sales market in terms of burden and cost related to this ICR.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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