ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069; FRL-9196-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; The SunWise Program; EPA ICR No. 1904.06,
OMB Control No. 2060-0439 

AGENCY:	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:	Notice.

SUMMARY:	In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval.  This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection.  The ICR,   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 which is abstracted
below, describes the nature of the information collection and its
estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before [insert date 30
days after publication in the Federal Register].  

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA
HQ-OAR-2007-0069, to:

(1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to   HYPERLINK "mailto:a-and-r-docket@epa.gov" 
a-and-r-docket@epa.gov , or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069, Air and Radiation Docket
and Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code:
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460, or  by hand
delivery: Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069, Air and Radiation Docket at EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Mail Code 2822T,
Washington, DC 20460. (Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information).

and (2) OMB by mail 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.

Instructions:  Direct your comments to Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at   HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov
, including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail.  The   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov  website is an
“anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment.  If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet.  If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit.  If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may
not be able to consider your comment.  Electronic files should avoid the
use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any
defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm" 
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm . 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Luke Hall-Jordan, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6205J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9591; fax number: (202) 343-2338; email
address: hall-jordan.luke@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On September 3, 2010 (75 FR 54143), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d).  EPA received one comment. Since EPA
coordinates with other federal and non-federal entities working to
prevent skin cancer and other health effects from overexposure to the
sun, and both Congress and EPA allocate funding for the program, no
further justification for the comment is needed.  Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.

	 EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069, which is available for   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1
online viewing at   HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov" 
www.regulations.gov ,   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 or in person viewing at the
Air Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC.  The EPA/DC Public Reading Room  
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading
Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is
202-566-1742.  

	Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov , to submit or view
public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket,
and to access those documents in the docket that are available
electronically.  Once in the system, select “docket search,” then
key in the docket ID number identified above.   Please note that EPA’s
policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in
paper, will be made available for public viewing at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov   as EPA receives them
and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material,
confidential business information (CBI), or other information whose
public disclosure is restricted by statute.    SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 For
further information about the electronic docket, go to   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov . 

Title:  The SunWise Program

ICR numbers:  EPA ICR No. 1904.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0439.  

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on 02/28/2011.  Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.  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 CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 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 in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.

Abstract: The goal of the SunWise School Program is to teach children
and their caregivers how to protect themselves from overexposure to the
sun. The SunWise Program recognizes the challenge of measuring the
progress and evaluating the effectiveness of an environmental and public
health education program where the ultimate goal is to reduce risk and
improve public health. Therefore, the continual and careful evaluation
of program effectiveness through a variety of means, including data from
pre- and post-intervention surveys, tracking and monitoring of classroom
activities and school policies, and consultation with experts, is
necessary to monitor progress and refine the program. Surveys to be
developed and administered include: (1) Teacher questionnaire for
measuring their and their students’ receptivity to the educational
component of the Program; (2) Teacher individual interview component
soliciting more information about the program and the development of a
recognition and incentives program; (3) Don’t Fry Day pledge asking
educators to pledge to incorporate sun safety into their spring and
summer activities; (4)  Online interactive SunWise Sun Safety
Certification Program enabling students, adults, organizations, and
employers to develop credentials on sun safety awareness and behaviors;
and (5) Partner pilot questionnaire for measuring their and their
audience’s receptivity to the educational component of the Program.
The data will be analyzed and results will indicate the Program’s
effect on participants’ sun-protection attitudes and behaviors, and
will help guide the program’s further improvement. Additionally,
information is collected when educators sign up to receive a Tool Kit
either on the Web or in person, and when individuals participate in an
on-line sun safety tutorial/certification program. Responses to the
collection of information are voluntary. All responses to the collection
of information remain confidential, and where appropriate anonymous.

Burden Statement:  The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 4,548 hours
per year.  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 which have
subsequently changed; 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: Entities potentially affected by this
action are elementary and middle school students, parents, and educators
(informal and external educators). 

	Estimated Number of Respondents:  8,960

	Frequency of Response: Annual 

	Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:  4,548 hours

	Estimated Total Annual Cost:  $248,899.93, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.  	 

	Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 2,738 hours annually
in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory
of Approved ICR Burdens.  Fewer hours for EPA are anticipated for the
survey work due to a decreased level of sophistication in the analysis
and decreased effort being needed to solicit survey responses. More
hours were added for teachers participating in an individual interview. 
Hours were subtracted for teachers administering the student survey.
Hours were added for teachers participating in the Don’t Fry Day
pledge.  Finally, registering such a large number of teachers has
resulted in more hours needed at EPA. Hours and burden for educators is
about the same; hours for students has also decreased significantly. The
bottom line burden hours increased along with the total cost.

Dated:  __________________ 

_____________________________

Kristinn Vazquez, Deputy Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.

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