PAPERWORK
REDUCTION
ACT
SUBMISSION
SAN
4739
Please
read
the
instructions
before
completing
this
form.
For
additional
forms
or
assistance
in
completing
this
form,
contact
your
agency's
Paperwork
Clearance
Officer.
Send
two
copies
of
this
form,
the
collection
instrument
to
be
reviewed,
the
Supporting
Statement
and
any
additional
documentation
to:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
Docket
Library,
Room
10102,
725
17th
Street
NW
Washington,
DC
20503.

1.
Agency/
Subagency
originating
request
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response/
Outreach/
Special
Projects
Staff
2.
OMB
control
number
b.
None
a
.__________
2050­

3.
Type
of
information
collection
(
check
one)
a.
X
New
collection
b.
G
Revision
of
a
currently
approved
collection
c.
G
Extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection
d.
G
Reinstatement,
without
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
e.
G
Reinstatement,
with
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
f.
G
Existing
collection
in
use
without
an
OMB
control
number
4.
Type
of
review
requested
(
check
one)
a.
X
Regular
b.
G
Emergency
­
Approval
requested
by:
/
/
c.
G
Delegated
5.
Small
entities
Will
this
information
collection
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities?
G
Yes
X
No
For
b­
f,
note
item
A2
of
Supporting
Statement
Instructions
6.
Requested
expiration
date
a.
X
Three
years
from
approval
date
b.
G
Other
Specify:
/
/___

7.
Title:
Standards
and
Practices
for
All
Appropriate
Inquiries
(
Proposed
Rule)

8.
Agency
form
number(
s)
(
If
applicable)
ICR
2144.01
9.
Keywords:
AAI,
All
Appropriate
Inquiries,
Due
diligence,
Brownfields
10.
Abstract:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
proposing
federal
standards
and
practices
for
conducting
all
appropriate
inquiries,
as
required
under
Section
101(
35)(
B)
of
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA).
The
proposed
rule
would
establish
specific
regulatory
requirements
and
standards
for
conducting
all
appropriate
inquiries
into
the
previous
ownership,
uses,
and
environmental
conditions
of
a
property
for
the
purposes
of
meeting
the
all
appropriate
inquiry
provisions
necessary
to
qualify
for
certain
landowner
liability
protections
under
CERCLA.
The
standards
and
practices
proposed
today
also
would
be
applicable
to
persons
conducting
site
characterization
and
assessments
with
the
use
of
grants
awarded
under
CERCLA
§
104(
k)(
2)(
B).
The
activities
associated
with
the
proposed
rule
that
go
beyond
current
customary
and
usual
business
practices
and
therefore
may
impose
an
additional
information
collection
burden
upon
affected
entities
include
an
additional
interview
with
a
property
occupant,
documentation
of
all
environmental
cleanup
liens
in
the
Phase
I
Environmental
Site
Assessment
report,
discussion
of
the
relationship
of
purchase
price
to
value
of
the
property
in
the
report,
and
consideration
and
discussion
of
whether
additional
environmental
investigation
is
warranted.

11.
Affected
public
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
Individuals
or
households
d.
Farms
b.
P
Business
or
other
for­
profit
e.
X
Federal
Government
c.
X
Not­
for­
profit
institutions
f.
X
State,
Local
or
Tribal
Government
12.
Obligation
to
respond
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
G
Voluntary
b.
X
Required
to
obtain
or
retain
benefits
c.
G
Mandatory
13.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
hour
burden
a.
Number
of
respondents
271,669
b.
Total
annual
responses
271,669
1.
Percentage
of
these
responses
collected
electronically
0%

c.
Total
hours
requested
1
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
0
e.
Difference
1
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
Change
1
2.
Adjustment
0
14.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
cost
burden
(
in
thousands
of
dollars)

a.
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs
$
0
b.
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M)
$
1
c.
Total
annualized
cost
requested
$
1
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
$
0
e.
Difference
$
1
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
change
$
1
2.
Adjustment
$
0
15.
Purpose
of
information
collection
(
Mark
Primary
With
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")

a.
X_
Application
for
benefits
e.
__
Program
planning
or
management
b.
__
Program
evaluation
f.
__
Research
c.
__
General
purpose
statistics
g.
P
Regulatory
or
compliance
d.
__
Audit
16.
Frequency
of
recordkeeping
or
reporting
(
check
all
that
apply)
a.
X
Q
Recordkeeping
b.
Q
Third
party
disclosure
c.
X
Q
Reporting
1.
Q
X
On
occasion
2.
Q
Weekly
3.
Q
Monthly
4.
Q
Quarterly
5.
Q
Semi­
annually
6.
Q
Annually
7.
Q
Biannually
8.
Q
Other
(
describe)

17.
Statistical
methods
Does
this
information
collection
employ
statistical
methods?

Q
Yes
X
No
18.
Agency
contact
(
person
who
can
best
answer
questions
regarding
the
content
of
this
submission)
Name:
Patricia
Overmeyer
Phone:
202­
566­
2774
OMB
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95
19.
Certification
for
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Submissions
On
behalf
of
this
Federal
agency,
1
certify
that
the
collection
of
information
encompassed
by
this
request
complies
with'
5
CFR
1320.9.

NOTE:
The
text
of
5
CFR
1320.9,
and
the
related
provisions
of
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3),
appear
at
the
end
of
the
instructions.
The
certification
is
to
be
made
with
reference
to
those
regulatory
provisions
as
set
forth
in
the
instructions.

The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
topics,
regarding
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
that
the
certification
covers:

(
a)
It
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
agency
functions;

(
b)
It
avoids
unnecessary
duplication;

(
c)
It
reduces
burden
on
small
entities;

(
d)
It
uses
plain,
coherent,
and
unambiguous
terminology
that
is
understandable
to
respondents;

(
e)
Its
implementation
will
be
consistent
and
compatible
with
current
reporting
and
recordkeeping
practices;

(
f)
It
indicates
the
retention
periods
for
recordkeeping
requirements;

(
g)
It
informs
respondents
of
the
information
called
for
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3):
(
I)
Why
the
information
is
being
collected'
(
ii)
Use
of
information;
(
iii)
Burden
estimate;
(
iv)
Nature
of
response
(
voluntary,
required
for
a
benefit,
or
mandatory);
(
v)
Nature
and
extent
of
confidentiality;
and
(
vi)
Need
to
display
currently
valid
OMB
control
number;

(
h)
It
was
developed
by
an
office
that
has
planned
and
allocated
resources
for
the
efficient
and
effective
management
and
use
of
the
information
to
be
collected
(
see
note
in
Item
19
of
the
instructions);

(
I)
It
uses
effective
and
efficient
statistical
survey
methodology;
and
(
j)
It
makes
appropriate
use
of
information
technology.

If
you
are
unable
to
certify
compliance
with
any
of
these
provisions,
identify
the
item
below
and
explain
the
reason
in
Item
18
of
the
Supporting
Statement.

Signature
of
Program
Official
Linda
Garczynski,
Director
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment
Date
Signature
of
Senior
Official
or
designee
Oscar
Morales,
Director
Collection
Strategies
Division
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Date
OMB
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95
