Lead; Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint and/ or Lead-Based Paint hazards in Housing; Correction to Reflect OMB Approval of the Information Collection Requirements

EPA is confirming that the Office of Management and Budget approved information collection requirements contained in 40 CFR part 745, subpart F. An ``Effective Date Note,'' which indicates that the information collection requirements contained in each section will not become effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), was automatically added by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The OFR added this statement to the CFR because the preamble to the final rule entitled ``Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing'' (61 FR 9064, March 6, 1996)(FRL-5347-9), which was jointly issued by EPA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), indicated that the information collection requirements contained in the final rule had not yet been approved by OMB pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), and that the sections would not be effective until approved by OMB. OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in these regulations on April 22, 1996, but this statement remained in the CFR. Since OMB has approved the information collection requirements contained in these regulations, this statement is not appropriate and must be removed by OFR to avoid further confusion. DATES: 40 CFR 745.107, 745.110, 745.113, 745.115 became effective on April 22, 1996, when OMB approved the information collection requirements. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Christine Augustyniak, Associate Director, Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone numbers: (202) 554-1404 and TDD: (202) 554-0551; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. For technical information contact: Dayton Eckerson, National Program Chemicals Division (7404), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,