[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27404]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5096-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 5, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to obtain
a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of Research and Development
Title: National Survey of Radiological Laboratory Capability (EPA
ICR No. 1731.01).
Abstract: This ICR is a new information collection to survey the
capabilities of radio-analytical laboratories in support of EPA's
responsibilities under the Federal Radiological Emergency Response
Plan. The plan tasks EPA with providing radio-analyses of environmental
samples collected during a Federal Radiological Monitoring and
Assessment Center (FRMAC) response to a radiological accident. The
information is needed to ensure that, in the event that EPA's
capabilities become overburdened during a FRMAC response, an outside
laboratory can be expeditiously identified and their analytical support
voluntarily enlisted.
EPA will distribute questionnaires and subsequently follow-up with
telephonic instructions to participating laboratories. Recipients will
be asked to provide information that includes: (1) Name, address,
location and point of contact information, (2) fixed/mobile
capabilities, (3) radionuclide/sample type analysis capabilities, and
(4) response time and availability.
The EPA will store the information on a database, designed to be
transported to radiological accident sites and used by FRMAC for
selecting laboratories to augment EPA's capabilities.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including
reviewing instructions, searching existing information sources,
completing and reviewing the collection of information, and submitting
the information to EPA.
Respondents: Government and private radio-analytical laboratories.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 175 hours.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to:
Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy
Branch (2316), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.
and
Timothy Hunt, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: October 28, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-27404; Filed 11-3-94; 8:45 am]
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