95-27565. Agency Information Collection Activities Up for Review; Measures of Success for Compliance Assistance Reporting Form

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56148-56149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27565]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5325-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities Up for Review; Measures 
of Success for Compliance Assistance Reporting Form

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 2501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) listed below is coming up for review. Before submitting the 
review package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the collection as described 
below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, US. EPA, 401 
M St. MC 2201, Washington, D.C. 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Vendinello, 202-260-2842 or 202-
260-0500 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Affected entities: Entities affected by this action are those which 
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compliance assistance through state programs.
    Title: Measures of Success for Compliance Assistance Reporting 
Form. EPA ICR 1758.02. OMB Control Number XXX-XXX.
    Abstract: This will be a voluntary collection of program 
information on the accomplishments of state and regional compliance 
assistance programs other than those operating under Section 507 of the 
Clean Air Act (CAA), which will be reporting the same information as 
part of a larger information collection request being conducted by 
EPA's Small Business Ombudsman Office pursuant to the requirement of 
that statute. The information will be collected so that EPA can better 
understand the effectiveness of compliance assistance programs vis a 
vis enforcement programs and so that success stories can be shared 
between state programs. This is a voluntary information collection 
request. The information will be used by EPA's Office of Enforcement 
and Compliance Assurance (OECA) in order to evaluate the effectiveness 
of regional and state compliance assistance programs as a supplementary 
tool to traditional enforcement methods. EPA regions and state programs 
will also use the information to learn about other compliance 
assistance programs. This information collection request will require a 
burden for third-parties; namely, the small businesses receiving the 
compliance assistance. States will be asking them about their increased 
knowledge of regulatory obligations and behavioral changes that result 
from the compliance assistance offered.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The number of state respondents is estimated to 
be 106 and they will be responding annually. The total annual 
recordkeeping burden for states is estimated to be 212 hours. The total 
annual reporting burden for states is estimated to be 2,438 hours. The 
average estimated total burden hours per state respondent is 25 hours. 
The number of third party respondents is expected to be 3,180. The 
total burden hours for third-parties is expected to be 3,180. The 
overall total burden hours is 5,618. The average estimated total burden 
hours per respondent is 1.7 hours. No person is 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 are 
displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    Send comments regarding these matters, or any other aspect of the 
information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, 
to the address listed above.

    Dated: October 30, 1995.
Lynn Vendinello,
Special Assistant, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
[FR Doc. 95-27565 Filed 11-6-95; 8:45 am]
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