[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6829-6830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4034]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5428-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; National Estuary Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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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 following Information
Collection Request (ICR) renewal has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: National Estuary
Program, OMB Control Number 2040-0138, expiring 03/31/96. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data
collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 25, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1500.03.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Estuary Program (OMB Control
No. 2040-0138; EPA ICR No. 1500.03) expiring 03/31/96. This is a
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Under the National Estuary Program, EPA collects
information from the participating State or local agency which will
receive funds under section 320 of the Clean Water Act. The regulations
requiring this information are found at 40 CFR Part 35. Prospective
recipients apply to receive grant funds to carry out a three to five-
year program resulting in the completion of a Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan for an estuary.
To continue to receive grant funds, grantees must submit an annual
workplan to EPA. EPA provides guidance on how to prepare the workplan
and issues planning targets to each grantee. The workplan is the only
information required from the grantee beyond that which is required in
the standard government grant application. It provides the basis for
the scope of work written into the grant agreement and consists of two
parts: progress on projects funded previously, and new projects
proposed with dollar amounts and completion dates. Once incorporated
into the grant agreement, the workplan is used to track performance.
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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on 10/23/95
(60 FR 54349); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 132 hours per
respondent. 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;
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.
Respondens/Affected Entities: States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,700 hours.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 1500.03 and OMB Control No. 2040-0138 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy, Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE
Regulatory Information Division (2136), 401 M Street, SW, Washington,
DC 20460
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503
Dated: February 14, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4034 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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