[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24914-24915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11906]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5822-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; EPA's WasteWi$e Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements Under EPA's WasteWi$e Program; OMB Control No. 2050-0139.
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 June 6, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1698.03.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under EPA's
WasteWi$e Program (OMB Control No. 2050-0139; EPA ICR No. 1698.02)
expiring May 31, 1997. This is a request for extension of a currently
approved collection.
Abstract: EPA's voluntary WasteWi$e program encourages businesses
and other organizations to reduce solid waste through waste prevention,
recycling, and the purchase or manufacture of recycled products.
WasteWi$e participants include Partners, which commit to implementing
waste reduction activities of choice, and Endorsers, which promote the
WasteWi$e program and waste reduction to their members. Endorsers,
which are typically trade associations or other membership-based
organizations, submit only a one-page form, the Endorser Registration
Form. This form identifies the organization, principal contact, and the
activities to which the Endorser commits. Partners fill out three forms
as follows. The Partner Regisration Form identifies the organizations
and the facilities that will participate in WasteWi$e, and requires the
signature of a senior official that can commit the organization to the
program. Each Partner develops its own three-year waste reduction goals
and submits a one-page Goals Identification Form to EPA once during a
three-year commitment. Partners also report annually on the progress
made toward achieving these goals in the Annual Reporting Form,
estimating amounts of waste prevented and recyclables collected, and
describing buy-recycled activities.
The WasteWi$e program uses the submitted information to (1)
identify and recognize outstanding waste reduction achievements by
individual members, (2) compile aggregate results that indicate overall
accomplishments of WasteWi$e Partners, (3) identify cost-effective
waste reduction strategies to share with other organizations, and (4)
identify topics on which to develop assistance and information efforts.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register
Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this
collection of information, was
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published on January 13, 1997 (62 FR 1751); 2 comments were received.
Burden Statement: The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 16 hours per
Endorser (one-time burden); 100.75 hours per Partner in the first year;
and 55.25 hours per Partner each subsequent year.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those businesses, institutions, and government agencies
that sign up to participate in EPA's WasteWi$e program.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 694 respondents annually.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion and Annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 40,067 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. 1698.03 and OMB Control No. 2050-0139 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: May 1, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-11906 Filed 5-6-97; 8:45 am]
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