96-14609. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Pretesting and Evaluation of Risk Communication Activities  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 29377-29378]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-14609]
    
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    [FRL-5517-3]
    
    
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
    Review; Comment Request; Pretesting and Evaluation of Risk 
    Communication Activities
    
    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) for pretesting and evaluation of risk communication activities 
    described 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 burden and cost; where 
    appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.
    
    DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 10, 1996.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
    2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1552.03; OMB Control Number 2010-0022.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    
        Title: Pretesting and Evaluation of Risk Communication Activities 
    (OMB Control No. 2010-0022; EPA ICR Number 1552.03. This is a request 
    for reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for 
    which approval has expired.
        Abstract: The U.S. EPA continues to use risk communication as a 
    risk management tool. EPA uses risk communication (1) to encourage 
    individuals to make voluntary behavior changes which will reduce their 
    level of personal risk from exposure to specific environmental 
    contaminants or conditions. and (2) to improve compliance with 
    environmental regulations. Evaluating the effectiveness of risk 
    communication activities is important; such evaluations allow EPA to 
    learn from its efforts, improve them, and conduct them as effectively 
    as possible. A number of low cost risk communication evaluation methods 
    are available for pretesting materials, evaluating risk communication 
    processes, and evaluating outcomes and impacts. The methods require 
    only a modest respondent burden, and participation is entirely 
    voluntary. There is no cost to respondents. Since many of EPA's risk 
    communication activities re relatively low cost and do not warrant 
    extensive or costly evaluations, this information collection request 
    (ICR) seeks continued approval for conducting small scale evaluations 
    of risk communication activities. 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 March 15, 1996 (FRL-5440-6).
        Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
    burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one 
    hour per response. 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.
    
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        Respondents/Affected Entities: any groups or individuals who might 
    be audiences for EPA messages about risk.
        Estimated Number of Respondents: 855 per year.
        Frequency of Response: once per year per respondent.
        Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 870 hours.
        Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $ none to respondents; 
    $664,092 to U.S. EPA for staff and contractor support.
        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. 1552.03 and OMB Control No. 2010-0022 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 31, 1996.
    Richard Westlund,
    Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
    [FR Doc. 96-14609 Filed 6-7-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/10/1996
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
96-14609
Dates:
Comments must be submitted on or before July 10, 1996.
Pages:
29377-29378 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FRL-5517-3
PDF File:
96-14609.pdf