[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46802-46803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22653]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5605-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review;
Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Water Alliances for Voluntary
Efficiency (WAVE) 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 Requirements Under
EPA's Water Alliances for Voluntary Efficiency (WAVE) Program. OMB
Control Number 2040-0164. Expiration Date November 30, 1996. 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 October 7, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1654.02.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Renewal--Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Water Alliances
for Voluntary Efficiency (WAVE) Program (OMB Control Number 2040-0164;
EPA ICR No. 1654.02) expiring 11/30/96. This is a revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: EPA will annually collect water, energy, and cost savings
information from ``Partners'' in the WAVE program. Partners can be
commercial businesses, governments, or institutions that voluntarily
agree to implement cost-effective water efficiency measures in their
facilities. Initially the WAVE Program will target the lodging
industry. Another type of participant, ``Supporters,'' will work with
EPA to promote water efficiency and provide information on products and
services. Supporters could be equipment manufacturers, water management
companies, utilities, local governments, or the like.
The purpose of the WAVE Program is pollution prevention. As defined
by EPA, pollution prevention means ``source reduction'' as defined
under the Pollution Prevention Act, and other practices that reduce or
eliminate the creation of pollutants through increased efficiency in
the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources, or through
protection of natural resources by conservation.
EPA will use this information to monitor the success of the
program, to demonstrate that pollution prevention can be accomplished
with a non-regulatory approach, and to promote the program to potential
partners. Participation in the WAVE Program is voluntary; however, once
a participant joins the program, it is required to sign and submit a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an annual Results Report, and
information on miscellaneous additional activities to EPA to receive
and retain program benefits, such as software and publicity. No
participant will be required to submit confidential business
information. EPA will present aggregated data only in its program
progress reports.
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 6/17/96 (61
FR 30609); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average nine
hours and 45 minutes per MOU response, four hours and 45 minutes per
Results Report
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response, and eight hours and 30 minutes for additional information.
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 commercial businesses, hospitals, educational
institutions, and multi-family housing units that voluntarily join
EPA's WAVE Program. Major respondents are hotels and motels.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,654 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. 1654.02 and OMB Control No. 2040-0164 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: August 28, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-22653 Filed 9-4-96; 8:45 am]
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