[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-13095]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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) abstracted 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 cost and burden; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

    Title: Vendor Information Systems for Innovative Treatment 
Technologies (VISITT) and for Innovative Measurement and Monitoring 
Technologies (VISIMMT) (EPA ICR # 1583.02). This ICR requests renewal 
of a currently approved collection (OMB #2050-0114).
    Abstract: The Technology Innovative Office (TIO) of the Office of 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) is planning to continue a 
voluntary and ongoing collection of data on innovative treatment 
technologies to clean up contaminated waste sites. In addition, the 
Agency will be expanding the data collection effort to include 
information on innovative measurement and monitoring technologies for 
contaminated waste sites. Specifically, TIO will request information 
concerning technologies to treat soil, sludge, solids, sediments and 
ground water in situ. Widely available technologies (i.e., 
incineration, solidification/stabilization, and ex situ aqueous 
treatment) have been excluded.
    The vendor surveys will collect both general company information 
and technology-specific data. The company information includes name, 
address, phone numbers, and contact names. Technology data includes 
technology name, developmental status, media/wastes treated, 
contaminants and concentration ranges treated, waste limitations, 
factors affecting performance, summary performance data, range of unit 
costs, factors influencing cost, available hardware and capacity, 
treatability study capabilities, permits obtained, clients and 
references.
    TIO plans to use the treatment and monitoring developers and 
vendors to serve as an avenue for technology developers and vendors to 
inform potential users of their capabilities, and to give site cleanup 
professionals the ability to assess new technologies for applicability 
to specific sites. Spurring private investment in the development and 
commercialization of new treatment technologies is also a major 
concern.
    Burden Statement: The estimated public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is broken out into one of three possible 
reporting options: first, for those that are submitting the vendor form 
for the first time, 25 hours are estimated for each report submitted; 
second, for those returning updated reports, an estimated 13 hours per 
update report will be required; finally EPA has estimated that a 
certain number of those receiving forms will take 1 hour to read the 
material and then decide not to participate in the vendor program. 
These estimates include time to read the instructions, gather existing 
information, and prepare and submit the form. There are no 
recordkeeping requirements.
    Respondents: Entities or individuals developing or commercializing 
new treatment or monitoring technologies for contaminated site cleanup 
including individuals/entrepreneurs, remedial contractors, and 
commercial hazardous or solid waste treaters.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 478.
    Estimated No. of Responses Per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,000 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Annual.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to:
Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy 
Branch (Mail Code: 2136) 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460
and
Jonathan Gledhill, Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: May 23, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-13095 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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