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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 September 29, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information, or to obtain a copy of this ICR, contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Water

    Title: Facility and Well Inventory Information for the UIC Program. 
(EPA ICR No:370.12) this ICR requests approval of an amendment to an 
existing information collection activity.
    Abstract: EPA will reinstate the ``Inventory of Injection Wells'' 
form which will be used by all 36 Primacy States and each of the ten 
Regions to collect and maintain inventory information for each newly 
permitted and rule-authorized injection well within its jurisdiction. 
Under Section 1445 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), persons 
subject to the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program must: 
``establish and maintain such records, make such reports, conduct such 
monitoring, and provide such information as the Administrator may 
reasonably require by regulation to assist her in establishing 
regulations under this title * * *.'' The specific UIC program 
requirements applicable to reinstating the ``Inventory of Injection 
Wells'' form are codified at 40 CFR part 144--Underground Injection 
Control Program, and 40 CFR part 145--State UIC Program Requirements.
    The Inventory of Injection Wells information is entered on a one 
page form that has six areas of information: the first five sections 
are concerned with facility identifier information such as name and 
location, facility ID number, transaction type, geographical 
coordinates, and legal contact person. The sixth form area gathers 
information on well class and type, number of wells and operational 
status.
    Regional and Headquarters' staff will use the inventory information 
collected from this form to make decisions on resources and funding for 
State and Regional UIC programs, levels of enforcement activity, and 
strategic and policy issues related to UIC program objectives. Primacy 
States (where primary enforcement responsibility is vested in States 
that have EPA-approved UIC programs) will also use the injection well 
and facility information to target field inspections and enforcement 
activity and to track well performance. In addition, Primacy States and 
Regions can use the summary reports they supply to EPA Headquarters to 
evaluate their own program activities, such as the number and operating 
characteristics of injection wells within their jurisdiction.
    Information on this form is completed by the Primacy State or the 
Region, using information available either from inspection reports, the 
facility's permit file, or (in instances where the facility is rule 
authorized) from its existing inventory file. The UIC well operator is 
not required to submit any additional information as a result of this 
information collection request, and therefore, will not incur any of 
the burden. The existing UIC Program ICR, which is approved by OMB 
through March, 1995, (OMB# 2040-0042) includes the burden and cost 
incurred by well operators complying with 40 CFR 144.26 and applying 
for either permits or rule-authorized status. This ICR under review 
details only the information and burden required as a result of 
reinstating the ``Inventory of Injection Wells'' form.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average approximately one half hour per 
response per year. This includes time for reading the instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the needed 
data and completing the inventory form.
    Respondents: 36 Primacy States--SIC 951 (government environmental 
protection agencies).
    Estimated No. of Responses per Respondent: 813.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 14,600 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: annually.
    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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20406, 
and
Matt Mitchell, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530

    Dated: August 24, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-21368 Filed 8-29-94; 8:45 am]
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