[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-31938]


[Federal Register: December 28, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5129-5]


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 burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 27, 1995.

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: 1994 Screener Questionnaires for the Transportation 
Equipment Cleaning Industry (EPA ICR #1733.01).
    Abstract: This is a new survey to support the development of 
technology-based effluent limitations guidelines for the transportation 
equipment cleaning industry (TECI). The development of effluent 
guidelines is part of a program established under the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act of 1972, to ``restore and maintain the chemical, 
physical and biological integrity of the Nation's waters''. The 
development of the limitations has been placed under a court ordered 
schedule that requires the EPA to propose guidelines by 1996 and 
promulgate guidelines by 1998. The survey is being administered to a 
sample of the TECI population selected on the basis of data obtained 
from two screener questionnaires (EPA ICR No. 1660.01; OMB Control No. 
2040-0166) administered earlier this year. The information is needed to 
ensure that guidelines are developed that accurately reflect the full 
set of regulatory options that may be available. Responses to this 
survey will be mandatory pursuant to section 308 of the Clean Water 
Act.
    Upon approval of this ICR, the survey will be sent by mail to 
owners/operators of TECI operations to gather information that 
includes:
    (1) TECI processes;
    (2) water use and wastewater characteristics, and current sludge 
disposal and waste minimization practices;
    (3) market characteristics, production levels and costs of TEC 
services;
    (4) financial information including balance sheet and income 
statements;
    (5) non-TECI facility activities; and (6) number of employees.
    The information will be used by the EPA to properly characterize, 
classify and subcategorize the TECI population to perform economic, 
technical, and regulatory analyses for the development of the effluent 
guidelines.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 189 hours per response including 
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and compiling the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the surveys.
    Respondents: Owners/operators of transportation cleaning 
businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300 owners/operators.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 56,700 hours.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden to:

Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy 
Branch, 401 M. St. SW., Washington, DC 20460.
      and
Matt Mitchell, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 19, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-31938 Filed 12-27-94; 8:45 am]
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