[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-31936]



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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 costs and burden; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 1995.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

    Title: Natural Gas STAR Program (EPA ICR 1736.01). This ICR 
requests approval of a new collection.
    Abstract: Natural Gas STAR is an EPA-sponsored, voluntary program 
that encourages cost effective methods for reducing methane emissions 
from natural gas production, storage, transmission and distribution 
facilities. Participants develop a Memorandum of Understanding, develop 
an implementation plan, and report to EPA annually on progress towards 
meeting the goals identified in the implementation plan.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 45 hours per response, including 
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering the data needed, and completing the collection of 
information.
    Respondents: natural gas production, storage, transmission and 
distribution companies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3100 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: as needed.
    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 (2136), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 and
Chris Wolz, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: December 19, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory, Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-31936 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]
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