[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1774-1775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-256]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5134-3]


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 [Insert date 30 days 
after date of publication in the Federal Register].

for further information contact: For further information, or to obtain 
a copy of this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at 202-260-2740.

supplementary information:

Office of Water

    Title: (EPA ICR No. 1391.03; OMB No. 2040-0118). This is a request 
for renewal of a currently approved information collection without any 
change in the substance or in the method of collection.
    Abstract: Title VI of the Clean Water Act authorizes EPA to provide 
grants to States for the establishment of State Water Pollution Control 
Revolving Funds (SRFs). Before receiving a capitalization grant for its 
revolving fund, a State must agree to contribute partial funding of its 
own, and to meet certain accounting, compliance, and enforcement 
commitments. States must provide EPA with an Intended Use Plan/
Capitalization Grant Agreement, Annual Reports, and perform and report 
on annually State financial and compliance audits. Upon approval of the 
capitalization grant application, each State establishes its SRF 
program.
    Local communities submit applications to their State for SRF 
financial assistance. Typically, the local community applicants are 
required to submit a project description, cost estimate, disbursement 
and construction schedules, an analysis of environmental and cost 
impacts, and a description of their financial capability and repayment 
plans. States review these applications for their conformance with the 
Intended Use Plan, as well as for their environmental impacts and the 
applicant's financial status. If an application meets a State's 
requirements, the State prepares the appropriate loan agreement 
documents.
    Burden Statement: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 60 hours per response for 
reporting, and 50 hours per recordkeeper annually. This estimate 
includes the time needed to review instructions, search existing data 
sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review 
the collection of information.
    Respondents: State and local government agencies.
    Estimate No. of Respondents: 51 State and 1,224 local government 
agencies.
    Estimated No. of Responses per Respondent: An average of 24 per 
State government and one per local government agency.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 153,340 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to:

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information 
Policy Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 and
Mr. Tim Hunt, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 29, 1994.
David Schwarz,
Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 95-256 Filed 1-4-95; 8:45 am]
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