[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11082-11083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5025]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5161-8]


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 March 31, 1995.

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 Air and Radiation

    Title: Application Requirements under EPA's Building Air Quality 
Alliance (EPA No. 1742.01). This is a request for initial approval of 
an information collection.
    Abstract: This information collection supports Title IV of the 1986 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), ``The Radon Gas 
and Indoor Air Quality Research Act.'' Under this ICR, facilities 
voluntarily entering the Building Air Quality Alliance program must 
comply with certain reporting, monitoring and recordkeeping 
requirements.
    Under this ICR, owners or operators of volunteer facilities must 
apply by submitting to EPA: (1) A Building Partner Statement of 
Commitment; and (2) a Building Partner Checklist. Upon acceptance, an 
updated version of the application material must be submitted annually. 
By submitting the Building Partner Statement of Commitment, the 
building volunteer attests that s/he will follow the Alliance's guiding 
principles and abide by other applicable provisions of the program. The 
Building Partner Checklist specifies in detail a set of areas that 
volunteers must inspect in their buildings, to properly implement 
indoor air quality procedures. In addition, Building Partner facilities 
must maintain records on the following: (1) Employees trained in indoor 
air quality maintenance; (2) indoor air quality course curricula; (3) 
building information/drawings; (4) communication with tenants/occupants 
concerning indoor air quality; and (5) building operation procedures.
    An estimated 100 facilities will voluntarily enter this program in 
the first year, 200 in the second year and 275 in the third, with an 
expected annual renewal rate of 90%. All volunteer facilities must 
maintain records related to compliance for the entire time that they 
are participants in this program.
    Burden Statement: The annual estimated weighted public burden per 
facility for this ICR is 6 hours for reporting and 80 hours for 
recordkeeping. 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.

Estimated No. of Recordkeepers: 100-540
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Recordkeepers: 8,000-37,451 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Upon initial application. If accepted, 
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. Chris Wolz, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 23, 1995.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 95-5025 Filed 2-28-95; 8:45 am]
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