[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 32155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15019]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5224-3]


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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before July 20, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to obtain 
a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, please 
refer to EPA ICR #1754.01.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Office of Research and Development

    Title: Opinion Survey of New York State Community Leaders and 
Residents Related to Environmental Quality In and Around Lake Ontario 
(EPA ICR No. 1754.01).
    Abstract: The purpose of this survey to gather opinions from New 
York residents and leaders to identify motivations, intentions, 
behaviors, and barriers to stewardship of Lake Ontario. The Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended in 1987, sets forth the 
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, an agreement that requires the 
development of ecosystem objectives and action plans to improve water 
quality in the Great Lakes. In 1989, a binational (Canada/US) workgroup 
was established with the task of developing ecosystem objectives and 
indicators for Lake Ontario. The workgroup determined that a survey was 
needed to assess the motivations, behaviors and attitudes of residents 
along Lake Ontario, in order to develop meaningful plans to achieve the 
ecosystems objectives set forth by the 1987 Agreement. The survey has 
already been completed on the Canadian side of the Lake Ontario Basin.
    This voluntary survey consists of a mail questionnaire distributed 
to a random sampling of New York State residents and a selected sample 
of their leaders along the Lake Ontario Basin. The questionnaire will 
request respondents to answer questions that assess: (1) Stewardship 
behavior, (2) motivations with regard to ecosystem protection, (3) 
commitment to environmentally responsible actions, and (4) barriers to 
behaviors that are supportive of ecosystem objectives.
    The information will be used by government and private sectors to 
better understand the extent of environmental stewardship in the Great 
Lakes Basin, and to develop plans and strategies to better accomplish 
the objectives of environmental stewardship.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average (0.5) hours per response including 
reviewing instructions, searching existing information sources, 
completing and reviewing the collection of information, and submitting 
the information to EPA.

Respondents: Residents of New York State and New York State leaders 
living along the shores of Lake Ontario.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 250 hours.

    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, (please refer to EPA ICR #1754.01):

Sandy Farmer, EPA #1754.01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Information Policy Branch (2316), 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 
20460.

      and

Timothy Hunt, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 13, 1995.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-15019 Filed 6-19-95; 8:45 am]
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