[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 32313-32314] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-15211] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5225-3] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 21, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, please refer to EPA ICR #1755.02. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation Title: Implementation of XL Projects--Regulatory Reinvention Pilot Projects, EPA ICR #1755.02. This ICR requests amendment of a currently approved collection (OMB #2010-0026). Abstract: This information collection amends the previously approved collection (ICR #1755.01, OMB approval #2010-0026) to extend that proposed Project XL solicitation phase beyond the 9/30/95 approval period. In addition, this information collection covers the burden for implementation of XL projects from the point of project selection onward: development of the Final Project Agreement (FPA), project implementation, and evaluation. The Project XL Pilot Projects are a set of pilot projects to test performance-based environmental management systems as alternatives to command and control regulatory approaches. The XL Projects are divided into four categories: facility-based projects, industry- or sector- based projects, community-based projects, and government agency-based projects. Under these projects, regulated entities will be given flexibility to depart from existing regulatory requirements in exchange for enforceable commitments to achieve environmental results that, on the [[Page 32314]] whole, go beyond what would have been achieved through full compliance with those regulations. The primary users of this information will be EPA and our partners in the state and tribal environmental agencies, as well as facilities, sectors, communities, and government agencies that are project participants. The information will be used to assist in the development of Final Project Agreements that meet the needs of EPA, the states, and the participating entities. The information will also be used to gauge our success at implementing the XL projects, and the success of the projects themselves at demonstrating the usefulness of a performance- based approach. The information will allow EPA to better assure environmental performance and project feasibility, and may provide communities with greater opportunities to participate in environmental protection at the local level. Burden Statement: Annual public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 232,000 hours for all respondents, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the needed data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This burden includes 105,000 hours for the application phase, 38,300 hours for the Final Project Agreements, 160 hours for tracking, and 88,000 hours for determining environmental performance. There is no recordkeeping burden. Respondents: Any one of the entities regulated by EPA, as organized by individual facility, sector (group of facilities), community (facilities within a defined place and represented with local government), or government agency facilities. Estimated No. of Respondents: 60. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 232,000 hours. Frequency of Collection: Varies, one-time Final Project Agreements, quarterly tracking reports, and a verification of final environmental performance. Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, (please refer to EPA ICR# 1755.02, and OMB #2010-0026) to: Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #1755.02, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory Information Division (Mail Code: 2136), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460 and Timothy Hunt, OMB #2010-0026, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530 Dated: June 15, 1995. Rick Westlund, Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division. [FR Doc. 95-15211 Filed 6-20-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M