[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 122 (Monday, June 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32956-32957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15576]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5226-8]


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.

[[Page 32957]] dates: Comments must be submitted on or before July 26, 
1995.

for further information or a copy call: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, please refer to EPA ICR #0941.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Research and Development

    Title: Application for Quality Control Sample (QC) Request Form 
(OMB No. 2080-0016; EPA ICR No. 0941.05).
    Abstract: This ICR is an extension of an existing information 
collection request to continue the use of EPA's QC Sample Request Form, 
a form that is used by laboratories to request biological, 
microbiological, and selected chemical samples from USEPA's QC Program. 
The requirements for QC sampling are set forth at 40 CFR Parts 136, 
141, and 142 and described in EPA's Manual for Certification of 
Laboratories Analyzing Public Drinking Water Supplies.
    Laboratories requesting chemical, biological or other reference 
samples from the EPA must complete the one page QC form that includes: 
(1) identification (name, address of laboratory) information, and (2) a 
check list of samples that are available from EPA. EPA will enter 
completed request forms into their automated system, prepare the 
samples, attach computer generated labels to these samples and send the 
samples to the requesting laboratory. The samples provided by EPA used 
by laboratories to evaluate their own data, validate their methods, and 
evaluate instruments and standards used in the laboratory.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including 
the time for completing and reviewing the collection of information, 
and submitting the information to the EPA.
    Respondents: State, local or private laboratories that perform 
drinking water testing.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 600 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 #0941.05 and OMB #2080-0016):

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #941.05, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regulatory Information Division (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20460.

      and
Timothy Hunt, OMB #2080-0016, Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, 
DC 20503.

    Dated: June 20, 1995.
Richard Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-15576 Filed 6-23-95; 8:45 am]
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