[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35391-35392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16757]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5255-6]


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.


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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, please refer to EPA ICR #1331.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

    Title: Accidental Release Information Program, EPA ICR #1331.06. 
This ICR requests renewal of a currently approved collection (OMB 
#2050-0065).
    Abstract: The Accidental Release Information Program (ARIP) 
collects data on the causes of chemical accidents and points to steps 
that could be taken by industrial facilities to prevent accidental 
releases. In this collection, refined ARIP criteria are used to obtain 
data on unique chemical accidents that pose a direct hazard to the 
public and the environment. It will survey only those releases that 
involve injury and death to members of the general public and cause 
off-site consequences, such as evacuation, sheltering in place, or 
environmental damage. Fixed facilities responsible for the selected 
release are required to complete and return a questionnaire which asks 
for more detailed information on the causes and consequences of the 
accidental release, and the release prevention practices and 
technologies in place prior to and following the accident.
    The collected information will serve to support a range of chemical 
accident prevention and preparedness efforts involving industry, local 
and state governments, as well as EPA regions and headquarters.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 25 hours per response, including 
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering and maintaining the needed data, and completing and reviewing 
the collection of information. There is no recordkeeping burden.
    Respondents: Owners/operators of fixed facilities with accidental 
releases meeting selection criteria.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 125.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,513 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, when releases meet specific 
triggers.
    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 #1331.06, and OMB #2050-0065) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #1331.06, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regulatory Information Division (Mail Code: 2136), 401 M Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20460
      and
Jonathan Gledhill, OMB #2050-0065, Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: June 29, 1995.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-16757 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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