[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 50570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24273]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5304-7]


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; it 
includes the actual data collection instruments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 
260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1698.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Reporting Requirements Under EPA's WasteWi$e Program (OMB 
Control No. 2050-0139; EPA ICR No. 1698). This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: EPA's voluntary WasteWi$e program encourages businesses 
and other organizations to reduce waste. WasteWi$e members are composed 
of
    Partners, which commit to engage in waste reduction activities of 
their own choice, and Endorsers, which promote WasteWi$e and waste 
reduction to their members. Endorsers, which are trade associations and 
other membership-based associations, submit only one form, the Endorser 
Registration Form, which identifies the organization and principal 
contact, and activities which the organization commits to conduct. 
Partners fill out three forms as follows:
    The Partner Registration Form provides EPA with general company 
information and identifies the facilities committed to the WasteWi$e 
program: it is signed by a senior official who has authority to commit 
the company to the program. Each partner develops its own waste 
reduction goals and completes and submits an annual Goals 
Identification Form to EPA; partners also report annually on the 
progress made toward achieving those goals in the Annual Reporting 
Form.
    The information collected will be used by EPA to develop and 
provide targeted technical information to assist organizations' 
voluntary waste reduction programs, identify and promote successful 
waste reduction strategies, and gauge the program's progress.
    An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB Control numbers for EPA's 
regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9. The Federal Register Notice 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on July 31, 1995 (60 FR 38997).
    Burden statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 24 hours per response for the Endorser 
Registration Form; 10 hours per response for the Partner Registration 
Form; 40 hours per response for the first year's Goals Identification 
Form; 20 hours per response for each subsequent year's Goals 
Identification Form; and 55.5 hours per response for the Annual 
Reporting Form; for an estimated one-time respondent burden of 24 hours 
for Endorsers and an annual respondent burden of 105.5 hours in the 
first year and 75.5 hours each subsequent year for Partners. These 
estimates include the time needed to review instructions, develop, 
acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes 
of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to respond to a 
collection of information; search existing data sources; complete and 
review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected entities: Businesses and non-governmental 
organizations that voluntarily join the WasteWi$e program.
    Estimated number of respondents: 515 in year 1 (115 new members); 
615 in year 2; and 715 in year 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 41,110 hours in Year 
1; 48,660 in Year 2; and 56,210 in Year 3.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time and annual.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1698 
and OMB Control No. 2050-0139 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information 
Policy Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW. Washington, DC 20460
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503

    Dated: September 21, 1995.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-24273 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
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