[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 236 (Friday, December 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63034-63035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29993]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5343-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs Under 
CZARA Section 6217

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 extension for the currently 
approved Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Approval of State 
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs under CZARA Section 6217 
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR extension describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 8, 1996, to 
Sandy Farmer, Mail Code 2136, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1569.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint 
Pollution Control Programs under CZARA Section 6217 (OMB Control No. 
2040-0153; EPA ICR No. 1569.03). This 

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is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Program Development and Approval Guidance implements 
Section 6217 of the 1990 Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization 
Amendments. The guidance requires 24 coastal States and 5 coastal 
Territories with approved Coastal Zone Management Programs to submit 
Coastal Nonpoint Programs to EPA and NOAA for joint review in July 
1995. This one-time submittal will be used to determine if States and 
Territories receiving Clean Water Act Section 319 and Coastal Zone 
Management Act Section 306 Federal grants will face reductions.
    The original Information Collection Request estimated that the 
reporting burden to develop coastal nonpoint programs under the Program 
Development and Approval Guidance would average 1,874 hours per 
response (29 respondents), including the time for reviewing 
instruction, searching existing data sources, completing and reviewing 
the information, and preparing the final report. Based on initial 
reviews of many of the Coastal Nonpoint Programs that have been 
submitted for review, EPA and NOAA anticipate that many programs are 
likely to receive conditional approvals. These conditional approvals 
may require States and Territories to submit additional information at 
a later date prior to receiving final program approval. The extension 
for the currently approved ICR will allow States to complete 
development of their programs and submit their programs to EPA and NOAA 
for final program approval by fulfilling any conditions that the 
Federal agencies place on final program approval.
    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 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 9/27/95 (60 
FR 49833).
    Burden Statement: Because the coastal States and Territories have 
completed a substantial majority of their program development at this 
time, EPA estimates that the remaining reporting burden will be 
approximately 20 percent of the original burden estimate, or an average 
of approximately 375 hours per response. Burden means the total time, 
effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, 
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a 
Federal agency. This includes 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 be able to 
respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete 
and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Coastal States and Territories.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 29.
    Frequency of Response: Once for each affected program element.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,625 hours.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1569.03 and OMB Control No. 2040-0153 in any 
correspondence.

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

    Dated: December 5, 1995.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-29993 Filed 12-7-95; 8:45 am]
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