[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65322-65323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30794]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5398-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; EPA 
Indoor Environmental Quality Questionnaire

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) for ``EPA Indoor Environmental Quality Questionnaire'' 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 January 18, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1619.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: EPA Indoor Environmental Quality Survey (OMB Control No. 
2060-0244; EPA ICR No. 1619.02). This is a request for an extension of 
a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Indoor Environmental Quality Questionnaire is a 
component of the EPA Building Assessment Survey and Evaluation (BASE) 
program. In this program, EPA is conducting an indoor air quality (IAQ) 
study of 100-200 large commercial and public office buildings. The 
purpose of this tudy is to develop a national baseline assessment of 
the indoor air in such buildings. The activities EPA will conduct under 
this survey include Indoor Environmental Quality Questionnaire, 
building inspections, interviews with building maintenance workers, 
environmental measurements (e.g., ventilation rates, concentrations of 
indoor air pollutants), and other quantitative and qualitative 
assessments. By conducting this research, EPA will begin to be able to 
assess the key building parameters that affect IAQ and the incidence of 
certain IAQ-related health and comfort problems. The Indoor 
Environmental Questionnaire is a voluntary questionnaire asking for 
information pertaining to work station characteristics, working 
conditions, exposure to pollutants, health and well-being, and stress. 
Data from the Indoor Environmental Questionnaire will be used to 
compare the measured building parameters and health effects.

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    EPA has piloted this study in three buildings and has conducted the 
study in 29 other buildings to date.
    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 September 
13, 1995 (FRL-5295-7).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 14 
minutes 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: Occupants of commercial facilities 
in a wide variety of fields and SIC codes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2800.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 654 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $14,720.
    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. 1619.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0244 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2136), 401 M Street, 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 7, 1995.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-30794 Filed 12-18-95; 8:45 am]
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