[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6829-6830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4034]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5428-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Estuary Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

 
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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 following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) renewal has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: National Estuary 
Program, OMB Control Number 2040-0138, expiring 03/31/96. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1500.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Estuary Program (OMB Control 
No. 2040-0138; EPA ICR No. 1500.03) expiring 03/31/96. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.

    Abstract: Under the National Estuary Program, EPA collects 
information from the participating State or local agency which will 
receive funds under section 320 of the Clean Water Act. The regulations 
requiring this information are found at 40 CFR Part 35. Prospective 
recipients apply to receive grant funds to carry out a three to five-
year program resulting in the completion of a Comprehensive 
Conservation and Management Plan for an estuary.
    To continue to receive grant funds, grantees must submit an annual 
workplan to EPA. EPA provides guidance on how to prepare the workplan 
and issues planning targets to each grantee. The workplan is the only 
information required from the grantee beyond that which is required in 
the standard government grant application. It provides the basis for 
the scope of work written into the grant agreement and consists of two 
parts: progress on projects funded previously, and new projects 
proposed with dollar amounts and completion dates. Once incorporated 
into the grant agreement, the workplan is used to track performance.
    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 10/23/95 
(60 FR 54349); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 132 hours per 
respondent. 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.
    Respondens/Affected Entities: States.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,700 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. 1500.03 and OMB Control No. 2040-0138 in any 
correspondence.

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

    Dated: February 14, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4034 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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