[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7507-7508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4525]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5451-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; New 
Collection; Design for the Environment Screen Printer Survey

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 Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) is seeking approval for a new 
Information Collection Request (ICR) from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). As such, OPPTS has forwarded the following ICR to OMB: 
Design for the Environment (DfE); Screen Printing Survey (OMB Control 
No. 2070-(to be assigned); EPA ICR No. 1769.02). The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; 
and, where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection 
instrument. On September 29, 1995, OPPTS published a notice in the 
Federal Register (60 FR 50568), requesting comment on this proposed 
collection and the draft ICR. OPPTS did not receive any comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, 202-260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1769.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Design for the Environment (DfE) Screen Printing Survey (OMB 
Control No. 2070-(to be assigned); EPA ICR No. 1769). This is a new 
collection.
    Abstract: EPA's DfE program is a voluntary, non-regulatory approach 
to encourage industry to adopt technologies and use materials that 
result in lower levels of pollution, lessened reliance on toxic 
materials, higher energy efficiency and lower environmental health 
risks. Through DfE, EPA creates partnerships with industry, 
professional organizations, state and local governments, other federal 
agencies and the public to develop and disseminate technical 
information.
    This collection will focus on facilities that print graphic arts 
materials, such as fine art prints, billboard advertisements, posters, 
and electronic equipment. EPA, the Screen Printing and Graphic Imaging 
Association international (SGIA, the principal association of the 
screen printing industry), and the University of Tennessee Center for 
Clean Products and Clean Technologies have developed technical 
information for screen printing facilities on the use of screen 
reclamation processes and other workplace practices that may lower 
health risks to workers and prevent pollution. The purpose of the 
collection is to evaluate the impact of such DfE technical information 
on screen printing industry practices, use of materials, and waste 
generation. The collection will involve two telephone surveys of owners 
or operators of screen printing establishments: an initial survey of a 
sample of 350 screen printing establishments, and a follow-up 

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survey to be administered about two years later. This notice addresses 
burden estimates only for the initial survey. Responses to the 
collection of information are voluntary. EPA and the EPA contractor 
administering the survey will observe strict confidentiality 
precautions, based on the Privacy Act of 1974, which are outlined in 
detail in the ICR.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.25 
hours per response. This estimate includes the time needed to review 
instructions; develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose 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. No person is 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 
displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Companies engaged in screen printing 
or other graphics-imaging activities.
    Estimated No. Of Respondents: 350.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 438 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    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. 1769 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: February 22, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4525 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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