[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25783]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Oral and Written Purchase Orders

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 following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) for Oral and Written Purchase Orders, OMB 
Control No. 2030-0007, EPA ICR No. 1037.05, expiring 11/30/96, has been 
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. 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 November 7, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1037.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Oral and Written Purchase Orders (OMB Control No. 2030-0007, 
EPA ICR No. 1037-05). This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: Vendors responding to an oral request for quotation will 
report item title, unit cost, delivery destination, delivery time, 
company name, small business status, address, phone number, and a point 
contact. They will submit this information by telephone when an Agency 
need for their products or services arises. EPA will use this 
information to award a purchase order. 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 6/7/96 (61 FR 29093). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .25 
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; to 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; to 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; to train personnel to be able to respond 
to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Potential Vendors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,292.
    Frequency of Response: One response per oral purchase order.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,823 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $54,134.
    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. 1037.05 and OMB Control No. 2030-0007 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 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: October 2, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-25783 Filed 10-7-96; 8:45 am]
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