[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24914-24915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11906]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5822-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; EPA's WasteWi$e Program

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) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements Under EPA's WasteWi$e Program; OMB Control No. 2050-0139. 
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 June 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1698.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under EPA's 
WasteWi$e Program (OMB Control No. 2050-0139; EPA ICR No. 1698.02) 
expiring May 31, 1997. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: EPA's voluntary WasteWi$e program encourages businesses 
and other organizations to reduce solid waste through waste prevention, 
recycling, and the purchase or manufacture of recycled products. 
WasteWi$e participants include Partners, which commit to implementing 
waste reduction activities of choice, and Endorsers, which promote the 
WasteWi$e program and waste reduction to their members. Endorsers, 
which are typically trade associations or other membership-based 
organizations, submit only a one-page form, the Endorser Registration 
Form. This form identifies the organization, principal contact, and the 
activities to which the Endorser commits. Partners fill out three forms 
as follows. The Partner Regisration Form identifies the organizations 
and the facilities that will participate in WasteWi$e, and requires the 
signature of a senior official that can commit the organization to the 
program. Each Partner develops its own three-year waste reduction goals 
and submits a one-page Goals Identification Form to EPA once during a 
three-year commitment. Partners also report annually on the progress 
made toward achieving these goals in the Annual Reporting Form, 
estimating amounts of waste prevented and recyclables collected, and 
describing buy-recycled activities.
    The WasteWi$e program uses the submitted information to (1) 
identify and recognize outstanding waste reduction achievements by 
individual members, (2) compile aggregate results that indicate overall 
accomplishments of WasteWi$e Partners, (3) identify cost-effective 
waste reduction strategies to share with other organizations, and (4) 
identify topics on which to develop assistance and information efforts. 
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

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published on January 13, 1997 (62 FR 1751); 2 comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for 
this collection of information is estimated to average 16 hours per 
Endorser (one-time burden); 100.75 hours per Partner in the first year; 
and 55.25 hours per Partner each subsequent year.
    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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those businesses, institutions, and government agencies 
that sign up to participate in EPA's WasteWi$e program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 694 respondents annually.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion and Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 40,067 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. 1698.03 and OMB Control No. 2050-0139 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 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: May 1, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-11906 Filed 5-6-97; 8:45 am]
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