[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30324-30325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14444]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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: National Request for 
Information (RFI) for Vendor Information System for Innovative 
Treatment Technologies (VISITT) and Vendor Field Analytical and 
Characterization Technologies System (Vendor FACTS), OMB Control Number 
2050-0114, expiration date July 31, 1997. 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 July 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1583.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: National Request for Information (RFI) for Vendor 
Information System for Innovative Treatment Technologies (VISITT) and 
Vendor Field Analytical and Characterization Technologies System 
(Vendor FACTS) (OMB Control No. 2050-0114; EPA ICR No. 1583.03) 
expiring 7/31/97. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: EPA needs to collect data on innovative treatment 
technologies and measurement and monitoring technologies to address 
specific problems at contaminated waste sites. EPA will use this 
information to maintain two publicly available databases used by the 
remediation, manufacturing, and investment communities, and the general 
public. More accessible information may lead to increased technology 
use and export, and to improved environmental protection. One of EPA's 
highest priorities has been to encourage the use of innovative 
technologies to speed-up the site remediation process and at the same 
time to reduce project costs. EPA is working toward these goals by 
providing the site managers with the necessary information to select 
the most applicable and cost-effective technology for their site. In 
order to obtain such critical information, once a year, EPA invites 
vendors to participate in the databases by submitting or updating 
information on new technologies as they emerge or become commercially 
available. Participation in the databases is voluntary. 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 1/29/97 (62 FR 4282); No 
comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 25 
hours for Vendor Information Form (VIF) per response and 13 hours for a 
VIF update. 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

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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: Hazardous waste remediation 
contractors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 658.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,232 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 0.
    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. 1583.03, and OMB Control No. 2050-0114 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: May 20, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-14444 Filed 6-2-97; 8:45 am]
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