[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 18898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9599]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6327-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
Control Programs

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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Approval of State Coastal 
Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs, EPA ICR Number 1569.04, OMB 
Control Number 2040-0153, expiring on July 31, 1999. 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 May 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 
260-2740, by email at [email protected], or download a copy 
of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1569.04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Approval of Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs (OMB 
Control No. 2040-0153; EPA ICR No. 1569.04) expiring July 31, 1999. 
This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under the provisions of the national Program Development 
and Approval Guidance implementing section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (CZARA) which was jointly developed 
and published by EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), 24 coastal states and 5 coastal territories with 
Federally approved Coastal Zone Management Programs have developed and 
submitted to EPA and NOAA Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Programs. All the 
submitted programs have been conditionally approved by EPA and NOAA. 
The conditional approvals will require states and territories to submit 
additional information in order to obtain final program approval. 
Recent administrative changes mutually agreed to by states, 
territories, EPA and NOAA are expected to expedite the final approval 
process. CZARA section 6217 requires states and territories to obtain 
final approval of their Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Programs in order to 
retain their full share of funding available to them under section 319 
of the Clean Water Act and section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act. 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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on December 
23, 1998 (63 FR 71114); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 125 
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, 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 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: 24 States and 5 Territories.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 29.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,625.
    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. 1569.04 and OMB Control No. 2040-0153 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OP 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: April 9, 1999.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division .
[FR Doc. 99-9599 Filed 4-15-99; 8:45 am]
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