[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11851-11852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5646]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Docket ID Number SFUND-2004-0003; FRL-7635-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; CAMEO Software Usability Evaluation 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 document announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB): National Survey of CAMEO Software 
Usability Evaluation Survey, EPA ICR Number 2132.01, OMB Control No. 
2050.XXXX. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, 
EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information 
collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 11, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Fielding, Office of Emergency 
Prevention, Preparedness and Response (OEPPR), Mail code 5104A, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-6174; fax number: 
(202) 564-8211; e-mail address: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this 
ICR under Docket ID number SFUND-2004-0003, which is available for 
public viewing at the Superfund Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Superfund Docket is (202) 566-0276. An 
electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA 
Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to obtain 
a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public 
docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are 
available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then 
key in the docket ID number identified above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within 
60 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed 
instructions: Submit your comments to EPA online using EDOCKET (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail 
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund 
Docket, Mail Code 5305T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC 
20460.
    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing 
in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, confidnetial Business Information (CBI), 
or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. 
When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will 
provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that 
is placed in EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although 
identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as 
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not 
included in the official public docket, and will not be available for 
public viewing in EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic 
docket, see EPA's Federal Register notice describing the electronic 
docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
State and local agencies and members of the public.
    Title: CAMEO Software Usability Evaluation Survey, EPA ICR No. 
2132.01, OMB Control No. 2050.XXXX.
    Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of 
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (OEPPR), is requesting 
an Information Collection Request (ICR) to conduct a nationwide survey 
of Computer-aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) Web site 
listserv members and users to determine user satisfaction with the 
CAMEO software and its features. CAMEO is a system of software 
applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical 
emergencies. It is one of the tools developed by EPA to assist front-
line chemical emergency planners and responders. Users can employ CAMEO 
to access, store, and evaluate information critical for developing 
emergency plans. In addition, CAMEO supports regulatory compliance by 
helping users meet the chemical inventory reporting requirement of SARA 
Title III. CAMEO has been in use by local emergency planners, first 
responders, state and tribal groups, and industry personnel since 1988. 
During the intervening years, EPA surveyed CAMEO users in 1994 and 1997 
to identify needed changes and enhancements. While these previous 
surveys were the starting point of the current CAMEO survey, survey 
materials have been modified to capture emerging needs of users, 
particularly as they relate to the availability of Emergency Planning 
and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) and Risk Management Program Rule 
data.
    The survey will be conducted via the Internet after 600 names are 
randomly selected from the CAMEO Listserv. EPA will send prior 
notification to the entire Listserv (6,000-7,000 names) informing users 
of the survey and the process. EPA will send a message to the 600 
selected participants with a link to the Web-based survey; there will 
be no passwords to access the survey. In completing the survey, EPA 
will not require participants to provide any identifying information.
    The primary goals of this research are to: (i) Evaluate customer 
satisfaction with CAMEO; (ii) probe current user practices and 
preferences regarding several important sets of issues, including the 
effectiveness of selected Agency products and services, required 
reporting requirements, and new homeland security responsibilities; and 
(iii) identify emerging user needs. EPA will use the information 
collected through this survey to judge the success and efficacy of the 
Agency's chemical emergency technical assistance efforts and improve 
program implementation.
    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 EPA 
would like to solicit comments to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those

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who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The proposed survey will take advantage of an 
existing, CAMEO on-line listserv of respondents. Thus, the only burden 
imposed by the survey on respondents will be the time required to 
complete the survey. Based upon pretest interviews, EPA estimates that 
this will involve an average of one-half hour (0.5 hours) per 
respondent. With 600 respondents completing the survey, EPA estimates 
the total burden to be 300 hours. Based on an average hourly rate of 
$70.60 (including employer costs of all employee benefits), the one-
time total cost to all respondents will be $21,180. Because this 
information collection is voluntary and does not involve any special 
equipment, respondents will not incur any capital or operation and 
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    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: CAMEO Users.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 300.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $0.

    Dated: February 26, 2004.
Deborah Y. Dietrich,
Director, Office of Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 04-5646 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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