[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19177-19178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8229]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OA-2003-0008; FRL-7645-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Environmental 
Performance Track Program (Outreach Award, Mentoring Program 
Registration, and Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire), EPA ICR Number 
1949.04, OMB Control Number 2010-0032

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for revision of the 
approved collection.
    This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 
31, 2006.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Grogan, Office of Policy, 
Economics, and Innovation, Mail Code 1808T, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-2981; fax number: 202-566-0292; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On January 8, 2004, EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant 
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment. The comment appears to 
have been mistakenly entered under this docket as the contents of the 
comment have no relevance to the subject of this ICR.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. OA-2003-0008, which is available for public viewing at the Office 
of Environmental Information 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 Office of Environmental Information Docket is (202) 566-1752. 
An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA 
Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to 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,'' and then key in the docket ID number identified above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed 
instructions: (1) Mail your comments to OMB at: Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503, and (2) 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, Office of Environmental 
Information Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 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, 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.
    Title: National Environmental Performance Track Program (Outreach 
Award, Mentoring Program Registration, and Customer Satisfaction 
Questionnaire).
    Abstract: EPA announced the National Environmental Performance 
Track Program on June 26, 2000. The program is designed to recognize 
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encourage facilities that consistently meet their legal requirements, 
that have implemented management systems to monitor and improve 
performance, that have voluntarily achieved environmental improvements 
beyond compliance, and that publicly commit to specific environmental 
improvements and report on progress. This ICR proposes adding the 
following three components to the Performance Track Program to 
strengthen and expand membership:

Performance Track Outreach Award

    Outreach Award applications are submitted voluntarily by any 
facility or organization that was a member of Performance Track during 
the calendar year. To be considered for the award, facilities/
organizations may self-nominate or may be nominated by other 
facilities, local or state entities, or EPA Performance Track staff. 
Nominating facilities will be asked to complete and submit a short 
nomination application containing facility and contact information, as 
well as asking the nominating facility to list activities performed to 
be considered for the Outreach Award.

Performance Track Mentoring Program Registration

    Facilities seeking to participate in the Performance Track 
Mentoring Program will be asked to submit a short registration form 
that includes facility and contact information, whether the facility 
seeks to serve as a mentor or mentee, and what areas of the Performance 
Track program the facility wishes to provide/receive assistance. 
Mentees are matched with Performance Track sites that volunteer their 
time and resources to share their experiences and expertise in 
environmental best practices.

Performance Track Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire

    The Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire will be administered on-
line, to reduce the burden on respondents and encourage a high response 
rate. All current members, along with approximately 12 corporate level 
representatives of participating facilities, will receive e-mail 
notification with passwords to allow them access to the survey. The 
questionnaire will ascertain the following information: Program 
benefits and services that are important to members; member 
satisfaction with current services; potential improvements in 
communicating with members about the program; the level of promotion/
publicity that members desire for their participation in the program; 
and any additional benefits and services that would increase member 
satisfaction. The questionnaire will serve to assess satisfaction as 
well as identify improvements in future years, as EPA plans to 
administer the survey on a biennial schedule.
    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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annualized burden for these three components 
of the Performance Track Program together averages a total of 1.5 hours 
per respondent. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, 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.
    As this ICR is a revision to ICR No. 1949.02, this burden 
represents only the additional burden associated with this revision.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Members of EPA's National 
Environmental Performance Track Program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 331.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion for the Mentoring Program 
Registration; annually for the Outreach Award Application; biennially 
for the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 216 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $16,153 for respondents' labor costs. 
There are no capital or operations and maintenance costs.
    Change in Estimates: This ICR represents an increase of 216 burden 
hours per year as it is a request for a revision.

    Dated: April 1, 2004.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 04-8229 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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