[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65424-65426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25216]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[SFUND-2004-0003; FRL-7837-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; CAMEO Software Usability 
Evaluation Survey, EPA ICR Number 2132.01

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 a new collection. 
This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

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DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 13, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number SFUND-
2004-0003, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by 
email 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, and (2) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Fielding, Office of Emergency 
Prevention, Preparedness and Response (OEPPR), Mail Code 5104A, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-6174; fax number: 
(202) 564-8211; email 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 March 12, 2004 (69 FR 11851), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. 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 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 and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice. 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 http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Title: CAMEO Software Usability Evaluation Survey.
    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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one-
half hour (0.5 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 the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Members of the CAMEO Web site 
listserv.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 100.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $7,000, includes $0 annual capital/
startup or O&M costs, and $7,000 annual labor costs.


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    Dated: November 2, 2004.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25216 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]
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