[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 22863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8786]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OEI-2004-0001; FRL-7907-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Survey of Successful 
Waste Disposal Programs in Rural Areas in the United States, EPA ICR 
Number 2142.01

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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 2, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OEI-2004-
0001, to (1) 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 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: Erin Newman, Region 5 Air and 
Radiation Division, Mail Code AR-18J, Environmental Protection Agency, 
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; telephone number: 
312-886-4587; fax number: 312-886-0617; 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 June 7, 2004 (69 FR 31818), 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. OEI-2004-0001, 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,'' 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: National Survey of Successful Waste Disposal Programs in 
Rural Areas in the United States.
    Abstract: Under a USEPA grant, the Research Foundation for Health 
and Environmental Effects (RFHEE) will conduct a survey of household 
waste disposal options. In conjunction with the Rural Community 
Assistance Program and the National Volunteer Fire Council, RFHEE will 
develop a targeted survey to find successful methods of household trash 
disposal in rural areas besides burning, which releases toxic chemicals 
into the environment. The Partners will conduct telephone interviews 
with 50 state, local, or tribal officials who have trash burning bans 
(25 states) or who are concerned about the issue. In addition, 50 
volunteer firefighters will be surveyed. Another 400 private citizens 
who live in areas with trash burning issues or programs will also be 
surveyed. Each group will respond to the same survey questions. The 
purpose of the survey is to find alternative, economically-feasible 
options for disposal. The results of the survey will be available to 
the public. This survey will not be used for any federal regulatory 
purposes.
    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 20 
minutes 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: Government officials, fire fighters, 
and public citizens.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Frequency of Response: One-time response.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 167 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $734, which includes $0. annualized 
Capital Expense, $0 O&M costs, and $734 Respondent Labor costs.

    Dated: April 18, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 05-8786 Filed 5-2-05; 8:45 am]
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