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achieved by the technical service

providers and the community groups.

Several of the above areas will require

follow up information collection by

service providers. This will also be

voluntary on the part of the printers and

service providers.

To identify the most effective

methods of outreach and education and

assistance, EPA and CSI members will

develop a survey tool for participating

technical service providers, compliance

assistance providers, and community

groups. The survey will seek responses

regarding how printers get their

information, what they ask for, what

information they need that is missing,

and what mix of services promotes

pollution prevention changes the most.

Many of these questions are routinely

asked by service providers for their own

internal assessments. The CSI Printing

Sector FACA hopes to make

recommendations to EPA concerning

the most effective outreach and

education methods for promoting

pollution prevention opportunities. This

information will also be important for

the service providers in planning their

future resources for education and

outreach.

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 is soliciting 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 who

are to respond, including 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: There are two

different types of entities that will be

burdened by this request. First are the

service providers. There are 10 non-EPA

technical service providers in NYC.

There are also approximately 4

community service providers who will

also be doing outreach and referrals for

printers to technical service providers.

Then there are the third party reporting

entities, the printers, who will be

requesting assistance. There will be

three potential information collection

points: (1) as part of the assistance

provided to printers; (2) follow up calls

concerning the assistance that was

provided; and (3) more in-depth follow

up for printers who have made

operations changes due to the

assistance.

It is estimated that 105 printers will

expend 30 minutes each responding to

survey questions and an additional 16

printers will spend 2 hours each

responding to in depth interviews for a

total of 84.5 printer facility hours. The

services providers will spend 209 hours

to provide this information. 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.

Dated: August 4, 1997.

Elaine Stanley,

Director, Office of Compliance.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Exports From and

Imports to the United States Under the

OECD Decision RCRA ICR No. 1647.01

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

‘‘Exports From and Imports To the

United States Under the OECD

Decision,’’ EPA ICR Number 1647.01,

OMB Control Number 2050–0143,

which expires on January 31, 1998.

Before submitting the ICR to OMB for

review and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before October 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an

original and two copies of their

comments referencing docket number

F–97–EIIP–FFFFF to: RCRA Docket

Information Center, Office of Solid

Waste (5305G), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA,

HQ), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC

20460. Hand deliveries of comments

should be made to the Arlington, VA,

address listed below. Comments may

also be submitted electronically by

sending electronic mail through the

Internet to: rcradocket@epamail.epa.gov. Comments in

electronic format should also be

identified by the docket number F–97–

EIIP–FFFFF. All electronic comments

must be submitted as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption.

Commenters should not submit

electronically any confidential business

information (CBI). An original and two

copies of CBI must be submitted under

separate cover to: RCRA CBI Document

Control Officer, Office of Solid Waste

(5305W), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460.

Public comments and supporting

materials are available for viewing in

the RCRA Information Center (RIC),

located at Crystal Gateway I, First Floor,

1235 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA. The RIC is open from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding federal holidays. To review

docket materials, it is recommended

that the public make an appointment by

calling (703) 603–9230. The public may

copy a maximum of 100 pages from any

regulatory docket at no charge.

Additional copies cost $0.15/page. For

information on accessing paper and/or

electronic copies of the document, see

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

RCRA/Superfund Hotline, at (800) 424–

9346 (toll-free) or (703) 412–9810, in the

Washington, DC metropolitan area. The

TDD Hotline number is (800) 553–7672

(toll-free) or (703) 486–3323, locally. For

specific information on this notice,

contact Anna Tschursin at (703) 308–
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tschursin.anna@epamail.epa.gov or

Haile Mariam at (703) 308–8439, or email: mariam.haile@epamail.epa.gov,

Office of Solid Waste (5304W), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

export hazardous waste from or import

hazardous waste to the U.S.

Title: Exports from and imports to the

United States under the OECD Decision

OMB Control Number 2050–0143; EPA

ICR No. 1647.01, expiring 01/31/98.

Abstract: Authority to promulgate this

rule is found in sections 2002(a) and

3017(a)(2) and (f) of the Solid Waste

Disposal Act, as amended by the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act, and as amended by the Hazardous

and Solid Waste Amendments, 42

U.S.C. 6901 et seq.

The OECD Decision is considered

legally binding on the United States

under Articles 5(a) and 6(2) of the OECD

Convention, 12 U.S.T. 1728. In addition,

the OECD Decision and the rule

implementing the OECD Decision (61

FR 16290–16316, April 12, 1996) ensure

that exports and imports of recoverable

hazardous waste between the U.S. and

OECD member countries may proceed

even though the U.S. is not yet a ‘‘Party’’

to the Basel Convention on the Control

of Transboundary Movements of

Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.

The Office of Enforcement and

Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA, uses

the information provided by each U.S.

exporter and U.S. importer to determine

compliance with the applicable OECD

regulatory provisions. In addition, the

information will be used to determine

the number, origin, destination, and

type of exports from and imports to the

U.S. for tracking purposes and for

reporting to the OECD. This information

also will be used to assess the efficiency

of the program.

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 Ch. 15. In

requesting to continue this information

collection, 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 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 U.S. exporter

burden for this generic collection is

estimated to average 8.74 hours per

exporter. The U.S. importer burden for

this generic collection is estimated to

average 5.83 hours per importer. These

estimates include all aspects of the

information collection including the

time necessary to obtain and read the

regulations and assess applicability, to

complete a notification of intent to

export hazardous waste, to complete the

tracking document, sign and transmit

copies of the tracking document, as well

as the reduced response time (3 working

days as compared to 30 days) to

transmit a signed copy of a tracking

document. 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.

Estimated Number of Notification of

Intent to Export: [437].

Estimated Number of Notification of

Intent to Import: [771].

Estimated Total Annual Burden for

US importer and US exporter

respondents: [8,314] hours.

The official record for this action will

be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA

will transfer all comments received

electronically into paper form and place

them in the official record, which will

also include all comments submitted

directly in writing. The official record is

the paper record maintained at the

address in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the

beginning of this document.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Elizabeth Cotsworth,

Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.

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National Drinking Water Advisory

Council; Request For Nominations

The Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) invites all interested persons to

nominate qualified individuals to serve

a three year term as members of the

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council. This Advisory Council was

established to provide practical and

independent advice, consultation and

recommendations to the Agency on the

activities, functions and policies related

to the implementation of the Safe

Drinking Water Act as amended. The

Council consists of fifteen members,

including a Chairperson. Five members

represent the general public; five

members represent appropriate state

and local agencies concerned with water

hygiene and public water supply; and

five members represent private

organizations or groups demonstrating

an active interest in the field of water

hygiene and public water supply. On

December 15 of each year, five members

complete their appointment. Due to a

declined appointment last year, an

additional vacancy is available to fill a

term expiring December 16, 1999.

Therefore, this notice solicits names to

fill six vacancies as of December 16,

1997.

Any interested person or organization

many nominate qualified individuals for

membership. Nominees should be

identified by name, occupation,

position, address and telephone

number. Nominations must include a

current resume providing the nominee’s

background, experience, and

qualifications.

Persons selected for membership will

receive compensation for travel and a

nominal daily compensation while

attending meetings.

Nominations should be submitted to

Charlene E. Shaw, Designated Federal

Officer, National Drinking Water

Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Ground

Water and Drinking Water (4601), 401 M

Street SW., Washington, DC 20460, no

later than September 26, 1997. The

agency will not formally acknowledge