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and the benefits of informed choices?

How much do they care? Who are

credible sources of information for the

air quality and public health message?

How far is the public willing to go in

commitment of time and money to

ensure air quality? What are possible

incentives to encourage people to make

environmentally responsible choices?

Have we been successful in our efforts

to encourage informed choices?

Prior to materials production, we will

conduct focus groups to test draft public

education concepts and materials with

proposed audiences to ensure

appropriateness and effectiveness. Our

goal will be to ensure that products

produced will meet the needs of the

public for which they’re intended.

Finally, we intend to gather

information about existing mobile

source-related public education efforts

from state and local air and

transportation management agencies,

industry, public health and other

partners in order to maximize public

benefit and minimize possibilities for

duplication of effort. This will allow us

to utilize limited federal resources

responsibly.

Information will be gathered through

telephone and in-person surveys, focus

groups, questionnaires and evaluation

forms and targeted meetings.

Information will be gathered on both the

state and local levels to support

community-based projects and the

national level to support long-term

national outreach efforts. Participation

in information-gathering is strictly

voluntary.

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

number for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9.

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;

(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: Respondents/

Affected Entities: Those who have an

interest in the reduction of air emissions

from mobile sources

Estimated number of Respondents:

1700 per year.

Frequency of Response: One per year

per respondent.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

2310 hours.

Estimated Burden per Respondent: 1

hour 20 minutes.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: none to respondents; no

additional cost to agency staff.

This estimate includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop,

acquire, install, and utilize technology

and systems for the purpose 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: December 17, 1997.

Robert Brenner,

Program Official.

[FR Doc. 97–33957 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5940–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit an

Information Collection Request (ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) to allow the Agency to continue

collecting data for the Natural Gas STAR

Program. Information is required from

participants (‘‘Partners’’) in the Natural

Gas STAR Program. Partners develop a

Memorandum of Understanding,

develop an implementation plan, and

report to EPA annually on progress

towards meeting the goals identified in

the implementation plan. This ICR is a

reinstatement of a previously approved

information collection. Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

the Docket Clerk (Docket No. 97–62),

located in the USEPA, Office of Air &

Radiation. One original and two copies

of each comment should be submitted.

Hand delivery of comments should be

made to: Air Docket, USEPA, MC 6102,

401 M Street, SW., room M 1500,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rhone Resch, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Atmospheric

Pollution Prevention Division (6202J),

401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

20460, or call (202) 564–9793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information Collection Requests

EPA is seeking comment on the ICR

for the Natural Gas STAR Program (EPA

ICR 1736.02). This ICR requests

approval for renewal of an existing

collection.

Affected Entities: Entities affected by

this action are natural gas production,

storage, transmission, and distribution

facilities.

Abstract: The Natural Gas STAR

Program is an EPA-sponsored, voluntary

program that encourages cost effective

methods for reducing methane

emissions from natural gas production,

storage, transmission, and distribution

facilities. Partners determine and

implement appropriate Best

Management Practices (BMPs) that

reduce methane emissions, are cost

effective for the industry, and can

increase competitiveness and maintain

or enhance natural gas delivery service.

Participants develop a Memorandum of

Understanding, develop an

implementation plan, and report to EPA

annually on progress towards meeting

the goals identified in the

implementation plan.

Burden Statement: The estimated

average public burden per respondent

for new Partners is 45 hours per

response, including time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering the data needed, and

completing the collection of

information.

Respondents: Natural gas production,

storage, transmission, and distribution

companies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

140—67 new Partners and 74 existing

Partners.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 6,300 hours.

Frequency of Collection: As needed.

II. Requests for Comments

The Agency will begin an effort to

examine the information requested and

consider options for reducing their

burden and increasing the usefulness of

the information collected by these

forms. The Agency would appreciate

any information on the users of this

information, how they use this

information, how the information could

be improved, and how the burden for

these forms can be reduced. In addition,

the Agency is also soliciting comments

that:

(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.

III. Public Docket

A record has been established for this

action under docket number 97–62. A

public version of this record, including

printed, paper versions of electronic

comments, which does not include any

information claimed as CBI, is available

for inspection from USEPA’s Office of

Air & Radiation. The public record is

located at the Air Docket, USEPA, MC

6102, 401 M Street., SW., room M 1500,

Washington, DC 20460.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate, or any other aspect of this

information collection, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to:

Rhone Resch, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Atmospheric

Pollution Prevention Division (6202J),

401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

20460, or call (202) 564–9793.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Paul Stolpman,

Director, Office of Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–33961 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5940–5]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit an

Information Collection Request (ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) to allow the Agency to continue

collecting data for the AgSTAR Program.

Information is required from

participants (‘‘Partners’’ and ‘‘Allies’’) in

the AgSTAR Program. Partners,

primarily livestock producers, complete

a Memorandum of Understanding,

develop an implementation plan, and

report to EPA annually on progress

towards meeting the goals identified in

the implementation plan. Allies,

primarily utilities and marketers of

methane recovery technologies or

related associations, complete a

Memorandum of Understanding and

obtain EPA approval to use EPAdeveloped materials or reproduction of

materials bearing the AgSTAR logo.

This ICR is a reinstatement of a

previously approved information

collection. Before submitting the ICR to

OMB for review and approval, EPA is

soliciting comments on specific aspects

of the proposed information collection

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

the Docket Clerk (Docket No. 97–61),

located in the USEPA. Office of Air &

Radiation. One original and two copies

of each comment should be submitted.

Hand delivery of comments should be

made to: Air Docket, USEPA, MC 6102,

401 M Street., SW., room M 1500,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt

Roos, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Atmospheric Pollution

Prevention Division (6202J), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460, or

call (202) 564–9041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information Collection Requests

EPA is seeking comment on the ICR

for the AgSTAR Program (EPA ICR

1735.02). This ICR requests approval for

renewal of an existing collection.

Affected Entities: Entities affected by

this action are livestock producers,

utilities, vendors and universities.

Abstract: AgSTAR is an EPAsponsored, voluntary program that

encourages livestock producers to

implement methane recovery

technologies to increase livestock

production profit margins and reduce

emissions from manure methane, a

greenhouse gas. AgSTAR further

encourages utilities, regulatory agencies

and universities to support and promote

the use of methane recovery

technologies. The AgSTAR program

consists of two types of participants:

‘‘Partners’’ and ‘‘Allies.’’ Partners, who

are primarily livestock producers,

complete a Memorandum of

Understanding, develop an

implementation plan, and report to EPA

annually on progress towards meeting

the goals identified in the

implementation plan. Allies, primarily

utilities and marketers of methane

recovery technologies or related

associations, complete a Memorandum

of Understanding and obtain EPA

approval to use EPA-developed

materials or reproduction of materials

bearing the AgSTAR logo.

Burden Statement: The estimated

average public burden per respondent

for new Partners and Allies is five hours

per Partner response and nine hours per

Ally, including time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering the data needed, and

completing the collection of

information.

Respondents: Livestock producers,

utilities, vendors and universities.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

625.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 3,500 hours.

Frequency of Collection: As needed.

II. Requests for Comments

The Agency will begin an effort to

examine the information requested and

consider options for reducing their

burden and increasing the usefulness of

the information collected by these

forms. The Agency would appreciate

any information on the users of this

information, how they use this

information, how the information could

be improved, and how the burden for

these forms can be reduced. In addition,

the Agency is also soliciting comments

that:

(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,