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compliance assistance activities

commonly include: hotlines,

workshops/seminar/trainings,

compliance guides (e.g., plain language

explanations of regulations, videos), and

on-site visits. Since compliance

assistance is a rather new tool for OECA,

we are very interested in learning about

its effectiveness. In particular, we are

interested in learning about the

‘‘outcome’’ of compliance assistance on

a continuum of potential outcomes. The

continuum includes determining the

‘‘reach’’ of activity within the intended

audience; determining their

‘‘satisfaction’’ with the activity; and

determining what ‘‘behavioral changes’’

they make as a result of the activity. The

purpose of this generic ICR is to enable

OECA to collect data on the program

effectiveness of their compliance

assistance program so that we can begin

to understand which of our various

types of compliance assistance activities

are most effective as well as to obtain

anectdotal information on the outcomes

of these assistance efforts. Moreover,

since measuring the impact of

compliance assistance is a new activity

for OECA, we are also interested in

experimenting with different types of

measurement methods (e.g., comment

cards, mailed surveys, phone surveys) to

better direct our program evaluation

program. Moreover, we are interested in

learning if this data can be obtained

using statistically-valid methods and

will be supporting our measurement

activities with analysis in this area.

In each instance we will be measuring

whether or not the compliance

assistance activity is meeting its

intended goal. Typical goals for

compliance assistance activities

include: informing the regulated

community of their compliance

obligations (e.g., plain-language guides);

assisting the regulated community in

their understanding of complex federal

and/or state requirements (e.g., Section

215 of the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act asks EPA to

undertake demonstration projects with

states to develop compliance assistance

tools that integrate state and federal

rules); and motivating behavioral

change (e.g., pollutants reduced, permits

adopted) from on-site visits, in-depth

workshops/trainings.

This activity is being undertaken to

assist EPA in its implementation of the

National Performance Measures Strategy

that was finalized on December 22,

1997, which includes compliance

assistance.

None of the information collected by

this action results in or requests

sensitive information of any nature from

the states.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it display 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 response.

The Office of Compliance (OC) will

use this information to evaluate the

effectiveness of our compliance

assistance programs so that we can plan

more effective programs in the future.

OC will also include highlights in its

end-of-year accomplishments report.

This information also will be provided

to Congressional staffs and committees

interested in environmental matters and

small business assistance activities at

the EPA regional and state level (the

SBREFA Section 215 projects are being

conducted as cooperative agreements

with state assistance programs). In

addition, we will share our lessons

learned about compliance assistance

program effectiveness widely with state

and local assistance programs. Since

compliance assistance is a relatively

new program for most state programs,

this program effectiveness information

should be of great interest and value to

them.

Burden Statement: This information

collection request is for three years with

an OMB review of progress after 18

months. The information collection

request is a generic request for all

surveys conducted over the 3-year

period. Sample surveys are attached to

the ICR and actural surveys will be

submitted to OMB with a 10-day

comment period from OMB. OC will

minimize the numbers of surveys by

providing consistent surveys for several

similar activities. This will also increase

the ability to compare program

effectiveness across program activities.

For each respondent, the annual cost

burden is estimated to be $4.20. Total

capital and start-up cost component

annualized over its expected useful life

is $0. Total operations and maintenance

is estimated at $0, and the cost for

purchase of services is estimated at $0.

Total annual burden for the 155,163

respondents is estimated to be 19,470

hours at a cost of $218,090.

Federal burden is estimated to be 53

hours a year at an annual labor cost of

$15,510. Total capital and start-up cost

component annualized over its expected

useful life is $0. Total operations and

maintenance is estimated at $0, and the

cost for purchase of services is

estimated at $75,000.

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, 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: April 10, 1998.

Elaine Stanley,

Director, Office of Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–10508 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[No. W–98–14; FRL–6000–1]

Availability of Draft Water

Conservation Plan Guidelines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is making available for

public comment a draft document

entitled ‘‘Water Conservation Plan

Guidelines.’’ The Safe Drinking Water

Act Amendments of 1996 require the

Agency to publish guidelines for water

conservation plans for public water

systems, taking into consideration such

factors as system size, water availability
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and climate. States may require water

systems to submit a water conservation

plan consistent with EPA’s guidelines as

a condition of receiving a loan from a

State Drinking Water Loan Fund. The

first part of the document introduces the

guidelines and provides information to

the States about their nature and

possible use. The second part of the

document provides three sets of water

conservation plan guidelines—Basic,

Intermediate, and Advanced—which

correspond generally to system size.

Each set of guidelines follows nine

steps, with variations for some steps

under the Basic, Intermediate, and

Advanced Guidelines: Conservation

Planning Goals, Water System Profile,

Demand Forecasting, Planned

Improvements and Additions, Water

Conservation Measures, Benefits and

Costs, Selection of Measures, Integrated

Resource Options, and Implementation

and Evaluation of Plan.

To meet the statutory schedule the

final guidelines must be published by

August 6, 1998. The draft document

being made available today was

developed by EPA in concert with a

Subcommittee under the auspices of the

Local Government Advisory Committee.

Subcommittee membership includes

State agencies, water utilities,

environmental groups, and various

industry and public interest groups.

EPA invites interested members of the

public to submit comments on the draft

document. EPA will consider public

comments and publish a final document

by the August 6, 1998 statutory

deadline.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

May 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for electronic

access and filing addresses.

Draft Guidelines: Paper copies of the

draft guidelines may be obtained by

writing to Valerie Martin, U.S. EPA,

Office of Wastewater Management (Mail

Code 4204), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington D.C. 20460.

Public Comments: Address all

comments concerning the draft

guidelines to W–98–14 Comment Clerk,

Water Docket (Mail Code 4101), U.S.

EPA, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20460.

Docket: The administrative record for

this notice is located in the Water

Docket, East Tower Basement, U.S. EPA,

401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

E. Flowers, (202) 260–7288 or

flowers.john@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Draft

Guidelines: The draft guidelines may

also be viewed and downloaded from

EPA’s homepage, http://www.epa.gov/

OWM/genwave.htm.

Public Comments: Please send an

original and three copies of your

comments and enclosures (including

references). Commenters who want EPA

to acknowledge receipt of their

comments should enclose a selfaddressed, stamped envelope. No

facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to owdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and forms of encryption.

Electronic comments must be identified

by the docket number (W–98–14).

Comments and data will also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1,

6.1 or ASCII file format. Electronic

comments on this notice may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

Docket: The administrative record for

this notice has been established under

docket number W–98–14, and includes

supporting documentation as well as

printed, paper versions of electronic

comments. The record is available for

inspection from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays at the Water Docket, East

Tower Basement, U.S. EPA, 401 M

Street, Washington, D.C. For access to

docket materials, please call (202) 260–

3027 to schedule an appointment.

Dated: April 14, 1998.

Michael B. Cook,

Director, Office of Wastewater Management.

[FR Doc. 98–10514 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

April 15, 1998.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before May 21, 1998. If

you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.:3060–0715.

Title: Implementation of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996:

Telecommunications Carriers’ Use of

Customer Proprietary Network

Information and Other Customer

Information, CC Docket No. 96–115.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 4,832.

Estimated Time Per Response: .50 - 77

hours (avg. range).

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping; on occasion and onetime reporting requirements.

Cost to Respondents: $229,520,000.

Total Annual Burden: 780,989 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Second Report

and Order, CC Docket No. 96–115

implements the statutory obligations of

section 222 of the Telecommunications

Act of 1996. Among other things,

carriers are permitted to use CPNI

(customer proprietary network

information), without customer

approval, to market offerings that are

related to, but limited by, the customer’s

existing service relationship with their

carrier. Carriers must obtain express