[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-31937]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5129-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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 notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information, or a copy of this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at 
(202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

    Title: AgSTAR Program (EPA ICR 1735.01). This ICR requests approval 
of a new collection.
    Abstract: AgSTAR is an EPA-sponsored, 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: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 5 hours per partner response and 9 
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 and universities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 625.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3500 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: as needed.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to:

Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy 
Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460 and
Chris Wolz, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 19, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-31937 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]
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