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(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 form is part of

the grant or loan application package.

The information currently exists in the

respondent operation. The data

collected on this form is compiled and

reported from the applicant’s existing

information. The information as

gathered and reported on the form

specifically applies to the grant or loan

application. The only burden

experienced by the respondent is that of

completing the form. Our past

experience has shown that it requires

one half-hour to complete the form. The

form is usually completed by the

applicant’s packager or a clerk assistant.

The average salary range of the

combined or single individual is

$30,000.00 per year. Our information

comes from direct experience in

carrying out the task. Therefore the

capital cost would be $0 and the labor

for 1⁄2 hour would be $14.41 per year.

At approximately 4,000 recipients per

year, the total cost would be $28,820.00.

Burden means 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 estimate 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: November 13, 1995.

Dan Rondeau,

Director, Office of Civil Rights.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

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

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 January 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1633.09.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Acid Rain Program (OMB

Control No. 2060–0258; EPA ICR No.

1633.09). This is a request for extension

of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The Acid Rain Program was

established under Title IV of the 1990

Clean Air Act Amendments. The

program calls for major reductions of

the pollutants that cause acid rain while

establishing a new approach to

environmental management. This

information collection is necessary to

implement the Acid Rain program. It

includes burden hours associated with

developing and modifying permits,

transferring allowances, obtaining

allowances from the conservation and

renewable energy reserve and small

diesel refinery program, monitoring

emissions, participating in the annual

auctions, completing annual compliance

certifications, participating in the Opt-in

program, and complying with NoX

permitting requirements. Most of this

information collection is mandatory

under 40 CFR Parts 72–78. Some parts

of it are voluntary or to obtain a benefit,

such as participation in the annual

auctions under 40 CFR Part 73, Subpart

E. 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 Federal Register Notice

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on 7/13/

95 (FRL–5258–2).

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 273 hours 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 way 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: 849.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

849.

Frequency of Response: Varies by

task.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

2,839,120 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $44,660,000.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1633.09 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0258 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2136), 401 M

Street SW., Washington, DC 20460

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: November 22,1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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