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considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are one file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–8667 Filed 4–7–95; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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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 [Insert date 30 days after

publication in the Federal Register].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0370.13.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Water

Title: Underground Injection Control

Program Information (EPA ICR No.

0370.13; OMB Control No. 2040–0042).

This is a request for renewal of a

currently approved information

collection without any change in the

substance or in the method of

collection.

Abstract: The Underground Injection

Control (UIC) program under the Safe

Drinking Water Act established a

Federal and State regulatory system to

protect underground sources of drinking

water from contamination by injected

materials. Owners or operators of

underground injection wells must

obtain permits, conduct environmental

monitoring, maintain records, and

report results to EPA or the State

primacy agency. States must report to

EPA on permittee compliance and

related information. The information is

reported using standardized forms, and

the regulations are codified at 40 CFR

Parts 144 through 148. The data are

used to ensure the safety of

underground sources of drinking water.

Burden Statement: The public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 56 hours per

respondent annually. This estimate

includes the time needed to review

instructions, search existing data

sources, gather and maintain the data

needed, and complete and review the

forms included in this collection of

information.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of underground injection wells, and

States.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 6,199.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 361,714 hours.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion,

quarterly, annually.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate, or any other aspect of the

information collection, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to

the following addresses. Please refer to

EPA ICR No. 0370.13 and OMB Control

No. 2040–0042 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR No.

0370.13, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2136), 401 M

Street SW., Washington, DC 20460.

and

Mr. Tim Hunt, OMB Control No. 2040–

0042, Office of Management and

Budget, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street

NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: April 4, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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Colloquium on Ecological Risk

Assessment Guideline Development

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

colloquium sponsored by the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Risk

Assessment Forum to discuss

development of an Agency-wide

guideline based on EPA’s ecological risk

assessment framework. The Agency is

especially interested in exploring the

experiences of individuals or

organizations who have used the

framework for evaluating ecological

risk.

DATES: The colloquium will begin on

Wednesday, May 3, 1995 at 8:00 a.m.

and end at 5:00 p.m. Members of the

public may attend.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Old Town Holiday Inn, 480 King

Street, Alexandria, Virginia (Tel: 703/

549–6080).

Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA

contractor, is providing logistical

support for the colloquium. To attend

the colloquium, call Eastern Research

Group at 617/674–7374. Space is

limited.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

van der Schalie, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Risk Assessment

Forum (8101), 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, Tel: (202) 260–

6743.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is

developing an Agency-wide guideline

for ecological risk assessment based on

the process described in the EPA report

Framework for Ecological Risk

Assessment (EPA/630R–92/001). This

colloquium will provide an opportunity

for members of the public to: (1) Be

informed as to the purpose and

proposed structure of the guideline; (2)

discuss their own experiences with the

Agency’s framework for ecological risk

assessment and (3) provide information

for Agency consideration in guideline

development.

The ecological risk assessment

guideline is being prepared by EPA’s

Risk Assessment Forum, which includes

senior scientists from the Agency’s

program offices, regional offices, and

laboratories. Historically, the Forum is

best known for developing Agency-wide

human health risk assessment

guidelines, but since 1989,the Forum

has been working towards preparation

of similar guidance for ecological risk

assessment. Based in part on

consultations with EPA’s Science

Advisory Board, the Forum approached

ecological risk guidelines in a step-wise

fashion, beginning with the source

materials listed below. (Copies of these

published documents may be obtained

by calling EPA’s Center for

Environmental Research Information

(CERI) in Cincinnati, Ohio at (513) 569–

7562 and referencing the EPA document

numbers provided.)

• Summary Report on Issues in

Ecological Risk Assessment (EPA/625/

3–91/018). This report summarizes

discussions between EPA scientists and

outside experts on issues relevant to

guidelines development based on a