[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 28577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14121]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL 5515-9]


Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS)

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 following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Environmental Radiation 
Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS); OMB Control Number 2060-0015; 
expires July 31, 1996. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 877.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring 
System (OMB Control No. 2060-0015; EP ICR No. 877.05) expiring July 31, 
1996. This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System 
(ERAMS) is a national network of stations collecting sampling media 
that include air, precipitation, drinking water, surface water, and 
milk. Samples are sent to EPA's National Air and Radiation 
Environmental Laboratory (NAREL) in Montgomery, AL, where they are 
analyzed for radioactivity. ERAMS provides emergency response and 
ambient monitoring information regarding levels of environmental 
radiation across the nation. All stations, usually manned by state and 
local personnel, participate in ERAMS voluntarily. Station operators 
complete information forms that accompany the samples. The forms 
request descriptive information related to sample collection, e.g., 
sample type, sample location, length of sampling period, and volume 
represented.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.37 
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 verify 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Sample collectors, who are usually 
employed by state or, in a few cases, local government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 313.
    Frequency of Response: From twice weekly to four times annually, 
depending upon type of media being sampled.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9201.8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $0.
    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 the EPA ICR No. 877.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0015 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: May 30, 1996.
Richard Wilson,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-14121 Filed 6-4-96; 8:45 am]
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