Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2006-0566-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2006-11-14T05:00Z

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October 25, 2006

INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST

 for

  ASSESSMENT OF EPA 

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

EPA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency

Table of Contents

Title										Page

1.	Identification of the Information Collection						  1 

1(a) Title of the Information Collection						  	  1

1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract							  1

2.	Need for and Use of the Collection							  2

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection						  	  2

2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data						  	  2

3. 	Non-duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria			  	 
3

3(a) Non-duplication									  3

3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB			   	  3

3(c) Consultations									  3

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection						  	  3

3(e) General Guidelines								  	  3

3(f) Confidentiality								  	  3	

3(g) Sensitive Questions								  3

4.	The Respondents and The Information Requested					  4

4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes								  4

4(b) Information Requested								  4

	(i) Data items, including record keeping requirements				  4

	(ii) Respondent activities								  4

										  

5.	The Information Collected--Agency Activities, Collection Methodology,

and Information Management							  	  4

5(a) Agency Activities						 		  	  4

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management					   	  5 

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility								  5

5(d) Collection Schedule								  5

6.	Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection					  5

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden							  5

6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs							  7

       (i) Estimating Labor Costs							  	  7

       (ii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs			 
8

       (iii) Capital/Start-up vs. Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
	  	  8

       (iv) Annualizing Capital Costs							  8

6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost						  8

6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs		  	 
9

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables					  	 10

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden							 11

6(g) Burden Statement								  	 11

List of Tables

Table 6-1	Estimated Use of Generic ICR by Partnership Programs

Table 6-2	Estimated Number of Annual Respondents and Annual Burden

Table 6-3	Estimated Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

Table 6-4	Estimated Annual Agency Burden and Cost

Table 6-5	Total Estimated Annual Respondents and Burden Hours (Annual
and Three-Year) by Sector

Table 6-6	Total Estimated Annual and Three-Year Costs by Sector

Table 6-7	Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours and Costs for Respondents
and EPA

Table 6-8	Total Estimated Three-Year Burden Hours and Costs for
Respondents and EPA		

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ASSESSMENT OF EPA PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

1.  Identification of the Information Collection

1(a) 	Title of the Information Collection: Assessment of EPA Partnership
Programs. EPA ICR # 2225.01

1(b) 	Short Characterization/Abstract

	The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking approval for a
three-year generic clearance from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to collect data to be used for performance measurement of EPA
Partnership Programs. 

	This will be a voluntary collection of information to assess the
results arising from activities conducted by partners in EPA Partnership
Programs. The proposed generic measurement ICR will involve voluntary
collections of information via surveys to assess the activities of EPA
Partnership Programs. Performance measurement data collected will detail
awareness of associated environmental activities, behavior change, and
associated environmental benefits. EPA proposes to use electronic
surveys and questionnaires to assess activities for program purpose and
design, strategic planning, program management, and program results to
determine if the goals of the program are being met. 

	

	The affected audience for this ICR includes participants in all of
EPA’s Partnership Programs, including businesses, governments, and
members of the community. 

	Similar to the OECA generic ICR for Assessment of Compliance Assistance
Projects (EPA ICR 1869.02), this generic ICR will streamline the ability
of the 90+ EPA Partnership Programs to assess activities for program
purpose and design, strategic planning, program management and program
results to determine if the goals of the program are being met. Without
this generic measurement ICR, each of the 90+ programs must develop an
individual ICR, submit it to OMB, and OMB must then review and approve
each ICR. The generic ICR will save both time and resources.

				

	All assessments undertaken under this ICR will follow stringent
procedures to ensure that data are collected and used properly and
efficiently. This ICR will provide anecdotal data for the purpose of
informing EPA of the perceived effectiveness of partnership programs and
will also allow partnership programs to collect data on the
environmental results of partner activities due to participation. The
information collection is voluntary, and will be limited to
non-sensitive data concerning participation in partnership programs.

	

	This process does not involve fact-finding for the purposes of
regulatory development or enforcement. 

	EPA estimates that a combination of surveys (electronic, mail, and
telephone) will generate voluntary responses from approximately 16,000
respondents for an estimated burden of 34,668 hours over a three-year
period. EPA anticipates that use of this generic ICR will increase over
the course of three years, and the burden will grow each year. 

2. 	Need for and Use of the Collection

2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection

	To help fulfill the broad mandate of protecting human health and the
environment, EPA works with businesses, communities, state and local
governments, and other organizations to achieve environmental goals
through partnership programs. Partnership programs provide organizations
with the information and assistance necessary to achieve and maintain
various environmental goals.

	EPA believes that measuring the performance of partnership programs is
compulsory to ensure that partnership programs are reaching the intended
audience, providing valuable resources, and achieving the desired
environmental results. Understanding this will allow EPA to better
design and manage these partnership programs to meet the needs of the
participants and to meet EPA’s environmental goals. A generic
measurement ICR will significantly increase the ability of EPA
Partnership Programs to: obtain sound program performance data to
determine and evaluate the effectiveness of these partnership programs
as well as help the programs obtain data to successfully complete PART
reviews; increase the consistency of program performance data as an
alternative/adjunct to traditional regulatory approaches for achieving
environmental results; minimize approval burden on OMB as submissions
will be shorter and of higher quality via the generic measurement ICR
process; and reduce burden on potential respondents by limiting the
number of requests for information.

2(b)	Practical Utility/Uses of the Data

	EPA believes program measurement is a requirement of a well-managed
program. The feedback will help the Agency: assess activities for
program purpose and design, strategic planning, program management and
program results to determine if the goals of the program are being met. 

	This ICR only supports program assessments, which describe
accomplishments, yet make no broad generalizations or claims. The ICR
will not be used to make generalizations to overall populations (e.g.,
industry sectors or geographic regions). The ICR does not involve
“fact-finding” for the purposes of regulatory development or
enforcement, and the information obtained will not be used to make major
policy decisions. Additionally, no sensitive data will be collected
under this ICR.

	After the partnership programs collect data under each survey, the
responses will be reported to OPEI as specified in section 5(b).
Following analysis, the synthesized findings will be shared with the
appropriate Agency offices, which may use them to:

					

Develop baseline data on existing partner practices prior to
participation in the partnership program.

Perform program evaluation to increase program effectiveness, including
collecting ideas or suggestions for improvement of program services
(e.g., helplines, publications) from the people who use them.

Assess the current value of a program to participants for use in future
program recruiting materials and to assess perceived benefits of the
program compared with expenditures.

Identify topics on which to develop additional resources.

Assess changes in behavior and environmental results to inform EPA
management and stakeholders of success and gauge program effectiveness.

	

		EPA anticipates that the results of partnership program assessments
will lead to increased participation in and improved effectiveness of
the partnership programs. Ultimately, these changes could result in
increased environmental results as the programs are tailored to best
meet the needs of the participants. 

3.  Non-duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

3(a) 	Non-duplication

EPA will evaluate performance of partnership programs, including
materials produced, educational/outreach activities, and environmental
results from partner participation. The information collected through
this ICR will not overlap with other EPA surveys.  

3(b) 	Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

On July 10, 2006, EPA published a pre-ICR Federal Register Notice
announcing its intent to submit an ICR to OMB regarding the measurement
of partnership programs. EPA received one comment; however it was not
relevant to the scope of this proposed ICR. 

3(c)	Consultations

EPA has received feedback on this information collection from key
stakeholders including:

EPA Partnership Program managers and staff who could make use of the ICR

Managers of the OECA and OPEI customer service ICR

EPA’s Evaluation Support Division, which conducted a review of the
draft questions

Steve Balling, Del Monte, Partner in the Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program

Rick Loughery, Edison Electric Institute, Partner in the Pesticide
Environmental Stewardship Program

Rob Lawson, North American Green, Partner in the GreenScapes Program

3(d) 	Effects of Less Frequent Data Collection

	EPA anticipates that partnership programs will reassess their
partners’ activities every other year. In most cases, programs will
only reassess one time during the three-year clearance; therefore this
information collection could not be conducted less frequently.

3(e) 	General Guidelines

This ICR complies with OMB’s general guidelines for the collection of
information.

3(f)	Confidentiality 

No confidential data will be collected.

									

3(g) 	Sensitive Questions

No sensitive data will be collected.

4.  The Respondents and the Information Requested

4(a)	Respondents/SIC Codes

	For this ICR, the term “respondents” refers to individuals who
provide feedback on EPA’s Partnership Programs and activities.
Potential respondents include all partnership program participants
including businesses, governments, and members of the community.

4(b)	Information Requested

Data items, including record keeping requirements	

	Information requested by surveys developed under this ICR will be used
to assess partnership programs.  Each survey will request specific
information related to the partnership program being evaluated.  EPA
offers more than 90 partnership programs to a wide range of audiences. 
Section 1(b) identifies the general types of questions that will be
asked in the surveys. Surveys developed under this ICR will be limited
to those types of questions. See Attachment A for the list of questions.

		For purposes of this generic ICR, EPA assumed the following three
types of surveys will be used to assess partnership programs:

Level 1—Awareness Survey: This type of survey would include general
questions about the participating organization and questions to
determine changes in awareness of environmental issues as a result of
participation in the partnership program.

Level 2—Awareness and Behavior Survey: This type of survey would
include general questions about the participating organization and
awareness of environmental issues along with questions to measure
behavior change.

Level 3—Awareness, Behavior, and Environmental Results Survey: This
type of survey would include behavioral change questions as mentioned
above as well as environmental results and cost savings data. This
survey would require respondents to track and collect some data.

Respondent activities

	As part of this ICR, respondents will review survey forms, collect data
as necessary, answer questions, and submit survey forms to EPA.

	

5.  	The Information Collected—Agency Activities, Collection
Methodology, and Information Management

5(a) 	Agency Activities

	Agency activities associated with the collection of information on
partnership programs may include:

Developing individual surveys

Disseminating questionnaires to respondents

Gathering information from respondents

Filtering/screening response data obtained through Internet feedback
screens

Reviewing data

Preparing findings

Storing and maintaining results

Adjusting partnership program activities based on assessment results

5(b)		Collection Methodology and Management

		An internal review and oversight process, independent of the
originating program office, has been established for all assessment
activities conducted under this ICR. Prior to initiating an assessment,
each program will provide to OPEI a memo with the following information:

Title, identification of originator, and appropriate contact
information.

Summary and description of the intended purpose as it relates to the
mission of EPA’s Partnership Programs.

Delivery method (e.g., electronic/mail/fax, phone), collection schedule,
and follow up plans.

Planned use of information collected.

Number of respondents, and burden in costs and hours to respondents and
the Agency.

		OPEI will submit surveys to OMB for a 10-business day expedited review
and determination. A summary including title, sponsoring office, number
of respondents, and estimated burden hours and costs will be attached.
Following the completion of assessment activities, all offices will
provide copies of their approved assessment tool, analytical reports,
and a description of any follow up actions to OPEI. The Agency will
maximize the efficiency of information collection by making every effort
to improve response rates to assessment activities. 

5(c)		Small Entity Flexibility

		All data collected under this ICR are voluntarily reported. EPA
expects that some of the participants in EPA Partnership Programs will
be small entities. EPA has designed this generic ICR to minimize
respondent burden while obtaining sufficient and accurate information.

5(d)		Collection Schedule

This will be dependent upon the needs of each originator of a survey.
Schedules for surveys will be documented by the survey sponsors.  

6. 		Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection

6(a)		Estimating Respondent Burden

		Respondent activities are expected to include only a few steps:
reviewing instructions, responding to surveys, and sending (via mail,
e-mail, or telephone) responses. To minimize the respondent burden, EPA
will use simple, clear survey designs that are easy to respond to and
are of limited scope. There will be no requirement for respondents to
develop data gathering systems, train personnel, or maintain records.
However, respondents might need to collect and track some data.

		EPA expects the burden associated with this ICR to grow over the
course of three years. This is due to several reasons. First, many
partnership programs have existing ICRs in place and may not need to use
the generic ICR until they are due for renewal. Second, as EPA
Partnership Program staff become more familiar with the generic ICR,
OPEI anticipates that more programs will begin using it. Table 6-1 below
presents the estimated use of this generic ICR by partnership programs
over the course of three years. Over the course of these three years,
participants in those partnership programs will be asked to submit
information. 

Table 6-1 Estimated Use of Generic ICR by Partnership Programs

Year 1	10 programs

Year 2	25 programs

Year 3	35 programs

	To determine the total number of respondents, EPA assumed that its
smaller partnership programs (with 200 or fewer participants) would be
most likely to use the generic ICR. Based on that assumption, EPA
anticipates the number of respondents and the associated annual burden
listed in table 6-2. In the first year, EPA estimates feedback from
approximately 2,000 respondents for an estimated burden of 4,334 hours.
In the second year, EPA estimates feedback from approximately 5,000
respondents for an estimated burden of 10,834 hours. In the third year,
EPA estimates feedback from approximately 9,000 respondents for an
estimated burden of 19,500 hours. In addition, those partnership
programs that will use the generic ICR in year 1 will most likely
reassess participant activities in year 3.	

Table 6-2 Estimated Number of Annual Respondents	and Annual Burden

	Respondents	Burden Hours/Year

Year 1	2,000 respondents	4,334 hours

Year 2	5,000 respondents	10,834 hours

Year 3	9,000 respondents	19,500 hours

Total	16,000 respondents	34,668 hours

		Table 6-3 presented below, present the annual respondent burden and
cost estimates. These estimates are based on OPEI’s knowledge of
surveys conducted under various partnership programs’ ICRs and
experience with similar performance measurement surveys used under
OECA’s generic ICR for Compliance Assistance Measurement (EPA ICR
1869.02).	

		Using a list of pre-determined questions, partnership programs are
able to select the questions they are interested in using. There are
different types of questions geared at gauging awareness, behavior
change, and measurement of partnership programs. Partnership programs
using the generic ICR may select from these questions to design a
tailored questionnaire for their specific needs. Partnership programs
will also have the option of customizing the answer choices for the
questions they choose to use.

		Table 6-3 presents the total annual estimated respondent burden and
cost for each information collection activity, broken down by survey
type. 



Table 6-3 Estimated Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

Information Collection Activity	Hours and Costs Per Respondent	Total
Hours and Costs

 	Manager	Technical	Clerical	Respond Hours/Year	Labor Costs per Year
No. of Respond./ Activities	Total Respond. Hours/Year	Total Cost/Year

Hourly Rate	79.49	64.80	34.86	 	 	 	 	 

Awareness Survey	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Review survey form	 	0.1	 	0.1	$6	1777.8	178	$11,520

Answer general questions to measure awareness	 	0.3	 	0.3	$19	1777.8
533	$34,560

Submit form	 	0.1	 	0.1	$6	1777.8	178	$11,520

Subtotal	 	0.5	 	0.5	$32	 	889	$57,601

Awareness and Behavior Survey	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Review survey form	 	0.1	 	0.1	$6	1777.8	178	$11,520

Answer questions to measure awareness/behavior change	 	0.5	 	0.5	$32
1777.8	889	$57,601

Management review	0.3	 	 	0.3	$24	1777.8	533	$42,395

Submit form	 	0.1	 	0.1	$6	1777.8	178	$11,520

Subtotal	0.3	0.7	0	1	$69	 	1,778	$123,036

Awareness, Behavior, and Environmental Results Survey	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 

Review survey form	 	0.1	 	0.1	$6	1777.8	178	$11,520

Collect data for environmental results	 	3.8	 	3.8	$246	1777.8	6,756
$437,765

Answer questions to measure awareness/behavior change and to illustrate
environmental results	 	0.5	 	0.5	$32	1777.8	889	$57,601

Management review	0.5	 	 	0.5	$40	1777.8	889	$70,659

Submit form	 	0.1	 	0.1	$6	1777.8	178	$11,520

Subtotal	0.5	4.5	0	5.0	$331	 	8,889	$589,065

TOTAL	0.8	5.7	0	6.6	439.432	 	11,556	$769,702

	

6(b)		Estimating Respondent Costs

		In order to minimize the respondent burden, survey designs will be
simple, convenient, easy to respond to, and clear in content and
purpose. Surveys will be of limited scope and require only a short time
to complete.

		(i)	Estimating Labor Costs

		The labor rates used to determine the estimated costs to respondents
are consistent with the hourly wage rates published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics publications on employment and earnings. Rates include
the cost of overhead and fringe benefits. EPA estimates an average
respondent hourly labor rate (hourly plus overhead) of $79.49 for
managerial staff, $64.80 for technical staff, and $34.86 for clerical
staff.

		

		(ii)	Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs 

		Activities supported by this ICR do not involve the purchase of
monitoring or reporting equipment.

		(iii)	Capital/Start-up Operating and Maintenance (O & M) Costs

		Activities supported by this ICR do not involve the purchase of
monitoring or reporting equipment.     

		(iv)	Annualizing Capital Costs     

		Not applicable.

6(c)	 	Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

		Table 6-4 provides the annual estimates for EPA burden and cost
associated with developing and disseminating surveys and analyzing the
results. EPA used its experience implementing other partnership programs
to estimate burden estimates for Agency staff. The hourly labor rates
used to determine the estimated costs to the Agency are consistent with
annual labor rates published in the Federal Register and are based on
the 2004 GS pay schedule available from the Office of Personnel
Management. EPA estimates an average hourly labor cost of $62.91 for
managerial staff; $46.11 for technical staff; and $18.51 for clerical
staff. The labor costs are based on the following GS levels and steps:
managerial rates were based on GS Level 14, Step 4; technical labor
rates were based on GS Level 12 Step 5; and clerical labor rates were
based on GS Level 5, Step 1. To derive hourly estimates, EPA divided
annual compensation by 2,080—the number of hours in the Federal
work-year. EPA then multiplied hourly rates by the standard government
overhead factor of 1.6.

		Because EPA expects use of the generic ICR to increase over the course
of 3 years, in order to determine the Agency’s annual burden, EPA
assumed an average of 23.3 programs using the generic ICR each year,
with those surveys being evenly divided between the three types of
surveys.

Table 6-4 Estimated Annual Agency Burden and Cost

Information Collection Activity	Hours and Costs Per Respondent	Total
Hours and Costs

 	Manager	Technical	Clerical	Agency Hours/Year	Labor Costs per Year	No.
of Events	Total Agency Hours/Year	Total Cost/Year

Hourly Rate	62.91	46.11	18.51	 	 	 	 	 

Awareness Survey	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Choose survey questions and response selections and develop forms	0.5	4
0.5	5	$225	7.7	38.5	$1,734

Distribute forms	 	1	1	2	$65	7.7	15.4	$498

Answer questions from respondents	 	2	 	2	$92	7.7	15.4	$710

Review completed submissions and enter into database, as necessary	 	8
2	10	$406	7.7	77	$3,125

Perform quality control	1	4	 	5	$247	7.7	39	$1,905

Subtotal	1.5	19	3.5	24	$1,035	 	185	$7,971

Awareness and Behavior Survey	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Choose survey questions and response selections and develop forms	0.5	6
0.5	7	$317	7.7	54	$2,444

Distribute forms	 	1	1	2	$65	7.7	15	$498

Answer questions from respondents	 	3	 	3	$138	7.7	23	$1,065

Review completed submissions and enter into database, as necessary	 	10
2	12	$498	7.7	92	$3,836

Perform quality control	1	4	 	5	$247	7.7	39	$1,905

Subtotal	1.5	24	3.5	29	$1,266	 	223	$9,747

Awareness, Behavior, and Environmental Results Survey	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 

Choose survey questions and response selections and develop forms	1	8	1
10	$450	7.7	77	$3,467

Distribute forms	 	1	1	2	$65	7.7	15	$498

Answer questions from respondents	 	4	 	4	$184	7.7	31	$1,420

Review completed submissions and enter into database, as necessary	 	12
4	16	$627	7.7	123	$4,831

Perform quality control	1	5	 	6	$293	7.7	46	$2,260

Subtotal	1	30	6	38	$1,327	 	293	$12,475

TOTAL	4	73	13	91	3627.75	 	700.7	$30,193.32

6(d)		Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs 

		EPA estimates that over the three-year life of the umbrella clearance,
16,000 respondents will voluntarily respond to partnership program
assessments conducted under this ICR for a total burden of 34,668 hours
and a total cost of $2,309,106.

		EPA expects the primary respondents for this ICR to be state, local,
and tribal governments and the private sector. EPA estimates that
approximately one-third of the respondents (5,333 respondents) will be
from the state and local government sector and that two-thirds of the
respondents (10,667 respondents) will be from the private sector. The
hour burden and costs for each respondent is assumed to be the same
regardless of sector. Table 6-5 summarizes the total estimated annual
respondents for each sector and their estimated burden hours annually
and over three years. Table 6-6 summarizes the total estimated annual
and three-year costs by sector. 

Table 6-5 Total Estimated Annual Respondents and Burden Hours (Annual
and Three-Year) by Sector

Respondents	Respondents/Year	Burden Hours/Year	Respondents over Three
Years	Total Burden Hours over Three Years

State, local, and tribal government	1,778	3,852	5,333	11,556

Private Sector	3,556	7,704	10,667	23,112

Table 6-6 Total Estimated Annual and Three-Year Costs by Sector

Respondents	Total Labor Costs/Year	Total Capital/O&M Costs/Year	Total
Costs/Year	Total Costs over Three Years

State, local, and tribal government	$256,567	$0	$256,567	$769,701

Private sector	$513,135	$0	$513,135	$1,539,405

6(e)		Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables

		Table 6-7 summarizes the total estimated annual burden hours and costs
for respondents and for the Agency. The total annual cost for
respondents is $769,702 and the hourly burden is approximately 11,556.
The total annual cost for the Agency is $30,193 and the hourly burden is
approximately 701. Table 6-5 displays these combined estimates, as well
as the grand total of $799,895 and the hourly burden of 12,257 hours for
all information collection activities under this generic ICR.

Table 6-7 Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours and Costs for Respondents
and EPA

	Burden Hours/Year	Total Labor Costs/Year	Total Capital /O&M Costs/Year
Total Cost/Year

Respondents	11,556	$769,702	$0	$769,702

EPA	701	$30,193	$0	$30,193

TOTAL	12,257	$799,895	$0	$799,895

		Table 6-8 summarizes the total estimated three-year burden hours and
costs for respondents and for the Agency. The total three-year cost for
respondents is $2,309,106 and the hourly burden is approximately 34,668.
The total three-year cost for the Agency is $90,579 and the hourly
burden is approximately 2,103. 

Table 6-8 Total Estimated Three Year Burden Hours and Costs for
Respondents and EPA

	Burden Hours	Total Labor Costs/Year	Total Capital/O&M Costs/Year	Total
Cost

Respondents	34,668	$2,309,106	$0	$2,309,106

EPA	2,103	$90,579	$0	$90,579

TOTAL	36,771	$2,399,685	$0	$2,399,685

6(f)		Reasons for Change in Burden

		This ICR does not modify an existing ICR.

6(g) 		Burden Statement

		The estimated average annual respondent reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is 2.2 hours. 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; adjust
the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. 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. 

		To comment on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy
of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for
minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection
techniques,  EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2006-0566, which is available for online
viewing at  www.regulations.gov,  or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance  Docket and  Information Center in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC),  EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and
Information Center is (202)566-1752.  An electronic version of the
public docket is available through EPA Dockets www.regulations.gov. 
This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the public docket and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically.  When
in the system, select “search,” then key in the Docket ID number
identified above.  You can also send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention Desk Officer for EPA. 
Please include the EPA Docket Number:  EPA-HQ-OA-2006-0566 in any
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