Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0058-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS), EPA ICR Number 0877.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0015
Posted Date: 2003-08-19T04:00Z

49772
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
160
/
Tuesday,
August
19,
2003
/
Notices
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,
and
are
identified
on
the
form
and/
or
instrument,
if
applicable.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
20
minutes
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
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:
Vehicle
owners/
lessees.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
1800
Frequency
of
Response:
Once
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
600
hours
Estimated
Total
Annual
Cost:
None
Changes
in
the
Estimates:
There
is
no
change
in
the
total
estimated
burden
currently
identified
in
the
OMB
Inventory
of
Approved
ICR
Burdens.

Dated:
August
12,
2003.
Doreen
Sterling,
Acting
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OAR
 
2003
 
0058;
FRL
 
7545
 
5]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities;
Submission
to
OMB
for
Review
and
Approval;
Comment
Request;
Environmental
Radiation
Ambient
Monitoring
System
(
ERAMS),
EPA
ICR
Number
0877.08,
OMB
Control
Number
2060
 
0015
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
an
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval.
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing
approved
collection.
This
ICR
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
August
31,
2003.
Under
OMB
regulations,
the
Agency
may
continue
to
conduct
or
sponsor
the
collection
of
information
while
this
submission
is
pending
at
OMB.
This
ICR
describes
the
nature
of
the
information
collection
and
its
estimated
burden
and
cost.
DATES:
Additional
comments
may
be
submitted
on
or
before
September
18,
2003.

ADDRESSES:
Submit
your
comments,
referencing
docket
ID
number
OAR
 
2003
 
0058,
to
(
1)
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
email
to
a­
and­
r­
Docket@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
and
Information
Center,
Mail
Code:
6102T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
and
(
2)
OMB
at:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB),
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20503.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Charles
M.
Petko,
Office
of
Radiation
and
Indoor
Air,
National
Air
and
Radiation
Environmental
Laboratory,
540
South
Morris
Avenue,
Montgomery,
AL
36115
 
2601;
telephone
number:
(
334)
270
 
3411;
fax
number:
(
334)
270
 
3454;
e­
mail
address:
petko.
charles@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
submitted
the
following
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval
according
to
the
procedures
prescribed
in
5
CFR
1320.12.
On
April
4,
2003
(
68
FR
16505),
EPA
sought
comments
on
this
ICR
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.8(
d).
EPA
received
no
comments.
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OAR
 
2003
 
0058,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
and
Information
Center
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
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
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
and
Information
Center
is
(
202)
566
 
1742.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
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.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
and
OMB
within
30
days
of
this
notice.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EDOCKET.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Although
identified
as
an
item
in
the
official
docket,
information
claimed
as
CBI,
or
whose
disclosure
is
otherwise
restricted
by
statute,
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Title:
Environmental
Radiation
Ambient
Monitoring
System
(
ERAMS).
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.
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
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/
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68,
No.
160
/
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August
19,
2003
/
Notices
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
chapter
15,
and
are
identified
on
the
form
and/
or
instrument,
if
applicable.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
about
a
half
hour
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
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.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
249.
Frequency
of
Response:
quarterly.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
5,727.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Cost:
$
254,891,
includes
$
0
annualized
capital
or
O&
M
costs.
Changes
in
the
Estimates:
There
is
a
decrease
of
2,636
hours
in
the
total
estimated
burden
currently
identified
in
the
OMB
Inventory
of
Approved
ICR
Burdens.
This
decrease
is
a
result
of
adjustments
to
the
estimates.

Dated:
August
12,
2003.
Doreen
Sterling,
Acting
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
21187
Filed
8
 
18
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
FARM
CREDIT
ADMINISTRATION
Proposed
Related
Services;
Farm
Management
and
Agricultural
Trust
AGENCY:
Farm
Credit
Administration.
ACTION:
Notice;
Request
for
public
comment.

SUMMARY:
The
Farm
Credit
Administration
(
FCA
or
we)
requests
public
comment
on
an
inquiry
by
a
Farm
Credit
System
(
System
or
FCS)
institution
for
approval
to
offer
farm
management
and
agricultural
trust
services
as
authorized
``
Related
Services.''
The
requested
services
are
being
published
for
a
60­
day
public
comment
period
prior
to
the
FCA
acting
on
the
request
to
offer
such
services.
DATES:
Please
send
your
comments
to
the
FCA
by
October
20,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
You
may
send
comments
by
electronic
mail
to
reg­
comm@
fca.
gov,
through
the
Pending
Regulations
section
of
the
FCA's
interactive
Web
site
at
www.
fca.
gov,
or
through
the
government­
wide
www.
regulations.
gov
portal.
You
may
also
send
written
comments
to
Robert
Coleman,
Director,
Regulation
and
Policy
Division,
Office
of
Policy
and
Analysis,
Farm
Credit
Administration,
1501
Farm
Credit
Drive,
McLean,
Virginia
22102
 
5090
or
by
facsimile
to
(
703)
734
 
5784.
Copies
of
all
comments
we
receive
can
be
reviewed
at
FCA's
office
in
McLean,
Virginia.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:

Lori
Markowitz,
Policy
Analyst,
Office
of
Policy
and
Analysis,
Farm
Credit
Administration,
McLean,
VA
22102
 
5090,
(
703)
883
 
4498,
TTY
(
703)
883
 
4434;
or
Joy
Strickland,
Senior
Counsel,
Regulatory
Enforcement
Division,
Office
of
General
Counsel,
Farm
Credit
Administration,
McLean,
VA
22102
 
5090,
(
703)
883
 
4020,
TTY
(
703)
883
 
4020.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Objective
Consistent
with
law
and
safety
and
soundness
principles,
the
objective
of
this
notice
is
to
request
public
comment
on
a
request
from
a
FCS
institution
to
offer
farm
management
and
agricultural
trust
services
as
authorized
``
Related
Services.''

II.
Background
Related
services,
as
defined
in
12
CFR
618.8000(
b)
means
``
any
service
or
type
of
activity
provided
by
a
System
bank
or
association
that
is
appropriate
to
the
recipient's
on­
farm,
aquatic,
or
cooperative
operations,
including
control
of
related
financial
matters.''
Any
new
service
not
previously
authorized
and
placed
on
the
Related
Services
List
in
12
CFR
part
618
requires
a
prior
determination
that
the
service
is
legally
authorized.
The
FCA
also
must
evaluate
whether
the
service
presents
excessive
risk
to
the
requesting
institution
or
the
System
as
a
whole,
including
whether
the
service
could
result
in
significant
conflicts
of
interest
or
expose
the
institution
or
the
System
as
a
whole
to
significant
liability.
III.
Proposed
Related
Services
Under
the
proposal,
the
following
services
would
be
provided
to
persons
eligible
to
receive
such
services
from
Farm
Credit
institutions
under
12
CFR
618.8005.
1.
Farm
Management
Services:
Professionals
familiar
with
the
market
would
provide
management
of
agricultural
properties
for
real
estate
owners
in
the
service
area.
Farm
management
includes
defining
ownership
goals,
identifying
problems,
analyzing
alternatives,
and
making
recommendations
for
achieving
business
goals.
Farm
managers
would
present
the
customer
with
a
full
spectrum
of
lease
or
custom
farming
alternatives
and
help
the
owner
decide
how
to
ultimately
get
the
best
return
on
assets.
Key
factors
of
the
service
would
include
developing
a
comprehensive
farm
operating
plan,
securing
operators
and
negotiating
leases,
providing
property
reporting,
including
annual
budgets
and
projections,
analyzing
government
programs,
formulating
and
implementing
capital
improvements
and
repairs,
and
handling
commodity
sales.
2.
Agricultural
Trust
Services:
The
applicant
would
assist
customers
in
creating
a
trust
and
managing
the
assets
of
the
trust.
As
the
trustee,
the
applicant
would
handle
the
responsibilities
involved
in
settling
the
estate,
including
record
keeping,
asset
management,
asset
disposition,
tax
filings,
and
income
distributions.

IV.
Requesting
Comments
In
its
evaluation
of
the
proposed
services,
the
FCA
will
focus
on
systemic
issues
rather
than
on
institution
or
program­
specific
factors.
If
we
authorize
the
above
related
services,
any
System
bank
or
association
may
develop
a
program
and
subsequently
offer
the
same
related
service(
s)
to
eligible
recipients,
subject
to
any
special
conditions
or
limitations
imposed
by
the
FCA.
We
may,
at
the
time
of
approval,
impose
such
special
conditions
or
limitations
on
any
approved
service
to
ensure
safety
and
soundness
or
compliance
with
law
or
regulation.
These
programs
would
be
subject
to
review
during
the
examination
process.
Because
of
the
complex
nature
of
these
proposed
services,
the
FCA
solicits
public
comment
prior
to
acting
on
the
request,
in
accordance
with
12
CFR
618.8010(
b)(
3).
We
believe
that
evaluation
of
the
proposal
will
be
aided
by
public
comment.
Specifically,
we
request
comments
on
the
risks
inherent
in
offering
these
services,
such
as
the
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