[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38044-38045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18259]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5263-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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 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 and its expected 
cost and burden; where appropriate, it includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, (please refer to ICR #1760.01.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air Quality Policy and Standards

    Title: Significance of Effects Resulting From Exposure to Irritant 
Gases: A Survey of Respiratory Physicians and Scientists.
    Abstract: The Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) 
of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prepared a statistical 
survey to characterize the medical significance of respiratory effects 
in both children and adults that are attributable to exposure to 
irritant gases. Under section 109 of the Clean Air Act the EPA is 
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with reviewing and setting primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) to protect the public health from adverse effects of 
selected pollutants. The survey results will assist in determining what 
levels of symptoms and measurable outcomes should be considered adverse 
health effects, which the standards are intended to prevent. Overall, 
the project will benefit the Agency as it reviews and sets NAAQS for 
irritant gases such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. The 
EPA will collect information regarding the significance of health 
effects resulting from exposure to irritant gases by surveying members 
of the American Thoracic Society. The survey results will be stored in 
an OAQPS computer database.
    Burden Statement: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.4 hours per response, 
including time for reviewing instructions, and completing and mailing 
the survey.
    Respondents: Members of the American Thoracic Society.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 750 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden, 
to:

Sandy Farmer, ICR Number 1760.01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regulatory Information Division (2136), 401 M Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20460

      and

Chris Wolz, OMB #2060-XXXX, Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: July 13, 1995.
David Schwarz,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-18259 Filed 7-24-95; 8:45 am]
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