[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11635-11636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6723]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5443-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities Up for Renewal; Request
for Comments: Beach Closing Survey Report on the Great Lakes (OMB
Control Number 2090-003)
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 EPA is planning to submit the
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of
the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 20, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Great Lakes National Program Office, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, G-9J, Chicago, IL 60604-
3590.
Request copy of Beach Closing Survey questionnaire from David C.
Rockwell, Environmental Scientist at the above address or locate
electronically at http://glnpogis2.r05.epa.gov/glnpo/glnpo.html
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David C. Rockwell, phone (313) 353-
1373; fax: (312) 353-2018; email: Rockwell.D[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected entities: Entities affected by this
action are city and county public health agencies involved with
monitoring bathing beach water quality.
Title: Beach Closing Survey Report on the Great Lakes, OMB Control
Number 2090-0003, August 31, 1999.
Abstract: This information collection will provide a summary report
on the number and extent of beaches closed in the Great Lakes Basin.
The information is used to respond to public inquiry about bathing
beach recreational water quality. Response by county or city public
health agencies to this collection of information is voluntary. The
information collected consists of public records and is not of a
sensitive nature.
A Federal 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. The
Great Lakes National Program Office sends twelve questions (contact
David Rockwell for copy) to county or city public health agency
officials who maintain beach closing information as a matter of public
record for the public bathing beaches under their jurisdiction. The
twelve questions have been answered in prior years. The respondent is
provided with a copy of the previous year questionnaire, along with the
questionnaire for the current year, and asked to note if there were any
beaches closed. Questions six and seven are answered every year. Other
questions may not require answers if conditions or procedures have not
changed. There have been approximately 100 inquiries sent with near 100
percent response. A summary report allows the Great Lakes National
Program Manager, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
to report promptly the annual status of beaches closed to anyone
seeking this information. The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Burden Statement: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per questionnaire
response.
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Dated: March 1, 1996.
Vicki Thomas,
Acting Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 96-6723 Filed 3-19-96; 8:45 am]
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