Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16.11.1998

Agency Information Collection Activities: Second Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Collection of Data from Industries with Cooling Water Intake Structures (EPA ICR No. 1828.02)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), this document announces the resubmission of the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Industry Screener Questionnaire: Phase I Cooling Water Intake Structures (EPA ICR number 1828.02). This resubmission responds to OMB's disapproval on September 21, 1998 of EPA ICR No. 1828.01, a prior version of this Information Collection Request. In its statement disapproving ICR number 1828.01, OMB directed EPA, among other things, to document that the information to be collected is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including the practical utility of the information being collected. The Disapproval Statement also raised issues concerning the burdensomeness of the screener questionnaire itself. As explained below, EPA believes that this resubmission addresses OMB's objections to the first ICR. EPA has revised the screener questionnaire since its first submission to OMB, resulting in a 40 hour reduction (from 50 to 10 hours) in the estimated time required to complete the screener. The ICR describes the