Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 14, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to obtain a

copy of this ICR contact Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Research and Development

Title: Information Collection Request (ICR) for the National Human

Exposure Assessment (NHEXAS) Phase I Field Studies (EPA ICR No.

1701.01).

Abstract: This is a new collection of information in support of the

pilot testing phase of the NHEXAS program, a program sponsored by EPA's

Office of Research and Development. Many groups, including the EPA's

Science Advisory Board, the National Academy of Science, and the U.S.

Congress, have recognized the need to improve exposure assessments to

better estimate the magnitude, likelihood, and uncertainty of

environmentally-induced health effects. To address this need, the

NHEXAS program has been established to document the fact, distribution,

and determinants of exposure to pollutants experienced by the U.S.

population and to monitor geographic and temporal trends in exposure.

NHEXAS Phase I will provide critical information to evaluate and

improve the design and execution of the full-scale NHEXAS survey.

NHEXAS Phase I consists of three separate field studies conducted

in two regions of the country. The activities of each field study will

include: (1) Administering questionnaires to respondents, (2) sampling

potential sources of pollutants (dust, tap water, indoor air, etc.)

from respondent homes, and (3) biological sampling (blood, urine, hair,

etc.) of respondents. Respondents will be asked to provide: (1)

Descriptive information characterizing their living quarters and fellow

occupants, (2) baseline information on the individual and usual

frequency of their daily activities, (3) technical information on their

home and the presence of pollutant sources in their home, (4)

information on infrequent activities they exhibited during the sample

period, (5) detailed activity and location (time diary) information,

and (6) 24-hour dietary information.

The EPA will gather the information, conduct quality assurance and

control on the information, and use the information to design the

national NHEXAS survey.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 5 hours per response including the

time for reviewing instructions, gathering information and completing

and reviewing the information.

Respondents: Individuals or households that have volunteered and

were selected to participate in NHEXAS Phase I.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,796.

Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Frequency of Collection: One time.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,265 hours.

Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the

burden to: Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Information Policy Branch (2136), 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460;

and Timothy Hunt, Office of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC

20501.

Dated: July 28, 1994.

Jane Stewart,

Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division.

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