49770
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
160
/
Tuesday,
August
19,
2003
/
Notices
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20503.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Jane
Ephremides,
Resources
Management
and
Evaluation
Staff,
Office
of
Wastewater
Management,
Office
of
Water,
Mail
Code:
4201M
,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
0643;
fax
number:
(
202)
301
 
2399;
e­
mail
address:
ephremides.
jane@
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
May
8,
2003
(
68
FR
24374),
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.
OW
 
2003
 
0027,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Water
Docket
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
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
2426.
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:
State
Water
Quality
Program
Management
Resource
(
Gap)
Analysis.
Abstract:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA),
in
partnership
with
States,
is
conducting
this
voluntary
State
Water
Quality
Management
Resource
Analysis
(
Gap
Analysis)
to
help
enumerate
current
and
future
funding
needs
and
to
help
identify
innovative
strategies
for
reducing
resource
gaps.
To
gather
preliminary
information
in
a
short
time
frame,
the
Gap
Analysis
was
originally
divided
into
two
phases.
Phase
I
consisted
of
the
development
of
an
initial,
national
estimate
of
the
resource
gap
faced
by
water
quality
management
programs
to
provide
a
general
idea
of
the
magnitude
of
the
resource
gap
faced
by
States.
Phase
II
of
the
Gap
Analysis
involved
developing
a
detailed,
activity­
based
workload
model
to
provide
a
common
framework
and
consistent
methodology
for
States
and
EPA
to
estimate
the
cost
to
the
States
to
meet
the
objectives
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
over
the
next
five
years.
In
order
to
complete
the
model,
EPA's
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
(
OWM)
gathered
data
from
21
States
on
current
and
future
resources
needed
for
water
quality
management
activities.
Phase
III
of
the
Gap
Analysis
will
build
upon
the
information
collected
in
Phase
II,
which
used
an
estimate
of
current
State
expenditures
on
water
quality
activities.
Under
Phase
III,
States
will
complete
a
portion
of
the
Phase
II
modules
to
update
the
needs
numbers
to
reflect
regulatory
changes
or
changes
to
their
programs.
In
addition,
States
will
be
asked
to
complete
an
activity­
based
model
for
current
expenditures
that
mirrors
the
model
for
needs.
This
baseline
spending
data
will
allow
the
States
and
EPA
to
more
accurately
estimate
the
gap
between
expenditures
and
needed
resources.
Phase
III
of
the
Gap
Analysis
is
a
onetime
collection
effort
by
OWM,
and
responses
to
this
information
collection
request
(
ICR)
are
voluntary.
The
collection
is
necessary
to
develop
an
estimate
of
the
gap
in
resources
facing
water
quality
management
programs,
both
for
individual
States
and
the
nation.
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
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
in
40
CFR
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
are
identified
on
the
form
and/
or
instrument,
if
applicable.
Burden
Statement:
EPA
estimates
the
burden
to
be
61
hours
per
respondent
for
each
respondent
that
chooses
to
submit
information.
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:
State
water
quality
management
programs.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
20.
Frequency
of
Response:
One
time.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
1207.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Cost:
$
37,648,
includes
$
0
annualized
capital
or
O&
M
costs.
Changes
in
the
Estimates:
There
is
a
decrease
of
2396
hours
in
the
total
estimated
burden
currently
identified
in
the
OMB
Inventory
of
Approved
ICR
Burdens.
This
decrease
is
a
result
of
a
different
phase
of
a
voluntary,
one­
time
information
collection
and
is
due
to
changes
in
program
requirements
and
an
adjustment
to
the
original
estimates.

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

BILLING
CODE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OAR
 
2003
 
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FRL
 
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Agency
Information
Collection
Activities;
Submission
of
EPA
ICR
No.
0222.07
(
OMB
No.
2060
 
0086)
to
OMB
for
Review
and
Approval;
Comment
Request
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).

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160
/
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August
19,
2003
/
Notices
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval:
Investigation
into
Possible
Noncompliance
of
Motor
Vehicles
with
Federal
Emissions
Standards.
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:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
in
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Richard
W
Nash,
Certification
and
Compliance
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
2000
Traverwood
Dr,
Ann
Arbor
MI
48105,
(
734)
214
 
4412,
nash.
dick@
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
21
March
2003
(
68
FR
13909)
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
 
0011,
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
OMB
and
EPA
within
30
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
(
1)
Mail
your
comments
to
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,
and
(
2)
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
e­
mail
to
a­
andr
docket@
epamail.
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation
Docket,
Mailcode
6102T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
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:
Investigation
into
Possible
Noncompliance
of
Motor
Vehicles
with
Federal
Emissions
Standards
(
OMB
Control
Number
2060
 
0086,
EPA
ICR
Number
0222.07).
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing
approved
collection
that
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
31
August
2003.
Under
OMB
regulations,
the
Agency
may
continue
to
conduct
or
sponsor
the
collection
of
information
while
this
submission
is
pending
at
OMB.
Abstract:
As
part
of
an
integrated
compliance
program,
EPA
occasionally
needs
to
evaluate
the
emission
performance
of
in­
use
motor
vehicles.
In
order
to
perform
this
function,
EPA
must
solicit
certain
information
from
the
vehicle
owner/
lessee.
Participation
in
the
information
survey,
as
well
as
the
vehicle
evaluation,
is
strictly
voluntary.
Typically,
a
group
of
25
potential
participants
is
identified.
They
are
asked
to
return
a
postcard
indicating
their
willingness
to
participate
and
if
so,
to
verify
some
limited
vehicle
information.
They
are
also
asked
when
it
would
be
suitable
to
contact
them.
Those
willing
to
participate
are
called
and
asked
about
a
half
dozen
questions
concerning
vehicle
condition,
operation
and
maintenance.
Depending
on
owner/
lessee
response,
additional
groups
of
potential
participants
may
be
contacted
until
a
sufficient
number
of
vehicles
has
been
obtained.
Information
collected
is
used
to
assure
that
vehicles
procured
meet
certain
criteria.
For
example,
since
a
manufacturer's
responsibility
to
recall
passenger
cars
is
limited
to
10
years
of
age
or
100,000
miles
of
use,
vehicles
tested
to
establish
potential
recall
liability
must
also
meet
those
criteria.
Other
testing
programs
and
vehicle
types
have
different
criteria.
All
information
is
publicly
available.
The
previous
description
generally
describes
how
EPA
obtains
information
on
in­
use
passenger
cars
and
light
trucks
from
individual
owners
and
lessees.
Heavy
duty
trucks,
those
commonly
referred
to
as
over
``
3 
4
ton''
capacity,
are
usually
employed
commercially;
typically
they
are
part
of
a
``
fleet''
of
identical
(
or
very
similar)
vehicles.
Consequently,
EPA
employs
a
slightly
different
method
to
obtain
them.
Potential
owners/
lessees
can
be
found
in
registration
lists;
engine
manufacturers
will
also
supply
identities
of
their
customers.
Occasionally,
a
fleet
operator
will
contact
EPA
and
volunteer
to
participate.
Once
potential
sources
are
identified,
EPA
will
make
a
brief
telephone
call
to
the
fleet
managers
to
ascertain
if
they
wish
to
participate.
If
the
response
is
positive,
EPA
will
visit
the
fleet
to
inspect
vehicles
and
review
maintenance
records.
(
Fleets
typically
keep
very
good
records
on
each
vehicle;
EPA
can
quickly
determine
if
a
particular
unit
is
acceptable.)
A
single
fleet
can
supply
multiple
vehicles
and,
typically,
is
quite
willing
to
participate.
Therefore,
EPA
makes
far
fewer
inquiries
than
with
individual
owners
of
light
vehicles.
Based
on
comments,
EPA
may
decide
to
address
light
and
heavy
duty
vehicles
separately.
EPA
uses
several
techniques
in
selecting
the
class
or
category
of
motor
vehicles
to
be
evaluated.
First,
if
based
on
other
information
(
e.
g.,
defect
reports,
service
bulletins)
there
is
a
suspicion
that
a
problem
exists;
EPA
may
target
a
particular
group.
Second,
groups
with
a
large
number
of
vehicles
have
potential
for
significant
air
quality
effects;
they
may
be
selected
for
that
reason.
New
emission
control
technology
without
a
proven
history
is
another
factor
in
making
selections.
Finally,
some
vehicle
classes
are
selected
on
a
random
basis.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
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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.
03
 
21186
Filed
8
 
18
 
03;
8:
45
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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