1994年2月10日提出的信息收集规则（ICR）是有史以来在固定时间内收集数据的最雄心勃勃的全国性努力。美国环境保护局（USEPA）正在制定最终规则，由于技术和行政问题，最终规则被推迟。目前预计该规则将于1995年6月颁布，监测工作将于1995年10月开始。据估计，实施这项规定将使水务行业损失1.3亿美元。 ICR草案的概述发表在1993年10月的《华尔街日报》上。提议的ICR符合该专栏中概述的要求，但在1994年6月的后续文章中进行了几处修改和讨论。随着最终规则的制定，该机构正在进行更多的修改和完善，以解决拟议规则中的弱点，并简化实施。本文讨论了当前对几个关键问题的思考，并向公用事业公司提出了准备ICR的建议。 包括10个参考文献和表格。

The Information Collection Rule (ICR), proposed February 10, 1994, is the most ambitious nationwide effort to collect data over a fixed period of time ever attempted. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is in the process of developing the final rule, which has been delayed because of technical and administrative issues. Promulgation of the rule is now anticipated in June 1995, with monitoring scheduled to begin in October 1995. It has been estimated that implementation of the rule will cost the water industry $130 million. An overview of the draft ICR was published in the October 1993 issue of the JOURNAL. The proposed ICR was consistent with the requirements summarized in that column, but several changes were made and discussed in a followup article in the June 1994 issue. As the final rule is prepared, the agency is developing additional changes and refinements to address weaknesses in the proposed rule and to ease implementation. The current thinking on several key issues is discussed here, and suggestions for preparing for the ICR are offered to utilities. Includes 10 references, tables.