Notice2021-19334
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys
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September 8, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys (EPA ICR Number 2679.01, OMB Control Number 2003-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 3, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50346-50347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19334]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R03-CBP-2021-0235; FRL-8955-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship
Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen
Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys (EPA
ICR Number 2679.01, OMB Control Number 2003-NEW) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new
collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on May 3, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 8,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-R03-
CBP-2021-0235 online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method)
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tuana Phillips, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region III--Chesapeake Bay Program Office, mail code:
3CB10, Annapolis City Marina, Suite 109, 410 Severn Ave., Annapolis, MD
21403; telephone number: (410)-267-5704; fax number: 1-410-267-5777;
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#603008090c0c0910134e1415010e01200510014e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64340c0d08080d14174a1011050a05240114054a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's
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public docket, visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Chesapeake Bay Program (the Program) is interested in tracking its
progress at attaining its goals under the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Agreement (the Agreement). To do this, the Program plans to implement
three surveys: The Citizen Stewardship Survey, the Diversity Profile
Survey, and the Local Leadership Survey.
EPA has specified the target audience and the implementation
approach for each to maximize the data that can be obtained. The
Citizen Stewardship Survey will be implemented as a multi-mode survey
that includes phone, web, and mail components of residents living the
Chesapeake Bay area, stratified by jurisdiction (states and the
District of Columbia). The Diversity Profile Survey will be implemented
among people who work on partnership efforts within the Bay area as a
web-based survey. The Local Leadership Survey will be implemented among
state and local elected officials involved in policy making in the Bay
area also as a web-based survey.
The Program will be using the data from these three surveys to
track it progress under the Stewardship goal of the 2014 Agreement. The
Stewardship goal includes three outcomes: (1) Citizen Stewardship, (2)
Local Leadership, and (3) Diversity. Three surveys under this ICR each
address one of the outcomes and contributes to EPA's Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals (EPA Goal 1, A Cleaner,
Healthier Environment; Objective 1.2: Provide for Clean and Safe
Water).
Each of the surveys under this ICR were funded and implemented by
other partners in the Chesapeake Bay area in prior years. The Program
determined that the best approach for continued implementation of these
surveys would be for the EPA assume the responsibility for implementing
these surveys; thus, EPA is seeking approval for implementing these
surveys under this ICR.
Collecting these data and publishing them for public review will
allow the public to track how well the Agreement is working to preserve
and protect the Chesapeake Bay region from the standpoint of the
Stewardship goal outlined in the Agreement. Overall, the Agreement
contains 10 goals and their associated outcomes; data for the other
nine goals are collected through other means. Combining the data for
Stewardship goal outcomes from these surveys with the data for the
other nine goals will provide the public will have a comprehensive
picture of the progress being made to preserve and protect Chesapeake
Bay.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Stewardship survey: Members of the
general public; Local Leaders survey: Individuals in local government
leadership roles; Diversity Profile survey: Individuals working at
organizations to conserve/restore Chesapeake Bay.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 6,430 (total).
Frequency of response: Once.
Total estimated burden: 2,298 hours (total). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $100,931 (total), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-19334 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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