Notice2021-22629
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; CEQ-EPA Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators and the President's Environmental Youth Awards Application
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Published
October 18, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "CEQ-EPA Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators and the President's Environmental Youth Awards Application" (EPA ICR No. 2524.03, OMB Control No. 2090- 0031) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a request for approval of an existing collection, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. 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 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22629]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9074-01-OA]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; CEQ-EPA
Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators and the
President's Environmental Youth Awards Application
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``CEQ-EPA Presidential Innovation
Award for Environmental Educators and the President's Environmental
Youth Awards Application'' (EPA ICR No. 2524.03, OMB Control No. 2090-
0031) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing
so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below. This is a request
for approval of an existing collection, which is currently approved
through April 30, 2022. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before December 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OA-2015-0553, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method),
by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90fff5f9bef4fff3fbf5e4d0f5e0f1bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bf4fef2b5fff4f8f0feefdbfeebfab5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Araujo, Office of the
Administrator, Office of Environmental Education, MC-1704A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2642; cell number: 202-441-8981;
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0d1c2d1c5dadf9edad1c6d9d5c2f0d5c0d19ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb9a899a8e9194d5919a8d929e89bb9e8b9ad59c948d">[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 public docket, visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: The purpose of this information collection request is to
collect information from applicants to select recipients for the
Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)
program and the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) program.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency), in
conjunction with the White House Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ), established the PIAEE program to meet the requirements of
Section 8(e) of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C.
5507(e)). The Agency established the PEYA program to meet the
requirements of Section 8(d) of the National Environmental Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 5507(d)).
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: K-12 teachers who teach on a full-
time basis in a public school that is operated by a local education
agency, including schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. For
this program, a local education agency is one as defined by section 198
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (now codified at
20 U.S.C. 7801(26)).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain information
from the applicants for PIAEE and PEYA program and assess certain
aspects of programs as established under Section 8(e) of the National
Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5507(e)) and Section 8(d) of the
National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5507(d)) respectively.
Estimated number of respondents: 75 (total per year) for the PIAEE
program and 250 (total per year) for the PEYA program.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Total estimated burden: 3225 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: For the PIAEE program, $32,288 (per year) for
75 applicants. For the PEYA program, $77,007 (per year) for 250
applicants. There are no capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Hiram Tanner,
Director, Office of Environmental Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-22629 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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