Notice2022-04124
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's National Fish Program (Renewal)
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February 28, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA's National Fish Program (EPA ICR Number 1959.07, OMB Control Number 2040-0226) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 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 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11066-11067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04124]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0350; FRL-9616-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; EPA's National Fish Program (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), EPA's National Fish Program (EPA
ICR Number 1959.07, OMB Control Number 2040-0226) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 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 March 30,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2014-0350, to (1) EPA 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#a6e9f18be2c9c5cdc3d2e6c3d6c788c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="135c443e577c70787667537663723d747c65">[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.
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: CDR Samantha Fontenelle, Office of
Water, Office of Science and Technology, Standards and Health
Protection Division (4305T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
566-2083; fax number: (202) 566-0409; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61070e0f15040f040d0d044f12000c000f150900210411004f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07616869736269626b6b622974666a6669736f664762776629606871">[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="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR is for voluntary information collections under
the National Fish Program. These information collections would help EPA
advance equitable and effective fish advisory programs that protect
recreational and subsistence fishers and other underserved populations
from consumption of contaminated fish. This information is collected
under the authority of section 104 of the Clean Water Act, which
provides for the collection of information to be used to protect human
health and the environment. The information to be collected on a
voluntary basis would include the following: Fish advisory information
and fish tissue data collected to assist in making advisory decisions;
state or tribal fish program information for the National Fish Advisory
Program Evaluation; and, technical program information from
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time to time. EPA would analyze the information to determine what
science, guidance, technical assistance, and nationwide information are
needed to help state and tribes have equitable and effective fish
advisory programs. In addition, EPA would also use the information
provided to facilitate information sharing and to ensure guidance
documents are useful and technically accurate.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: The 50 states, the District of
Columbia, the five territories, authorized tribes with EPA-approved
water quality standards (WQS), and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and
Wildlife Commission.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (Clean Water Act,
Section 104)
Estimated number of respondents: Up to 103 (total).
Frequency of response: Once in 3-year period for some collections;
periodically for one collection.
Total estimated burden: 1,185 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $65,268.77 (per year), includes $6,000
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 607 hours in the
total estimated annual respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to EPA's efforts to
advance equity and environmental justice in fish advisory programs. EPA
is adding information collections to help EPA determine what science,
guidance, technical assistance, and nationwide information are needed
to help state and tribes have equitable and effective fish advisory
programs that protect recreational and subsistence fishers and other
underserved populations from consumption of contaminated fish. In
addition, EPA will also use the information provided to facilitate
information sharing and to ensure guidance documents are useful and
technically accurate. The increase pertains to the addition of three
voluntary information collections as part of implementing the EPA
national advisory program: Information on state and tribal fish
advisories; state and tribal program information for the National Fish
Advisory Program Evaluation; and, technical program information from
time to time.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-04124 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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