Notice2022-08709
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Safer Choice Program Product and Partner Recognition Activities
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April 25, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Safer Choice Program Product and Partner Recognition Activities, (EPA ICR Number 2692.01, OMB Control Number 2070-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request to renew and combine the approval of two existing ICRs (2070-0178 and 2070-0189) that are currently approved through May 31, 2022, and November 30, 2022, respectively. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 28, 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 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24298-24299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08709]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0245; FRL-9784-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Safer Choice Program Product and
Partner Recognition Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Safer Choice Program Product and
Partner Recognition Activities, (EPA ICR Number 2692.01, OMB Control
Number 2070-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a request to renew and combine the approval of two existing
ICRs (2070-0178 and 2070-0189) that are currently approved through May
31, 2022, and November 30, 2022, respectively. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on June 28, 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 May 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2021-0245, 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.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
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. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. For additional information about
EPA's public docket, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General contact: Katherine Sleasman,
Mission Support Division, 7101M, Office of Program Support, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 566-1204; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98ebf4fdf9ebf5f9f6b6f3f9ecf0fdeaf1f6fdd8fde8f9b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c7f60696d7f616d6222676d7864697e6562694c697c6d226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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Technical contact: Linda Rutsch, Data Gathering and Analysis
Division, 7406M, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9924; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8af8fffef9e9e2a4e6e3e4eeebcaeffaeba4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93e1e6e7e0f0fbbdfffafdf7f2d3f6e3f2bdf4fce5">[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 will cover the information collection activities
and burden associated with the reporting and recordkeeping obligations
of individuals, businesses, organizations, and government entities
participating in or collaborating with EPA's Safer Choice program. The
programs are designed to: Improve data efficiency by electronic data
collection via a cloud-based Salesforce system called the Safer Choice
Community; monitor the public's awareness of the Safer Choice program
and label; and clarify the Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
application process and form.
Form numbers: 9600-017, 9600-018, 9600-019, 9600-020, 9600-21,
9600-022, and 9600-023.
Respondents/affected entities: The ICR provides a list of the North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes associated with
the various industries most likely affected by the paperwork activities
covered in this ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated number of respondents: 7,566 (total).
Total estimated burden: 9,696 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $751,942 (per year). This includes an
estimated burden cost of $206,342 and an estimated cost of $545,600 for
non-burden hour paperwork costs, e.g., capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the estimates: The total combined burden from the two
approved ICRs that are being combined in this request is 7,118 hours
(4,788 hours and 2,330 hours, respectively). The total burden requested
for this ICR is 9,696 hours, resulting in an overall increase of 2,578
hours from the estimated combined burden compared with that currently
approved by OMB. The difference is primarily due to the inclusion of
the activities and burden associated with Partner of the Year Award
activities (1,575 hours) and minor adjustments were made in EPA's
estimates of the number of respondents and of the burden. Specifically,
the burden for previously approved EPA ICR No. 2487.02 increased by
1,003 hours (from 2,330 to 3,333 hours). The burden for previously
approved EPA ICR No. 2302.03 has not changed, remaining at 4,788 hours.
The total combined cost for the existing ICRs is $545,600 ($545,600 and
$0, respectively). The total cost requested for this ICR remains the
same. These changes are adjustments.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-08709 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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