Notice2022-17386
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement (Reinstatement)
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August 12, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement (EPA ICR Number 2516.04 and OMB Control Number 2070-0199). This is a request to reinstate a previously approved ICR. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 1, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. The ICR, a copy of which is in the docket and briefly summarized in this document, describes the covered information collection activities, along with the Agency's estimated burden and cost. 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 155 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49826-49827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17386]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0838; FRL-10139-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Assessment of Environmental Performance
Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement (Reinstatement)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted the
following information collection request (ICR) to
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the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): Assessment of
Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal
Procurement (EPA ICR Number 2516.04 and OMB Control Number 2070-0199).
This is a request to reinstate a previously approved ICR. Public
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 1,
2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments. The ICR, a copy of which is in
the docket and briefly summarized in this document, describes the
covered information collection activities, along with the Agency's
estimated burden and cost. 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 September 12,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2014-0838, online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), or by mail to: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Docket Center, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460. For additional delivery options and information about EPA's
dockets, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>. 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: Katherine Sleasman, Regulatory Support
Branch, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 7101M,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone: (202) 566-1204; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abd8c7cecad8c6cac585c0cadfc3ced9c2c5ceebcedbca85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cab9a6afabb9a7aba4e4a1abbea2afb8a3a4af8aafbaabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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 accessing the EPA dockets, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR, which seeks to reinstate a previously approved
ICR, covers the information collection activities associated with the
Agency's evaluation of private sector standards and ecolabels under the
updated Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance
Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. EPA's goal in
developing this Framework is to create a transparent, fair, and
consistent approach to evaluate product environmental performance
standards and ecolabels for inclusion in EPA's Recommendations of
Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing
(``Recommendations''). The Recommendations help federal purchasers
identify and procure environmentally preferable products and services
which in turn, help to meet their sustainability goals and
requirements.
Form Numbers: EPA Form No. 9600-038.
Respondents/affected entities: Environmental performance standards
developers and ecolabels.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary. See 15 U.S.C. 3701
and 42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(11).
Estimated number of respondents: 100 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 707 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $45,322 (per year), which includes an
estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in the estimates: This is a reinstatement, so there is
currently no approved burden and costs. As described in more detail in
the ICR, the program has been modified based on the previously approved
activities associated with the 2016 pilot, including changes to the
criteria/questions, Framework submission template, and the process for
respondents. With this ICR, EPA is requesting approval for the average
respondent burden that is estimated to be 8.5 hours per response, based
on an average 12 hours for respondents that did not previously
participate in the pilot and an average 5 hours for respondents that
did previously participate in pilot.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-17386 Filed 8-11-22; 8:45 am]
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