Notice2023-03818
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal)
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Published
February 24, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 2219.07, OMB Control Number 2020-0032), 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 February 28, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11911-11912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03818]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0494; FRL-10743-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Tips and Complaints Regarding
Environmental Violations (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 2219.07, OMB Control
Number 2020-0032), 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 February 28, 2023. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on June 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0494, 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#c4a0aba7afa1b0eaaba1a7a584a1b4a5eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="375358545c524319585254567752475619505841">[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: Michael Le Desma; Legal Counsel
Division; Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training;
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Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal
Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: (303) 462-9453; fax number:
(303) 462-9075; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8949d9c9d8b9599d695919b90999d94b89d8899d69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="acc0c9c8c9dfc1cd82c1c5cfc4cdc9c0ecc9dccd82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through February 28, 2023. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on June 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 35763). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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>.
Abstract: EPA tips and complaints web form is intended to provide
an easy and convenient means by which members of the public can supply
information to EPA regarding suspected violations of environmental law.
The decision to provide a tip or complaint is entirely voluntary and
use of the webform when supplying a tip or complaint is also entirely
voluntary. Tippers need not supply contact information or other
personal identifiers. Those who do supply such information, however,
should know that this information may be shared by EPA with appropriate
administrative, law enforcement, and judicial entities engaged in
investigating or adjudicating the tip or complaint.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Members of the general public as
well as employees of any company subject to federal environmental
regulation. There is no specific industry or group of industries about
which EPA expects tips or complaints.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 1,585 per month (total).
Frequency of response: Generally, a one-time response.
Total estimated burden: 9,510 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $487,673 (per year), includes no annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 924 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that
tips and complaints are being filed at a higher rate than originally
anticipated, a strong indication of the success of this program. Some
questions have been removed and a single question has been added, with
no expected net change in estimated burden per respondent.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-03818 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]
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