Notice2024-03457
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Environmental Justice CPS and G2G Programs: Post-Award Reporting and Public Outreach Information Collections
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Published
February 21, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Environmental Justice CPS and G2G Programs: Post-Award Reporting and Public Outreach Information Collections (EPA ICR Number 2807.01, OMB Control Number 2035-NEW) 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 a new collection. This notice allows for 60 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13079-13080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03457]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2024-0072; FRL-11749-01-OEJECR]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment Request; Environmental Justice CPS and G2G
Programs: Post-Award Reporting and Public Outreach Information
Collections
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), Environmental Justice
CPS and G2G Programs: Post-Award Reporting and Public Outreach
Information Collections (EPA ICR Number 2807.01, OMB Control Number
2035-NEW) 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 a new collection. This notice allows for 60 days for
public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OEJECR-2024-XXXX, to 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#1a5e7579717f6e455557495a7f6a7b347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c98da6aaa2acbd9686849a89acb9a8e7aea6bf">[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: Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e58c9c8097cb848497918ca5809584cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d1404180f531c1c0f09143d180d1c531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>;
phone: 202-564-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of a new
collection. 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.
This notice allows 60 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>.
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 forms of information technology. 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) makes
competitive financial assistance awards to support projects that tackle
environmental and public health challenges across the country. This is
accomplished by working directly with community-based nonprofit
organizations (CBOs) and state, local, territorial, and tribal
governments that have strong ties to the communities in which they are
working. To help get resources and funding to underserved and
overburdened communities EPA offers the Environmental Justice
Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) and Environmental Justice
Government to Government (EJG2G) cooperative agreement programs, which
are designed to address multi-statute environmental and/or public
health issues. The EJCPS and EJG2G grantees will operate in cooperative
agreements with EPA in their efforts to collaborate
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and partner with other stakeholders to develop solutions that will
significantly address environmental and/or public health issue(s) in
communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and
risks. With this Information Collection Request (ICR), EPA seeks
authorization to collect information to track progress made by the
EJCPS and EJG2G grantees and their partnerships. Collection of this
information enables EPA to assess and manage these two programs, which
ensures responsible stewardship of public funds; rigorous evidence-
based learning and improvement; and transparent accountability to the
American public. This ICR also requests authorization for the grantees
to collect input and insights from communities who seek to benefit from
project services, as well as stakeholders who have valuable experience
and expertise in community engagement and empowerment. These
information collections will enable the grantees to document local
priorities, needs, and norms to ensure that they develop useful and
relevant projects and training services. Furthermore, feedback about
these services will enable the grantees to conduct self-assessments to
identify best practices and areas for improvement.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance
awards from the EJCPS and EJG2G programs; stakeholders; community
members.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients
as per reporting requirements included in EPA regulations 2 CFR parts
200 and 1500, and voluntary for public outreach information collections
via surveys and focus groups.
Estimated number of respondents: 186 grantees and approximately
7,000 members of the public.
Frequency of response: One work plan, two semi-annual progress
reports per year the grant is active; one final report. Variable
numbers of surveys and focus groups per year.
Total estimated burden: 24,699 hours per year.
Total estimated cost: $835,759 per year.
Changes in the estimates: This is a new collection; therefore there
is no change in burden.
Jacob Burney,
Director, Grants Management Division, Office of Community Support,
Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2024-03457 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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