Notice2024-04875
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs
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Published
March 7, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, OMB Control Number 2090-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 document allows 60 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16558-16559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04875]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OCFO-2024-0107; FRL-11791-01-OCFO]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment Request; General Performance Reporting for
Assistance Programs
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), General Performance
Reporting for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, OMB Control
Number 2090-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). 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 document allows 60
days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OCFO-2024-0107, to EPA online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b7f5458505e4f6474787d747b5e4b5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca8ea5a9a1afbe9585898c858aafbaabe4ada5bc">[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,
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Washington, DC 20460; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b22322e39652a2a393f220b2e3b2a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2dbcbd7c09cd3d3c0c6dbf2d7c2d39cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone
number: 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 document 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="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 EPA's public docket, visit
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://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
document 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) awards
billions in funding for grants and other financial assistance
agreements, with recipients ranging from small non-profit organizations
to large state governments. With this Information Collection Request
(ICR), EPA seeks authorization to collect information to track progress
made by the Agency's financial assistance programs. Collection of this
information enables EPA to assess and manage its financial assistance
programs, which in turn ensures responsible stewardship of public
funds; rigorous evidence-based learning and improvement; and
transparent accountability to the American public. The information
requested under this ICR will be collected via performance report forms
submitted by recipients of financial assistance awards, which document
their planned and actual milestones, resources, activities, partners,
timelines, locations, audiences, outputs, and outcomes. These forms
include work plans, quality assurance documents, interim progress
reports, and final progress reports.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance
awards from EPA.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients
as per reporting requirements included in EPA regulations 2 CFR parts
200 and 1500.
Estimated number of respondents: Approximately 5,000.
Frequency of response: One work plan, one set of quality assurance
documents, variable numbers of interim progress reports, one final
progress report.
Total estimated burden: 74,500 hours per year.
Total estimated cost: $4,864,105 per year.
Katherine Dawes,
EPA Evaluation Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-04875 Filed 3-6-24; 8:45 am]
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