Notice2024-06475
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program
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Published
March 27, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program (EPA ICR Number 2801.01, OMB Control Number 2040- NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the 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 60 (Wednesday, March 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21252-21253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06475]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0087; FRL-11602-01-OW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment Request; Urban Waters Federal Partnership
Program
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), Urban Waters Federal
Partnership Program (EPA ICR Number 2801.01, OMB Control Number 2040-
NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before
doing so, the 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 May 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2024-0087, to the 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#1c736b3178737f7779685c796c7d327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a6bee4ada6aaa2acbd89acb9a8e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 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: Tara O'Hare, Partnership Programs
Branch, Oceans, Wetlands and Communities Division, Office of Wetlands,
Oceans and Watersheds, Mail Code 4504T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-564-8836; fax number: 202-566-1336; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deb1b6bfacbbf0aabfacbf9ebbaebff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7888f869582c993869586a7829786c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>.
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, the 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. The 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, the 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 Urban Waters Federal Partnership is a voluntary
program created in 2011 that seeks to reconnect urban communities,
particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed,
with their waterways to become stewards for clean urban waters. Working
with a diverse set of partners, the program seeks to help communities
restore and protect water quality and revitalize adjacent rural,
suburban, and urban neighborhoods throughout the watershed.
As part of its strategic planning efforts, the EPA encourages
programs to develop meaningful performance
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measures, set ambitious targets, and link budget expenditures to
results. Data collected under this ICR will assist the Urban Waters
Federal Partnership in demonstrating results and carrying out
evaluation efforts to ensure continual program improvement. In
addition, the data will help the EPA estimate the environmental and
programmatic impact of the program and evaluate the health of the
partnership at each location.
Form Numbers: * Forms not yet finalized in italics.
<bullet> Workplan Form 6100-084
<bullet> Annual Reporting Form 6100-085
<bullet> Partnership Evaluation Form 6100-083
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents consist of Urban Waters
Federal Partnership Ambassadors and a wide variety of organizations and
businesses that partner with Ambassadors at each Urban Waters Federal
Partnership designated location.
Respondent's obligation to respond: voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 2,806 (total).
Frequency of response: Urban Waters Federal Partnership designated
locations will submit a Workplan every other year. Urban Waters Federal
Partnership designated locations will submit Annual Reporting Forms and
Partnership Evaluation Forms each year.
Total estimated burden: 9,614 hours (per year) for both Respondents
and the EPA. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $671,346 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs for both
Respondents and the EPA.
Ann Ferrio,
Deputy Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.
[FR Doc. 2024-06475 Filed 3-26-24; 8:45 am]
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