Notice2024-11778
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; School Integrated Pest Management Awards Program (Renewal)
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Published
May 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), School Integrated Pest Management Awards Program, (EPA ICR Number 2531.03 and OMB Control Number 2070- 0200) 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 May 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46396-46397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11778]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0335; FRL-12007-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; School Integrated Pest Management Awards Program (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), School Integrated Pest Management
Awards Program, (EPA ICR Number 2531.03 and OMB Control Number 2070-
0200) 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 May
31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on August 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2023-0335, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method) 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
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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: Carolyn Siu, Office of Program Support
(7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0335; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dba8b2aef5b8baa9b4b7a2b59bbeabbaf5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4978d91ca8785968b889d8aa4819485ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through March 31, 2024. 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 August 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 55039). 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: This ICR covers the paperwork activities associated with
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new program to encourage the
use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as the preferred approach to
pest control in the nation's schools. IPM is a smart, sensible, and
sustainable approach to pest control that emphasizes the remediation of
pest conducive conditions. IPM combines a variety of pest management
practices to provide effective, economical pest control with the least
possible hazard to people, property, and the environment. These
practices involve exclusion of pests, maintenance of sanitation, and
the judicious use of pesticides.
EPA's vision is that all students in the U.S. will experience the
benefits provided by an IPM program in their school district. The
Agency's IPM implementation efforts are based on a wholesale approach
aimed at kindergarten through 12th grade public and Tribal schools. The
Agency intends to use the information collected through this ICR to
encourage school districts to implement IPM programs and to recognize
those that have attained a notable level of success. Since IPM
implementation occurs along a continuum, the School IPM (SIPM)
incentive program will recognize each milestone step a school district
must take to begin, grow, and sustain an IPM program.
This program has five award categories--Great Start, Leadership,
Excellence, Sustained Excellence, and Connector. The first four
categories are stepwise levels that are reflective of the effort,
experience, and, ultimately, success that results from implementing
EPA-recommended IPM tactics that protect human health and the
environment. Schools with pest infestations are not only exposed to
potential harm to health and property, but also to stigmatization. The
SIPM recognition program will give districts across the nation the
opportunity to receive positive reinforcement through public
recognition of their efforts in implementing pest prevention and
management strategies.
Form numbers: 9600-054.
Respondents/affected entities: School districts or entities that
represent them, which include the following North American Industry
Classification System (NACIS) Codes: 6111--Elementary and Secondary
Schools, 6244--Child Day Care Services, 56172--Janitorial Services,
56173--Landscaping Services, 56171--Exterminating and Pest Control
Services, and 5617--Services to Buildings and Dwellings.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary but required to
retain a benefit.
Estimated number of respondents: 53 (total).
Frequency of response: Occasionally.
Total estimated burden: 914 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $98,358 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There are minor corrections to the burden
from the last renewal for the Great Start, Model of Sustained
Excellence and the Connector Award which were miscalculated but still
reflect no change in the actual burden. There were no changes in the
number of respondents and the Agency burden hours over the previous
renewal cycle. The only change is that the cost estimates were updated
using the May 2022 wage rates. This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-11778 Filed 5-28-24; 8:45 am]
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