Notice2024-17308
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Environmental Justice Community Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting
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Published
August 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), Environmental Justice Community Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting (EPA ICR Number 7781.01, OMB Control Number 2035-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 for 60 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63940-63941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17308]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2024-0235; FRL-12020-01-OEJECR]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment Request; Environmental Justice Community
Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting
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
Community Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting (EPA ICR Number
7781.01, OMB Control Number 2035-NEW) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (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 for 60 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OEJECR-2024-0235, 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#e3a78c80888697bcacaeb0a3869382cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64200b070f01103b2b2937240114054a030b12">[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; telephone number: (202) 564-0214; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60091905124e0101121409200510014e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a1b1adbae6a9a9babca188adb8a9e6afa7be">[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 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 EPA makes competitive financial assistance awards to
support projects that tackle environmental, public health, and energy
challenges across the country. Historically, these investments have not
reached communities and groups who are overburdened by the effects of
pollution, environmental hazards, and climate change. To help get
resources and funding to underserved and overburdened communities, the
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) created the Environmental and Climate
Justice Block Grant Program (ECJP)--the largest investment in
environmental and climate justice in U.S. history--when it was signed
into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. The Community Change
Grants (CCG) are the final and most comprehensive piece of EPA's
implementation of ECJP IRA funding. This CCG program will provide
funding to communities and their partners to design, develop, and
implement multi-faceted, community-driven projects to protect public
health and the environment. With this ICR, EPA seeks authorization to
collect information to track progress made by the CCG grantees.
Collection of this information enables EPA to assess and manage this
program, which ensures responsible stewardship of public funds;
rigorous evidence-based learning and improvement; and transparent
accountability to the American public.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance
awards from the EJCCG program.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients
as per reporting requirements included in 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500.
Estimated number of respondents: 170 grantees.
Frequency of response: One work plan, quarterly progress reports
per year the grant is active; one final report.
Total estimated burden: 18,133 hours per year.
Total estimated cost: $614,357 per year.
Changes in the estimates: This is a new collection; therefore there
is no change in burden.
Laura Ebbert,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Environmental Justice, Office
of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2024-17308 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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