Notice2024-19002
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Accomplishment Reporting
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Published
August 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2783.01, OMB Control Number 2090-New) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 6, 2024, 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 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68433-68434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19002]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OA-2023-0393; FRL-12211-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Accomplishment Reporting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
(GGRF) Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2783.01, OMB Control
Number 2090-New) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public
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comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February
6, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before September 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OA-2023-0393, 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#b4f0dbd7dfd1c0ebfbf9e7f4d1c4d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f1b303c343a2b0010120c1f3a2f3e71383029">[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.
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: Julie Zavala, Office of the GGRF,
Office of the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
0138; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e59594c587e5b4e5f10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96f1f1e4f0d6f3e6f7b8f1f9e0">[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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on February 6, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 8198). 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 collection of information from those
organizations that receive grants funding from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) under the authority of section 134 of the Clean
Air Act (CAA). CAA 134 was enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction
Act (IRA) and authorizes EPA to make competitive grants to states,
municipalities, Tribal governments, and eligible non-profit recipients
to implement the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a historic $27 billion
investment to combat the climate crisis by mobilizing financing and
private capital for greenhouse gas- and air pollution-reducing projects
in communities across the country. Within the GGRF, EPA designed three
programs; the National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF), Clean Communities
Investment Accelerator (CCIA), and Solar for All (SFA). This ICR covers
the collection of information under awards for all three programs. EPA
will use information from these reports as part of program-wide public
reporting, except to the extent such information includes CBI or PII
pursuant to 2 CFR 200.338. Information claimed as CBI in accordance
with this Notice will be disclosed only to the extent, and by means of
the procedures, set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of grants funding from
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the authority of
section 134 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). CAA 134 was enacted as part of
the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and authorizes EPA to make
competitive grants to states, municipalities, Tribal governments, and
eligible non-profit recipients to implement the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund.
Respondent's obligation to respond: required to obtain or retain a
benefit under section 134 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Estimated number of respondents: NCIF: 3, CCIA: 3, SFA: 60, Sub-
recipients: 25 (93 total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly, semi-annually, annually, or one-
time response, depending on instrument and respondent.
Total estimated burden: 560,131 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $37,450,170 (per year), which includes
$8,859,143 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: This is a new collection therefore there
is no change in burden.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-19002 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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