Notice2024-22306
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (Renewal)
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Published
September 30, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (EPA ICR Number 2002.09, OMB Control Number 2025-0003) 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 proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. This notice allows for 60 days of public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79583-79584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22306]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2011-0096; FRL-11908-01-OMS]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cross-
Media Electronic Reporting Rule (Renewal)
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), Cross-Media Electronic
Reporting Rule (EPA ICR Number 2002.09, OMB Control Number 2025-0003)
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 proposed extension
of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. This
notice allows for 60 days of public comments.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2011-0096, 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#7f1b101c141a0b2010120c3f1a0f1e51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15717a767e70614a7a7866557065743b727a63">[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: Nathan Wilkes, Office of Information
Management, Office of Mission Support (2824T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-566-0335; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65120c090e00164b0b04110d040b250015044b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7a646166687e23636c79656c634d687d6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq), 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 automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. 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 notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: The scope of this ICR is the electronic reporting
components of the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR),
which is designed to: (i) allow EPA to comply with the Government
Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998; (ii) provide a uniform, technology-
neutral framework for electronic reporting across all EPA programs;
(iii) allow EPA programs to offer electronic reporting as they become
ready for CROMERR; and (iv) provide states with a streamlined process--
together with a uniform set of standards--for approval of their
electronic reporting provisions for all their EPA-authorized programs.
Responses to the collection of information are voluntary. In order to
accommodate CBI, the information collected must be in accordance with
the confidentiality regulations set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
Additionally, EPA will ensure that the information collection
procedures comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 and the OMB Circular
108.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities that report electronically
to EPA and state or local government authorized programs; and state and
local government authorized programs implementing electronic reporting.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain
or retain a benefit (CROMERR was established to ensure compliance with
the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA)).
Estimated number of respondents: About 144,800 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: About 117,000 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: About $7,177,800 (per year), includes
$1,276,700 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The annual respondent burden estimate in the
currently approved CROMERR ICR (EPA ICR Number 2002.08) is 81,985
hours. The annual respondent burden estimate for this ICR (EPA ICR
Number 2002.09) is anticipated to be about 117,000 hours. This
represents an increase of 35,015 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.
The increase in respondent burden can be attributed primarily to an
estimated increase in the annual number of registrants with EPA's
electronic document receiving system (i.e., the Central Data Exchange
(CDX)) over the past three years. In addition, as a result of
technological improvements, the Agency now is able to obtain real world
data on the frequency and amount of time a respondent spends accessing
CDX pages and features. Based on this information, EPA has revised the
burden estimates associated with some of the CDX registration and
identity proofing activities. The Agency believes that the revised
burden estimates more accurately reflect the resources spent by
respondents conducting the various CDX activities. The overall change
in respondent burden is considered an ``adjustment,'' because it
results from changes in the respondent universe estimates used in the
development of the ICR.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-22306 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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