Notice2024-23473
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency To Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) Program: Post-Award Reporting and Public Outreach Information Collections (New)
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Published
October 10, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) Program: Post- Award Reporting and Public Outreach Information Collections (EPA ICR Number 2804.01, 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 22, 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 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82240-82241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23473]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OCFO-2024-0048; FRL-12333-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency To Advance
Reporting and Data (PREPARED) Program: Post-Award Reporting and Public
Outreach Information Collections (New)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Promoting Readiness and Enhancing
Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) Program: Post-
Award Reporting and Public Outreach Information Collections (EPA ICR
Number 2804.01, 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 22, 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 November 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OCFO-2024-0048 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#e4808b878f8190bb8b87828ba4819485ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1f1418101e0f2414181d143b1e0b1a551c140d">[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: Alex Valdez, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0375626f6766792d626f667b436673622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b5d4a474f4e51054a474e536b4e5b4a054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>;
phone: 202-564-1746.
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
February 22, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 13332). 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: To help expand historically underserved and overburdened
communities' access to critical resources, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) developed the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing
Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) Program. The
evidence-building technical assistance (TA) providers (thereafter
referenced as Providers) will operate in cooperative agreements with
EPA to remove barriers and improve access for communities who have
applied for or received financial assistance awards to tackle their
environmental justice concerns. The Providers will deliver TA and
training that is intended to enhance capacity in: grant application and
administration, collecting grant related data; meeting federal post-
award reporting requirements; project planning/design; and generating
information necessary for outcomes assessment, evaluation, and
identification of opportunities for improvement. With this Information
Collection Request (ICR), EPA seeks authorization to collect post-award
information from each Provider to track their progress. Collection of
this information enables EPA to assess and manage the PREPARED program,
which ensures responsible stewardship of public funds; rigorous
evidence-based learning and improvement; and transparent accountability
to the American public. This ICR also requests authorization for the
Providers to collect input and insights from communities who seek to
obtain technical assistance services, as well as stakeholders who have
valuable experience and expertise in community engagement and
empowerment. These information collections will enable the Providers to
document local priorities, needs, and norms to ensure that they develop
useful and relevant technical assistance and training services.
Furthermore, feedback about these services will enable the Providers to
conduct self-assessments to identify best practices and areas for
improvement.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance
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awards from the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to
Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) Program, community members,
stakeholders.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients
as per reporting requirements included in EPA regulations 2 CFR parts
200 and 1500, and voluntary for public outreach information collections
via surveys and focus groups.
Estimated number of respondents: 12 grant recipients and 4680
members of the public (over 3 years).
Frequency of response: Grant recipients will submit quarterly
progress reports. Public outreach information collections (via surveys
and focus groups) will occur throughout the life of the PREPARED
project, with no more than one response per instrument per respondent.
Total estimated burden: 3,234 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $116,142 (per year), there are no annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-23473 Filed 10-9-24; 8:45 am]
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