Notice2024-25417
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Brownfields Competitive Grants and Noncompetitive Funding Programs
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Published
November 1, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Brownfields Competitive Grants and Noncompetitive Funding Programs (EPA ICR Number 7789.01, OMB Control Number 2050-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 notice allows for 60 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87367-87368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25417]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0489; 12346-01-OLEM]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment Request; Brownfields Competitive Grants and
Noncompetitive Funding Programs
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), Brownfields Competitive
Grants and Noncompetitive Funding Programs (EPA ICR Number 7789.01, OMB
Control Number 2050-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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 notice allows for 60
days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 31, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2024-0489, 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#4624273428233568252e342f35322f28270623362768212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19390839f9482df929983988285989f90b1948190df969e87">[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: Christina Barnes, Office of
Brownfields and Land Revitalization, (5105T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 566-0943; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#432122312d26306d202b312a30372a2d22032633226d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5634372438332578353e243f25223f38371633263778313920">[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 notice 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="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>.
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 notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: This ICR describes the burden of activities for the
collection of information from those organizations and entities that
apply for cooperative agreements from EPA under the authority of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and
Local Development (BUILD) Act (Pub. L. 115-141). Subtitle A of
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CERCLA, as amended, authorizes EPA to award grants or cooperative
agreements to states, Tribal Nations, local governments, and other
eligible entities to support the assessment and cleanup of brownfields
properties, and subtitle C authorizes a noncompetitive $50 million
program to establish and enhance state and Tribal response programs.
The authority for these financial assistance programs is codified at
CERCLA 104(k) and CERCLA 128(a) respectively. Congress appropriates
specific amounts of funding for both programs in EPA's State and Tribal
Assistance Grant account.
With this ICR, EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
(OBLR) seeks authorization to collect information from grant applicants
and noncompetitive funding requesters using several standard
instruments (templates) that will streamline the data collection effort
and improve the quality, efficiency, and fairness of the competitions
and allocations. EPA estimates that all respondents who voluntarily
respond to this information collection by electing to participate in
the Brownfields Program have determined that the expected benefits of
participation outweigh any burden associated with preparing the
response.
This new ICR provides the burden estimate for activities associated
with optional applicant use instruments, and EPA review of the
submissions; and seeks approval for seven standard application/request
templates. EPA's goal in providing these templates is to provide an
example for applicants and requesters of how the information in an
application or funding request can be presented. Applicants and
requesters who choose not to use the sample formats for providing
information will not be punished. However, when the information in an
application or funding request is presented using a standard format,
EPA staff can review applications and funding requests more
efficiently.
Form Numbers: OMB Control Number: 2050-NEW; EPA ICR Number:
7789.01.
Respondents/affected entities: State/local/tribal governments; Non-
Profits.
Respondent's obligation to respond: required to obtain or retain a
benefit (2 CFR part 1500).
Estimated number of respondents: 1,215 (total).
Frequency of response: Annually.
Total estimated burden: 7,865 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,060,540.53 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase or decrease of hours
in the total estimated respondent burden because this is a new ICR
being submitted to OMB.
Dated: October 28, 2024.
Brian Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization.
[FR Doc. 2024-25417 Filed 10-31-24; 8:45 am]
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