Notice2025-01112
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Threshold Setting Data Needs for the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (New)
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Published
January 17, 2025
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Threshold Setting Data Needs for the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (EPA ICR Number 2805.01 and OMB Control Number 2070-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 a new ICR. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 7, 2024. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5881-5882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01112]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0508; FRL-12565-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Threshold Setting Data Needs for the Label Program for Low
Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (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), Threshold Setting Data Needs for
the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (EPA
ICR Number 2805.01 and OMB Control Number 2070-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 a new ICR. Public
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November
7, 2024. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, identified by docket
identification (ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0508, to EPA
online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), 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: Connie Ocampo, Mission Support
Division (7602M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety
and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-1216; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95faf6f4f8e5fabbf6fafbfbfcf0d5f0e5f4bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0afa3a1adb0afeea3afaeaea9a580a5b0a1eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This a new ICR. 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
November 7, 2024, at 89 FR 88277, establishing a 60-day comment
period). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information
collection activities and related estimated burden and costs that are
summarized in this document, are available in the docket. 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. Additional instructions on commenting and visiting the docket is
available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR is for the EPA C-MORE (Construction Material
Opportunities to Reduce Emissions) Program (previously referred to as a
``Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials Program''). Under this
ICR, the Program is seeking approval to collect data to fulfill a
number of vital information needs as the Program begins operations. The
Program is seeking approval to collected data from state and local
government agencies, architectural and engineering (A&E) firms, Program
grantees, entities that access Program technical assistance, and
entities involved in salvage and reuse operations. From state and local
government agencies, the Program is seeking information on the types
and amounts of asphalt, concrete, cement, glass, and steel purchased,
including reference to Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
associated with these products. The Program is seeking similar
information from A&E firms, but focused solely on concrete. EPD
information, along with data on amounts purchased of each product, will
provide EPA with data that can be used in setting threshold values to
define categories for labels under the Program. The underpinnings of
being able to label construction materials with substantially lower
levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions is collecting, assessing
the quality of, and analyzing data on embodied greenhouse gas
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emissions of products and materials and setting substantially lower
embodied carbon emissions thresholds. To do so effectively, the Agency
will need to supplement available data from public data sources with
direct requests for information from users about the specifications for
materials purchased and the volumes purchased. The Program has already
issued grants to a set of entities and is seeking approval for the
grantee outcome reporting forms under this ICR. The Program is also
seeking approval for a survey that can be used to assess how well
Program technical assistance is meeting the needs of its customers, as
well as documenting outcomes associated with use of Program technical
assistance. Finally, the Program is seeking approval to collect data on
materials collected and used in salvage and reuse operations to better
understand the potential for such materials to reduced emissions.
Form number(s): None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected
include state government (NAICS code 9920), local governments (NAICS
code 9930), construction (NAICS code 23), and construction of buildings
(NAICS code 236).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary. 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2).
Estimated number of potential respondents: 433.
Frequency of response: On occasion, annually.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Total estimated burden: 12,230 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $2,137624 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the estimates: This is a proposed new collection.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-01112 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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