Notice2026-18281
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Proposed Revised Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Public Comment on EPA Requested Non-Substantive Changes to Information Collect Requests for General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs, Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data, and National Estuary Program
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Published
September 9, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit non-substantive changes for three information collection requests (ICRs), "General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs" (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, OMB Control Number 2090-0038), "Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data" (EPA ICR Number 2804.01, OMB Control Number 2090-0039), and "National Estuary Program" (EPA ICR Number 1500.11, OMB Control Number 2040-0138) 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 changes to these information collection instruments as described below. This is a request for non-substantive changes of these ICRs, which are currently approved through January 31, 2028. This document allows for 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 57340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18281]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OFA-2026-2542; FRL-13321-01-OCFO]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Proposed
Revised Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Public Comment
on EPA Requested Non-Substantive Changes to Information Collect
Requests for General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs,
Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and
Data, and National Estuary Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit non-substantive changes for three information collection
requests (ICRs), ``General Performance Reporting for Assistance
Programs'' (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, OMB Control Number 2090-0038),
``Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting
and Data'' (EPA ICR Number 2804.01, OMB Control Number 2090-0039), and
``National Estuary Program'' (EPA ICR Number 1500.11, OMB Control
Number 2040-0138) 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 changes to these information collection
instruments as described below. This is a request for non-substantive
changes of these ICRs, which are currently approved through January 31,
2028. This document allows for 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OFA-
2026-2542, to EPA online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0e5d6c9c4c5cec3c5e1cec4e5d6c1ccd5c1d4c9cfcee0c5d0c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4b1829d90919a9791b59a90b18295988195809d9b9ab4918495da939b82">[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: Jos[eacute] Zambrana, Acting EPA
Evaluation Officer, Office of Budget and Performance, Office of Finance
and Administration, 2732A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
779-1416; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd879c909f8f9c939cd397928e98bd988d9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ff5eee2edfdeee1eea1e5e0fceacfeaffeea1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed revision of some of the
collection activities of the three ICRs, which are currently approved
through January 31, 2028. 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 document allows 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents, which explain in detail the proposed non-substantive changes
for these ICRs, are available in the public docket for these ICRs. 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICRs as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval.
Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards
billions of dollars in funding for grants and other assistance
agreements, with recipients ranging from small non-profit organizations
to large state governments. With these ICRs, EPA collects information
to track progress by the Agency's assistance programs. Collection of
this information from award recipients enables EPA to assess and manage
its assistance programs, which in turn ensures responsible stewardship
of public funds; rigorous evidence-based learning and improvement; and
transparent accountability to the American public. The information
requested under these ICRs is collected via performance report forms,
including work plans, interim reports, and final reports.
Following the current Administration's term beginning on January
20, 2025, a series of Executive Orders were published to reflect
updated requirements to the language and methods utilized by Federal
agencies with regards to certain topics and types of data. EPA is
revising ICR No. 2802.01, ICR No. 2804.01, and ICR No. 1500.11 to
account for the alteration of specific questions within both the
general performance reporting forms and the program-specific
performance reporting forms to ensure that these documents comply with
the Administration's directives and the following Executive Orders:
Executive Order 14172 (``Restoring Names That Honor American
Greatness); Executive Order 14173 (``Ending Illegal Discrimination and
Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity''), Executive Order 14148 (``Initial
Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions''), and Executive
Order 14239 (``Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local
Preparedness). The changes being made to this ICR are non-substantive
and ensure EPA grant programs' timely and efficient compliance with
Executive Orders. Per OMB guidance, these ICRs are consistent with
current Administration directives.
Form numbers: ICR No. 2802.01, ICR No. 2804.01, and ICR No.
1500.11.
Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance
awards from EPA.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients
as per reporting requirements included in EPA regulations 2 CFR parts
200 and 1500.
Changes in the estimates: There is no change of hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This is due to the non-substantive nature of the proposed changes
because they (a) do not change the overall nature and type of
performance reporting information being collected in the instrument;
(b) do not substantively change response burden; and (c) do not
introduce new concepts or new intended uses for the data beyond the
original approval.
Angel Robinson,
Director, Office of Budget and Performance, Office of Finance and
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-18281 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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