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II. Method of Collection
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
This research may be in the form of
mailed or electronic questionnaires and/
or focus groups, telephone or web-based
interviews.
Office of the Secretary
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0760.
Form Number: Various.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, State or local governments,
farms, business or other for-profit
organizations, federal agencies or
employees, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is
no cost to respondents, except for their
time to answer the questions.
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Executive Order
12862.
IV. Request for Comments
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; The Environmental
Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC)
The Department of Commerce will
submit a request for renewal of an
existing collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office
of Facilities and Environmental Quality.
Title: DOC National Environmental
Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC).
OMB Control Number: 0690–0028.
Form Number(s): CD–593.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
Burden Hours: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,000 in miscellaneous costs
($5 × approximately 200 respondents
who would mail attachments rather
than emailing them).
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321–4347) and the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40
CFR parts 1500–1508) require that
federal agencies complete an
environmental analysis for all major
federal actions significantly affecting the
environment. Those actions may
include a federal agency’s decision to
fund non-federal projects under grants
and cooperative agreements, including
infrastructure projects. In order to
determine NEPA compliance
requirements for a project receiving
Department of Commerce (DOC) bureaulevel funding, DOC must assess
information which can only be provided
by the applicant for federal financial
assistance (grant).
The National Environmental
Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC)
provides federal financial assistance
applicants and DOC staff with a tool to
ensure that the necessary project and
environmental information is obtained.
The EQC was developed to collect data
concerning potential environmental
impacts that the applicant for federal
financial assistance possesses and to
transmit that information to the Federal
reviewer. The EQC will allow for a more
rapid review of projects and facilitate
DOC’s evaluation of the potential
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environmental impacts of a project and
level of NEPA documentation required.
DOC staff will use the information
provided in answers to the
questionnaire to determine compliance
requirements for NEPA and conduct
subsequent NEPA analysis as needed.
Information provided in the
questionnaire may also be used for other
regulatory review requirements
associated with the proposed project,
such as the National Historic
Preservation Act.
The DOC received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register on April 14,
2017 (82 FR 17968).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; individuals and
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Environmental
Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC)
The Department of Commerce will submit a request for renewal of an
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office of Facilities and
Environmental Quality.
Title: DOC National Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist
(EQC).
OMB Control Number: 0690-0028.
Form Number(s): CD-593.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
Burden Hours: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,000 in miscellaneous
costs ($5 x approximately 200 respondents who would mail attachments
rather than emailing them).
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection. The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4347) and the Council on Environmental Quality's
(CEQ) Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508)
require that federal agencies complete an environmental analysis for
all major federal actions significantly affecting the environment.
Those actions may include a federal agency's decision to fund non-
federal projects under grants and cooperative agreements, including
infrastructure projects. In order to determine NEPA compliance
requirements for a project receiving Department of Commerce (DOC)
bureau-level funding, DOC must assess information which can only be
provided by the applicant for federal financial assistance (grant).
The National Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC)
provides federal financial assistance applicants and DOC staff with a
tool to ensure that the necessary project and environmental information
is obtained. The EQC was developed to collect data concerning potential
environmental impacts that the applicant for federal financial
assistance possesses and to transmit that information to the Federal
reviewer. The EQC will allow for a more rapid review of projects and
facilitate DOC's evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of a
project and level of NEPA documentation required. DOC staff will use
the information provided in answers to the questionnaire to determine
compliance requirements for NEPA and conduct subsequent NEPA analysis
as needed. Information provided in the questionnaire may also be used
for other regulatory review requirements associated with the proposed
project, such as the National Historic Preservation Act.
The DOC received no comments in response to the 60-day notice
published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2017 (82 FR 17968).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; individuals and households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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