Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys, 23362-23363 [2021-09247]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 23362 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 83 / Monday, May 3, 2021 / Notices 2010 SO2 NAAQS attained the standard by the attainment date: Hayden (parts of Gila County and Pinal County, Arizona; Miami (part of Gila County), Arizona; Muscatine (part of Muscatine County), Iowa; St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana; Detroit (part of Wayne County), Michigan; Jackson County (part), Missouri; Sullivan County (part), Tennessee; and Rhinelander (part of Oneida County), Wisconsin. The proposed consent decree would require EPA to make a determination for the areas in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin by January 31, 2022 and make a determination for the areas in Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee by March 31, 2022. While the amended complaint also identified Southwest Indiana (parts of Daviess County and Pike County), Indiana as an area for which EPA was required to make a determination of whether the area attained the 2010 SO2 NAAQS by the attainment date, on February 22, 2021, EPA signed a final rule redesignating the Southwest Indiana nonattainment area to attainment for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS. Final Rule, 86 FR 12107–12108 (March 2, 2021), mooting the claim as to Southwest Indiana. Third, while the amended complaint included claims regarding EPA’s failure to make a finding of failure to submit a nonattainment SIP for certain nonattainment areas for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(1)(B), on October 8, 2020, the EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation signed findings of failure to submit SIPs required for attainment of the 2010 SO2 NAAQS for the areas identified in the amended complaint, and the findings were published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2020, Final Rule, 85 FR 69504, 69506–69508 (November 3, 2020), mooting those claims. In accordance with section 113(g) of the CAA, for a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. III. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2021– VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:34 Apr 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 0314, via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA’s docket at https:// www.regulations.gov any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. For additional information about submitting information identified as CBI, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Note that written comments containing CBI and submitted by mail may be delayed and deliveries or couriers will be received by scheduled appointment only. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the https:// www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. Gautam Srinivasan, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2021–09245 Filed 4–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R03–CBP–2021–0235; FRL–10022– 50 Region 3] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys’’ (EPA ICR No. 2679.01, OMB Control No. 2003–NEW) 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 information collection as described in this document. 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. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 2, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–R03– CBP–2021–0235, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to bisland.carin@ epa.gov 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03MYN1.SGM 03MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 83 / Monday, May 3, 2021 / Notices information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tuana Phillips, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III— Chesapeake Bay Program Office, mail code: 3CB10, Annapolis City Marina, Suite 109, 410 Severn Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403; telephone number: (410)267–5704; fax number: 1–410–267– 5777; email address: phillips.tuana@ epa.gov jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. 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 automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. 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: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program (the Program) is interested in tracking its progress at attaining its goals under the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (the Agreement). To do this, the Program plans to implement three surveys: The Citizen Stewardship Survey, the Diversity VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:34 Apr 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 Profile Survey, and the Local Leadership Survey. EPA has specified the target audience and the implementation approach for each to maximize the data that can be obtained. The Citizen Stewardship Survey will be implemented as a multimode survey that includes phone, web, and mail components and will target residents living the Chesapeake Bay area, stratified by jurisdiction (states and the District of Columbia). The Diversity Profile Survey will be implemented among people who work on partnership efforts within the Bay area as a web-based survey. The Local Leadership Survey will be implemented among state and local elected officials involved in policy making in the Bay area also as a web-based survey. The Program will be using the data from these three surveys to track it progress under the Stewardship goal of the 2014 Agreement. The Stewardship goal includes three outcomes: (1) Citizen stewardship, (2) local leadership, and (3) diversity. Three surveys under this ICR each address one of the outcomes and contributes to EPA’s Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals (EPA Goal 1, A Cleaner, Healthier Environment; Objective 1.2: Provide for Clean and Safe Water). Each of the surveys under this ICR were funded and implemented by other partners in the Chesapeake Bay area in prior years. The Program determined that the best approach for continued implementation of these surveys would be for the EPA assume the responsibility for implementing these surveys; thus, EPA is seeking approval for implementing these surveys under this ICR. Collecting these data and publishing them for public review will allow the public to track how well the Agreement is working to preserve and protect the Chesapeake Bay region from the standpoint of the Stewardship goal outlined in the Agreement. Overall, the Agreement contains 10 goals and their associated outcomes; data for the other nine goals are collected through other means. Combining the data for Stewardship goal outcomes from these surveys with the data for the other nine goals will provide the public will have a comprehensive picture of the progress being made to preserve and protect Chesapeake Bay watershed. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Stewardship survey: members of the general public; Local Leaders survey: individuals in local government leadership roles; Diversity Profile survey: individuals working at PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23363 organizations to conserve/restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Respondent’s obligation to respond: voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 6,430 (total). Frequency of response: once. Total estimated burden: 2,298 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $0 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: This is a new collection. Dated: April 22, 2021. Michelle Price-Fay, Acting Director, Chesapeake Bay Program Office. [FR Doc. 2021–09247 Filed 4–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–1046; FRS 24227] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ‘‘further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.’’ The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. SUMMARY: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before June 2, 2021. ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. DATES: E:\FR\FM\03MYN1.SGM 03MYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R03-CBP-2021-0235; FRL-10022-50 Region 3]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, 
and Local Leadership Surveys

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), ``Chesapeake Bay 
Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local 
Leadership Surveys'' (EPA ICR No. 2679.01, OMB Control No. 2003-NEW) 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 
information collection as described in this document. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 2, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-R03-CBP-
2021-0235, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected] 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

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information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tuana Phillips, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region III--Chesapeake Bay Program Office, mail code: 
3CB10, Annapolis City Marina, Suite 109, 410 Severn Ave., Annapolis, MD 
21403; telephone number: (410)-267-5704; fax number: 1-410-267-5777; 
email address: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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 automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. 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: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 
Chesapeake Bay Program (the Program) is interested in tracking its 
progress at attaining its goals under the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
Agreement (the Agreement). To do this, the Program plans to implement 
three surveys: The Citizen Stewardship Survey, the Diversity Profile 
Survey, and the Local Leadership Survey.
    EPA has specified the target audience and the implementation 
approach for each to maximize the data that can be obtained. The 
Citizen Stewardship Survey will be implemented as a multi-mode survey 
that includes phone, web, and mail components and will target residents 
living the Chesapeake Bay area, stratified by jurisdiction (states and 
the District of Columbia). The Diversity Profile Survey will be 
implemented among people who work on partnership efforts within the Bay 
area as a web-based survey. The Local Leadership Survey will be 
implemented among state and local elected officials involved in policy 
making in the Bay area also as a web-based survey.
    The Program will be using the data from these three surveys to 
track it progress under the Stewardship goal of the 2014 Agreement. The 
Stewardship goal includes three outcomes: (1) Citizen stewardship, (2) 
local leadership, and (3) diversity. Three surveys under this ICR each 
address one of the outcomes and contributes to EPA's Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals (EPA Goal 1, A Cleaner, 
Healthier Environment; Objective 1.2: Provide for Clean and Safe 
Water).
    Each of the surveys under this ICR were funded and implemented by 
other partners in the Chesapeake Bay area in prior years. The Program 
determined that the best approach for continued implementation of these 
surveys would be for the EPA assume the responsibility for implementing 
these surveys; thus, EPA is seeking approval for implementing these 
surveys under this ICR.
    Collecting these data and publishing them for public review will 
allow the public to track how well the Agreement is working to preserve 
and protect the Chesapeake Bay region from the standpoint of the 
Stewardship goal outlined in the Agreement. Overall, the Agreement 
contains 10 goals and their associated outcomes; data for the other 
nine goals are collected through other means. Combining the data for 
Stewardship goal outcomes from these surveys with the data for the 
other nine goals will provide the public will have a comprehensive 
picture of the progress being made to preserve and protect Chesapeake 
Bay watershed.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Stewardship survey: members of the 
general public; Local Leaders survey: individuals in local government 
leadership roles; Diversity Profile survey: individuals working at 
organizations to conserve/restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 6,430 (total).
    Frequency of response: once.
    Total estimated burden: 2,298 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $0 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital 
or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: This is a new collection.

    Dated: April 22, 2021.
Michelle Price-Fay,
Acting Director, Chesapeake Bay Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-09247 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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