Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress Reports (Renewal), 40561-40562 [2021-16088]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 28, 2021 / Notices of records will be required to provide adequate identification (e.g., driver’s license, military identification card, employee badge or identification card). Additional identity verification procedures may be required as warranted. Requests must meet the requirements of EPA’s Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR part 16. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: Any individual who wants to know whether the system of records contains a record about him or her should submit a written request to the EPA, Attn: Agency Privacy Officer, WJC West, MC2831T, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, privacy@ epa.gov. EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), this system is exempt from the following provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, subject to the limitations set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), and (e)(1). HISTORY: 79 FR 63622 (October 24, 2014)— Notice of a Modified System of Records. The purpose of that notice was to inform the public that the OGC/ECRCO (formerly known as the Title VI External Compliance Program) was amending the External Compliance Program Discrimination Complaint Files system of records. The system was amended to change the (1) system name; (2) the addresses of system locations and system managers; (3) categories of individuals covered by the system; (4) routine uses; and (5) storage, retrievability and safeguard requirements. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2021–16051 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Jul 27, 2021 Jkt 253001 [EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–0037; FRL–8803–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress Reports (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Requests for correction or amendment must identify the record to be changed and the corrective action sought. Complete EPA Privacy Act procedures are described in EPA’s Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR part 16. Vaughn Noga, Senior Agency Official for Privacy. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is submitting an information collection request (ICR), Exchange Network Grants Progress Reports (EPA ICR Number 2207.08, OMB Control Number 2025–0006) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 23, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A brief description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 27, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OEI–2006–0037, online using www.regulations.gov (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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40561 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Mixon or Dipti Singh, Information Exchange Services Division, Office of Information Management, Office of Mission Support (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 2142 or 202–566–0739 respectively; email address: mixon.edward@epa.gov or singh.dipti@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA collected, 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. Abstract: Under the U.S. EPA National Environmental Information Exchange Network (NEIEN) Grant Program, EPA collects information from the NEIEN grantees on assistance agreements that EPA has awarded. Specifically, for each project, EPA proposes to have grantees submit a Semi-Annual report on the progress and current status of each goal and output, completion dates for outputs, and any problems encountered. This information will help EPA ensure projects are on schedule to meet their goals and produce high quality environmental results. New grant award recipients will complete one Quality Assurance Reporting Form for each award. This form provides a simple means for grant recipients to describe how quality will be addressed throughout their projects and is derived from guidelines provided in the NEIEN 2021 Grant Solicitation Notice. In addition, the grantees will submit a Final Progress report within 90 days of the grant period of performance end date. Form Numbers: 5300–26, 5300–27. Respondents/affected entities: State, tribal, and territorial environmental government offices. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits (2 CFR part 200 and 2 CFR part 1500). Estimated number of respondents: 220 total per year. Frequency of response: Twice per year for the Semi-Annual Progress Report Form; once per grant for the Quality Assurance Reporting Form; and once for the Final Progress Report after close-out of the grant period of performance. E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1 40562 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 28, 2021 / Notices Total estimated burden: 508 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $23,287.59 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 228 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This slight increase in burden is due to the fact that this ICR takes into consideration the 59.4 hours of burden associated with the submission of Final Progress Reports which was mistakenly omitted from the previous ICR. In addition, the respondents indicated a slight increase in the burden associated with submission of the forms. This slight increase in the burden hours, compounded by the slight inflation in labor rates also explains an increase of $7,100.60 in total annual respondent costs for 2021. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–16088 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0404; FRL–8801–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies: Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Screener Questionnaire (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies: Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Screener Questionnaire (EPA ICR Number 2553.03, OMB Control Number 2040–0294) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 24, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. No comments were received. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Jul 27, 2021 Jkt 253001 below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 27, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2016–0404, online using www.regulations.gov (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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: Dr. Paul Shriner, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–1076; email address: nutrient-removal-study@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents are available in the public docket for this ICR that explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting. 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. Abstract: Nutrient pollution remains the single greatest challenge to our Nation’s water quality and presents a growing threat to public health and local economies—contributing to toxic harmful algal blooms, contamination of drinking water sources, and costly impacts on recreation, tourism and fisheries. The National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies, when completed, will PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 provide a rich database of nutrient removal performance at secondary treatment POTWs nationwide, and will help POTWs understand the range of nutrient removal performance and identify opportunities to optimize nutrient removals based on data from their peers. It will also serve as a major new resource for stakeholders to evaluate the most cost-effective approaches to nutrient reduction at the watershed scale. EPA’s Office of Water is collecting data to evaluate the nutrient removals and related technology performance of POTWs with conventional secondary treatment. Due to multiple delays, most notably postponements in fielding the screener questionnaire due to circumstances associated with the coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic, EPA is proposing to renew the ICR for the screener questionnaire. The screener questionnaire is a onetime data collection that solicits basic facility identification, characterization, and technical information necessary to develop the future detailed questionnaire. Questions include those necessary to identify and stratify the universe of POTWs and, within that population, the secondary treatment POTWs not designed specifically to remove nitrogen and phosphorus. EPA would prepare a separate ICR for subsequent phases of the study. In this renewal EPA proposes three revisions to the currently approved screener questionnaire ICR and supporting statement. First, EPA has reduced the maximum number of respondents from 16,500 to 15,000 reflecting survey responses already received as of October 30, 2020. Second, EPA has made minor clarifying edits to the survey questions such as providing additional examples of certain technology classifications. Third, EPA is revising the respondent burden estimates. The original average burden estimate assumed it would take one hour to complete the registration process and three hours to complete the full questionnaire. EPA reviewed start and end times associated with questionnaires submitted online and found that the average time to complete the long version of the online questionnaire was 1.1 hours and the time to complete the short version was 26 minutes. EPA revised the average burden to 2.25 hours for the questionnaire and 15 minutes for registration (Questionnaire Section A) based on this information. EPA solicits comment on these proposed changes. A copy of the screener questionnaire is available at Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0037; FRL-8803-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress Reports 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is submitting an 
information collection request (ICR), Exchange Network Grants Progress 
Reports (EPA ICR Number 2207.08, OMB Control Number 2025-0006) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 
2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on February 23, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A brief 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 27, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2006-0037, online using www.regulations.gov (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 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: Edward Mixon or Dipti Singh, 
Information Exchange Services Division, Office of Information 
Management, Office of Mission Support (2823T), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-2142 or 202-566-0739 respectively; email address: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA collected, 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.
    Abstract: Under the U.S. EPA National Environmental Information 
Exchange Network (NEIEN) Grant Program, EPA collects information from 
the NEIEN grantees on assistance agreements that EPA has awarded. 
Specifically, for each project, EPA proposes to have grantees submit a 
Semi-Annual report on the progress and current status of each goal and 
output, completion dates for outputs, and any problems encountered. 
This information will help EPA ensure projects are on schedule to meet 
their goals and produce high quality environmental results. New grant 
award recipients will complete one Quality Assurance Reporting Form for 
each award. This form provides a simple means for grant recipients to 
describe how quality will be addressed throughout their projects and is 
derived from guidelines provided in the NEIEN 2021 Grant Solicitation 
Notice. In addition, the grantees will submit a Final Progress report 
within 90 days of the grant period of performance end date.
    Form Numbers: 5300-26, 5300-27.
    Respondents/affected entities: State, tribal, and territorial 
environmental government offices.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain 
benefits (2 CFR part 200 and 2 CFR part 1500).
    Estimated number of respondents: 220 total per year.
    Frequency of response: Twice per year for the Semi-Annual Progress 
Report Form; once per grant for the Quality Assurance Reporting Form; 
and once for the Final Progress Report after close-out of the grant 
period of performance.

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    Total estimated burden: 508 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $23,287.59 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 228 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This slight increase in burden is due to the fact that 
this ICR takes into consideration the 59.4 hours of burden associated 
with the submission of Final Progress Reports which was mistakenly 
omitted from the previous ICR. In addition, the respondents indicated a 
slight increase in the burden associated with submission of the forms. 
This slight increase in the burden hours, compounded by the slight 
inflation in labor rates also explains an increase of $7,100.60 in 
total annual respondent costs for 2021.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-16088 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
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