Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys, 50346-50347 [2021-19334]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 50346 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 8, 2021 / Notices Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas of expertise described above. Individuals may selfnominate. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) using the online nomination form under ‘‘Public Input on Membership’’ on the CASAC web page at https://casac.epa.gov. To be considered, all nominations should include the information requested below. EPA values and welcomes diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of sex, race, disability or ethnicity. Nominations should be submitted by September 29, 2021. 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In forming this expert panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public comments on the List of Candidates, information VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Sep 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 provided by the candidates themselves, and background information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office. Selection criteria to be used for panel membership include: (a) Scientific and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors); (b) availability and willingness to serve; (c) absence of financial conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an appearance of a lack of impartiality; (e) skills working in committees, subcommittees and advisory panels; and (f) for the panel as a whole, diversity of expertise and viewpoints. Candidates may be asked to submit the ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’’ (EPA Form 3110– 48). This confidential form is required for Special Government Employees (SGEs) and allows EPA to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person’s public responsibilities as an SGE and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a loss of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for Advisors’’ link on the CASAC home page at https://casac.epa.gov. This form should not be submitted as part of a nomination. V. Khanna Johnston, Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2021–19301 Filed 9–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R03–CBP–2021–0235; FRL–8955–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; 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) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys (EPA ICR Number 2679.01, OMB Control Number 2003–NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 3, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 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 October 8, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– R03–CBP–2021–0235 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: 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. 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 E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 8, 2021 / Notices public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. 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 multimode survey that includes phone, web, and mail components of 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 webbased 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Sep 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 goals will provide the public will have a comprehensive picture of the progress being made to preserve and protect Chesapeake Bay. 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 Chesapeake Bay. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 6,430 (total). Frequency of response: Once. Total estimated burden: 2,298 hours (total). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $100,931 (total), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–19334 Filed 9–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0443; FRL–8850–01– OCSPP] Octamethylcyclotetra-Siloxane (D4); Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Notice of Availability and Request for Comments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with implementing regulations for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft scope of the risk evaluation to be conducted for octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4). D4 (Cyclotetrasiloxane, 2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octamethyl-; Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CASRN) 556–67–2), is a chemical substance for which EPA received a manufacturer request for risk evaluation. The draft scope for this chemical substance includes the conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations that EPA plans to consider in conducting the risk evaluation for this chemical substance. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50347 EPA is also opening a 45-calendar day comment period on the draft scope to allow for the public to provide additional data or information that could be useful to the Agency in finalizing the scope of the risk evaluation; comments may be submitted to this docket. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 25, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0443, online using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets/about-epa-dockets. Due to the public health emergency the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room were closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to provide customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/DC and Reading Room, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Bethany Masten, Existing Chemical Risk Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency (Mailcode 7404T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8803; email address: masten.bethany@ epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general and may be of interest to entities that manufacture (including import) a chemical substance regulated under TSCA, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., (e.g., entities identified under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 325 and 324110). The action may also be of interest to E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R03-CBP-2021-0235; FRL-8955-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; 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) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen 
Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, and Local Leadership Surveys (EPA 
ICR Number 2679.01, OMB Control Number 2003-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 approval of a new 
collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on May 3, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
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 October 8, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-R03-
CBP-2021-0235 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: 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

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public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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 of 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.
    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 Chesapeake Bay.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 6,430 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once.
    Total estimated burden: 2,298 hours (total). Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $100,931 (total), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-19334 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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