Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form, 68482-68483 [2022-24745]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68482-68483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24745]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-AO-2022-0729; FRL-10307-01-OA]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Comment Request; Environmental 
Education Local Grants Progress Report Form'' (EPA ICR No. 2731.01, OMB 
Control No. 2090-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects 
of the proposed information collection as described below. 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 January 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2022-0729 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 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Band, Office of Environmental 
Education, (1704A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-3155; 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

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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: This notice announces the collection of information 
related to the U.S. EPA Environmental Education (EE) Local Grants 
Program. EPA proposes to collect information from this program's grant 
recipients. Specifically, EPA proposes to have all EE grantees use the 
progress report form, detailed in the Supporting Statement, when 
drafting their Quarterly Progress Reports and Final Reports. By 
requiring all EE Grantees to use the EE Local Grant Progress Report 
Form, EPA's Office of Environmental Education will be equipped to 
gather data on this grant program's outputs, outcomes, the total number 
of individuals reached, and the total number of underserved communities 
reached. This information will help EPA ensure projects are on schedule 
to meet their goals and produce high quality environmental outputs. 
Additionally, requiring all EE grantees to submit their Quarterly and 
Final reports using the proposed form will allow EPA's Office of 
Environmental Education to accurately track and report the overall 
impact of this grant program as well as contribute to the Agency's 
Justice40 reporting requirements.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form Number 5800-082.
    Respondents/affected entities: Local education agencies, colleges 
or universities, state education or environmental agencies, nonprofit 
organizations as described in Section 501(C)(3) of the U.S. Internal 
Revenue Code, noncommercial educational broadcasting entities as 
defined and licensed by U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (in accordance with 
OMB and EPA regulations, Title 2 CFR, Parts 200 and 1500, the recipient 
agrees to submit progress reports on a quarterly basis to the EPA 
Project Officer within thirty (30) days after each reporting period and 
the Final Report to the EPA Project Officer within one hundred twenty 
(120) days after the expiration or termination of the approved project 
period.
    Estimated number of respondents: 120 (per year).
    Frequency of response: Four times per year for the Quarterly 
Progress Reports; one time for the Final Report.
    Total estimated burden: 720 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $37,987 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: Without revised burden numbers at this time, 
the Office of Environmental Education expects the burden numbers to 
decrease in the future due to increased access to technology.

Hiram Tanner III,
Director, Office of Environmental Education (OEE).
[FR Doc. 2022-24745 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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