Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal), 8282-8283 [2023-02665]

Download as PDF 8282 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 8, 2023 / Notices estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to efficiencies gained from the use of EPA’s modernized Assessment and Total Maximum Daily Load Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS) database and the integration of EPA’s data and information systems to better support reporting, tracking water quality protection, and restoration actions. These efficiencies streamlined water quality assessment and reporting by reducing paper copy transactions and improving electronic data exchange. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–02687 Filed 2–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OA–2019–0296; FRL–10660–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (EPA ICR Number 2243.10, OMB Control Number 2020–0033) 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 February 23, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 28, 2022, during a 60day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OA–2019–0296, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Feb 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: Candi Schaedle, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities, Mail Code 2501G, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–6121; email address: schaedle.candi@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 23, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 28, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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. Abstract: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347 establishes a national policy for the environment. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) oversees the NEPA implementation. CEQ’s Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 set the standard for NEPA compliance. They also require agencies to establish their own NEPA implementing procedures. The EPA’s procedures for implementing NEPA are found in 40 CFR part 6. Through this PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 part, the EPA adopted the CEQ Regulations and supplemented those regulations for actions proposed by the EPA that are subject to NEPA requirements. The EPA actions subject to NEPA include the award of wastewater treatment construction grants under section 201 of the Clean Water Act, the EPA’s issuance of new source National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under section 402 of the Clean Water Act, certain research and development projects, the EPA actions involving renovations or new construction of EPA facilities, and certain grants awarded for projects authorized by Congress through the agency’s annual appropriations act. The EPA is collecting information from certain applicants as part of the process of complying with either NEPA or Executive Order 12114 (‘‘Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions’’). The EPA’s NEPA regulations apply to actions of the EPA that are subject to NEPA in order to ensure that environmental information is available to the agency’s decision-makers and the public before decisions are made and before actions are taken. When the EPA conducts an environmental assessment pursuant to its Executive Order 12114 procedures, the agency generally follows its NEPA procedures. Compliance with the procedures is the responsibility of the EPA’s Responsible Officials, and for applicant proposed actions applicants may be required to provide environmental information to the EPA as part of the environmental review process. For this ICR, applicantproposed projects subject to either NEPA or Executive Order 12114 (and that are not addressed in other EPA programs’ ICRs) are addressed through the NEPA process. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Certain grant or permit applicants who must submit environmental information documentation to the EPA for their projects to comply with NEPA or Executive Order 12114, including Wastewater Treatment Construction Grants Program facilities funded under section 201 of the Clean Water Act, State and Tribal Assistance Grant recipients, and new source NPDES permittees. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 516 (total). Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 73,800 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 8, 2023 / Notices Total estimated cost: $6,259,214 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 66,240 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to an adjustment change in the size of the respondent universe due to the return of congressional earmarks in the EPA annual appropriations act. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–02665 Filed 2–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of 2023 FASAB Meetings Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) will hold its meetings on the following dates throughout 2023, unless otherwise noted. SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: February 22–23, 2023 April 18–19, 2023 June 13–14, 2023 August 16–17, 2023 October 17–18, 2023 December 12–13, 2023 ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise noted, FASAB meetings begin at 9 a.m. and conclude before 5 p.m. and are held at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Building at 441 G St. NW, in Room 7C13. The February meeting will be held virtually. Agendas, briefing materials, and teleconference information for virtual meetings will be available at https:// www.fasab.gov/briefing-materials/ approximately one week before each meeting. If FASAB decides to hold its April, June, August, October, and/or December meetings virtually, this decision will be posted no later than one week before each meeting on the briefing materials website as well. Any interested person may attend the meetings as an observer. Board discussion and reviews are open to the public. GAO Building security requires advance notice of your attendance. If you wish to attend a FASAB meeting, please register on our website at https:// www.fasab.gov/pre-registration/ no later than 5 p.m. the Friday before the meeting to be observed. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Feb 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 Ms. Monica R. Valentine, Executive Director, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 512–7350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meetings is to discuss issues related to the following topics: Accounting and Reporting of Government Land Climate-Related Financial Reporting Intangible Assets Leases Omnibus Amendments Public-Private Partnerships Reexamination of Existing Standards Concepts Omnibus Management’s Discussion and Analysis Software Technology Appointments Panel Any other topics as needed Notice is hereby given that a portion of each scheduled meeting may be closed to the public. The Appointments Panel, a subcommittee of FASAB that makes recommendations to the Board regarding appointments for non-federal member positions, is expected to meet during each meeting. A portion of each Appointments Panel meeting will be closed to the public. The reason for the closures is that matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) will be discussed. Any such discussions will involve matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the sponsor agencies and the disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Such discussions will be segregated into separate discussions so that a portion of each meeting will be open to the public. Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1009(d), portions of advisory committee meetings may be closed to the public where the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines that such portion of such meeting may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of section 552b of title 5, United States Code. The determination shall be in writing and shall contain the reasons for the determination. A determination has been made in writing by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget, as required by section 10(d) of FACA, that such portions of the meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of section 552b of title 5, United States Code. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8283 Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3511(d); Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001–1014. Dated: February 2, 2023. Monica R. Valentine, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2023–02554 Filed 2–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0390; FR ID 126182] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC 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. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 10, 2023. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
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[Pages 8282-8283]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-02665]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2019-0296; FRL-10660-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy 
Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Procedures for Implementing the 
National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental 
Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (EPA ICR Number 2243.10, OMB Control 
Number 2020-0033) 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 February 23, 2023. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on June 28, 2022, during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number 
EPA-HQ-OA-2019-0296, 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.
    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: Candi Schaedle, NEPA Compliance 
Division, Office of Federal Activities, Mail Code 2501G, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-564-6121; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through February 23, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on June 28, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows 
for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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.
    Abstract: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 
U.S.C. 4321-4347 establishes a national policy for the environment. The 
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) oversees the NEPA 
implementation. CEQ's Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 set 
the standard for NEPA compliance. They also require agencies to 
establish their own NEPA implementing procedures. The EPA's procedures 
for implementing NEPA are found in 40 CFR part 6. Through this part, 
the EPA adopted the CEQ Regulations and supplemented those regulations 
for actions proposed by the EPA that are subject to NEPA requirements. 
The EPA actions subject to NEPA include the award of wastewater 
treatment construction grants under section 201 of the Clean Water Act, 
the EPA's issuance of new source National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) permits under section 402 of the Clean Water 
Act, certain research and development projects, the EPA actions 
involving renovations or new construction of EPA facilities, and 
certain grants awarded for projects authorized by Congress through the 
agency's annual appropriations act. The EPA is collecting information 
from certain applicants as part of the process of complying with either 
NEPA or Executive Order 12114 (``Environmental Effects Abroad of Major 
Federal Actions''). The EPA's NEPA regulations apply to actions of the 
EPA that are subject to NEPA in order to ensure that environmental 
information is available to the agency's decision-makers and the public 
before decisions are made and before actions are taken. When the EPA 
conducts an environmental assessment pursuant to its Executive Order 
12114 procedures, the agency generally follows its NEPA procedures. 
Compliance with the procedures is the responsibility of the EPA's 
Responsible Officials, and for applicant proposed actions applicants 
may be required to provide environmental information to the EPA as part 
of the environmental review process. For this ICR, applicant-proposed 
projects subject to either NEPA or Executive Order 12114 (and that are 
not addressed in other EPA programs' ICRs) are addressed through the 
NEPA process.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Certain grant or permit applicants 
who must submit environmental information documentation to the EPA for 
their projects to comply with NEPA or Executive Order 12114, including 
Wastewater Treatment Construction Grants Program facilities funded 
under section 201 of the Clean Water Act, State and Tribal Assistance 
Grant recipients, and new source NPDES permittees.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 516 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 73,800 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

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    Total estimated cost: $6,259,214 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 66,240 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an adjustment change in the 
size of the respondent universe due to the return of congressional 
earmarks in the EPA annual appropriations act.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-02665 Filed 2-7-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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