Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comments, 14651-14652 [2023-04853]

Agencies

• Management and Budget Office

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14651-14652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04853]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for 
Comments

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to revise the 
information collection 0348-0065 that it uses for members of the public 
who request a meeting with OIRA on rules under review pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866. The information collected would be subject to 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and this notice announces and 
requests comment on OIRA's proposal for such a collection.

DATES: May 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments to https://www.regulations.gov, 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Please submit comments only and 
cite ``Information Collection 0348-0065'' in all correspondence related 
to this collection. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check 
regulations.gov, approximately two to three business days after 
submission to verify.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected], Lisa 
Jones, 202-395-5897.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Information on Meetings with Outside Parties Pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866.
    Abstract: Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review,'' issued by President Clinton on September 30, 1993, 
establishes and governs the process under which OIRA reviews agency 
draft proposed and final regulatory actions. The Executive Order also 
establishes a disclosure process regarding the OIRA Administrator's (or 
his/her designee's) meetings with outside parties during formal review 
of a regulatory action if such meetings occur.
    Summary of Current Meeting Process. OIRA currently discloses the 
subject, date, and participants of the meeting on the Reginfo.gov 
website, as well as any materials provided to OIRA at such meetings.
    These meetings occur at the initiative and request of outside 
parties who request a meeting about a regulatory action under OIRA 
review to present views. OIRA invites representatives from the agency 
or agencies that would issue the regulatory action. If such meetings 
occur, OIRA does not take minutes during the meeting but would post on 
RegInfo.gov any written materials provided by outside parties during 
these meetings, including the initial meeting request.
    To help ensure transparency associated with meetings pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866, OIRA collects and discloses the following 
information from outside parties that request a meeting with OIRA to 
present their views on a regulatory action currently under review:
    1. The name of the regulatory action under review on which the 
party would like to present its views.
    2. Names of all attendees who will be present at the meeting from 
the outside party or parties, including each attendee's organization or 
affiliation.
    3. Electronic copies of all briefing materials that will be used 
during the presentation.
    4. An acknowledgment by the requesting party that all information 
submitted to OIRA pursuant to this collection and meeting request will 
be made publicly available at Reginfo.gov.
    Proposed Revisions. OMB is considering revisions to this 
information collection with the goal of collecting additional 
information from meeting requestors to facilitate further transparency, 
as well as improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the meeting 
request process. Such information may include further details about the 
requestor's affiliation, stated purpose for the meeting, and whether 
the requestor has already presented views to other Federal Government 
entities on the regulatory action under review.
    OIRA welcomes any and all public comments on the proposed revisions 
to the collection of information such as the accuracy of OIRA's burden 
estimate, the practical utility of collecting this information, and 
whether there are additional pieces of information that could be 
collected from meeting requestors to further the disclosure provisions 
of Executive Order 12866.
    Current actions: Proposal for revising an existing information 
collection requirement.
    Type of review: Revision.
    Affected public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Expected average annual number of respondents: 300.
    Average annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
    Total number of responses annually: 600.
    Burden per response: 15 minutes.
    Total average annual burden: 150 hours.
    Request for comments: OMB anticipates that comments submitted in 
response to this notice will be summarized or included in the request 
for OMB approval. Comments are invited on: (a) whether the collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs 
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to 
provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, 
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the 
time needed to review instructions; to develop,

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acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
respond to a collection of information, search data sources, and 
complete and review the collection of information; to transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information; and to train personnel to be able 
to carry out the foregoing tasks.
    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.

Richard L. Revesz,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-04853 Filed 3-8-23; 8:45 am]
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