Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA's Research Products (Renewal), 55691-55692 [2023-17550]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Notices in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 20, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 25, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments may be submitted on or before September 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OGC–2020–0020, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to hq.foia@ epa.gov, 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. DATES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon A. Levine, Office of General Counsel, (2310A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–6625; email address: levine.brandon@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 20, 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 January 25, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 4822). 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Aug 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: EPA established the requirements set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, ‘‘Confidentiality of Business Information.’’ The requirements govern CBI claims. The requirements include the handling by the Agency of business information, which is or may be entitled to confidential treatment; requiring business submitters to substantiate CBI claims; and determining whether such information is entitled to confidential treatment for reasons of business confidentiality. This request to renew an existing ICR allows the Agency to continue collecting information the Agency requires to make final determinations regarding whether information claimed as confidential is entitled to confidential treatment under EPA’s CBI regulations. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Any entity submitting information claimed as CBI to EPA. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Estimated number of respondents: 225 (per year) (total). Frequency of response: One-time submission for information claimed as CBI. Total estimated burden: 3,217.5 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $1,287,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 2,465.1 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to a combination of factors. Since the last ICR renewal, the Agency has experienced a modest increase in the number of respondents. Additionally, after consulting with a sample of respondent businesses (or respective outside counsels), EPA determined the average estimated burden for each response has increased compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Calculating the burden for responding to a substantiation request letter is factspecific, and the burden can vary based on the following factors: a respondent’s familiarity with recent changes in the applicable law, the volume and complexity of the CBI claims asserted, and/or familiarity with the CBI substantiation request letters and substantiation process. As part of consulting with respondent businesses, PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55691 EPA received burden estimates ranging from as few as 5 hours to as many as nearly 40 hours to substantiate varying amounts of CBI claims. The average estimated burden across the responses that the Agency received is approximately 14.3 hours per response. The median estimated burden is approximately 10 hours per response. For purposes of this ICR renewal, the Agency calculated the estimated burden using the average. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–17572 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2018–0774; FRL–11340–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA’s Research Products (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA’s Research Products (EPA ICR Number 2593.02, OMB Control Number 2080–0085) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 19, 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 September 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–ORD–2018–0774, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to ord.docket@epa.gov, 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 55692 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Notices 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: Alyssa Gurkas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Office of Resource Management, Improvement and Accountability Division, Mail Code 41182, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–731–7553; email address: Gurkas.alyssa@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 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 December 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 77602). 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 purpose of this information collection is to survey partners currently using the EPA’s Office of Research and Development’s (ORD) scientific research products to increase transparency and public participation, and to ascertain the quality, usability, and timeliness of the research products. ORD will collect these data to inform the annual end-ofyear performance reporting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that will be published each year in the Annual Performance Report (APR), which is part of the President’s Budget Request and mandated under the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Aug 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The survey results will be used to estimate the degree to which ORD research products meet partner needs and will enable the improvement of the development and delivery of products. Some of the information reported on the form is confidential, which will be withheld from the public pursuant to Section 107(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Participation is voluntary. Form Numbers: 6000–021. Respondents/affected entities: Life, physical and social science professionals. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 270 (total). Frequency of response: Annually. Total estimated burden: 68 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $4,344.30 (per year), which includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 15 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR previously approved by OMB. This burden reduction is attributed to a decrease in time needed for survey completion. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–17550 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R08–SFUND–2023–0334; FRL: 11151– 02–R8] Administrative Settlement Agreement for Response Action by Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser, Central City/ Clear Creek Superfund Site, Four Points Funding, LLC, Clear Creek County, Colorado; Correction Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice, correction. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register on August 1, 2023, requesting comments on a prospective administrative settlement agreement for response action between the United States, the State of Colorado, and Four Points Funding, LLC, at the Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Site in Clear Creek County, Colorado. This notice corrects errors contained in the document. SUMMARY: Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Kotowski-Edmunds, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Cost Recovery and Liability Analysis Section, 4224, Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop Ave., Denver, CO 80202; telephone number: (303) 312–6124; email address: edmunds.crystal@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 The proposed agreement and additional background information relating to the agreement will be available upon request and will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/ superfund/centralcity. Comments are still being accepted and requests for an electronic copy of the proposed agreement should be addressed to Crystal Kotowski-Edmunds, Enforcement Specialist, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Environmental Protection AgencyRegion 8, Mail Code 8SEM–PAC, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, or telephone number: (303) 312– 6124, or email address: edmunds.crystal@epa.gov and should reference the Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Site. You may also send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– SFUND–2022–0281 to https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. ADDRESSES: Sfmt 9990 In the Federal Register of August 1, 2023, at 88 FR 50149, in FR Doc. 2023– 16219, on page 50149: 1. In the second column, in the heading, correct the ‘‘Agency Docket Number’’ reading ‘‘EPA–R05–SFUND– 2023–0334’’ to read ‘‘EPA–R08– SFUND–2023–0334’’; and 2. In SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, in the third column, at the end of the seventh line, add a parenthesis after ‘‘costs.’’ to read ‘‘costs.’’). ‘‘ Ben Bielenberg, Acting Division Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region 8. [FR Doc. 2023–17553 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55691-55692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17550]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0774; FRL-11340-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA's Research Products 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Evaluating End User Satisfaction 
of EPA's Research Products (EPA ICR Number 2593.02, OMB Control Number 
2080-0085) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is 
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
August 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on December 19, 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 September 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
ORD-2018-0774, to EPA 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

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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: Alyssa Gurkas, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Office of 
Resource Management, Improvement and Accountability Division, Mail Code 
41182, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-731-7553; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through August 31, 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 December 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 77602). 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 purpose of this information collection is to survey 
partners currently using the EPA's Office of Research and Development's 
(ORD) scientific research products to increase transparency and public 
participation, and to ascertain the quality, usability, and timeliness 
of the research products. ORD will collect these data to inform the 
annual end-of-year performance reporting to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) that will be published each year in the Annual 
Performance Report (APR), which is part of the President's Budget 
Request and mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA). The survey results will be used to estimate the degree to which 
ORD research products meet partner needs and will enable the 
improvement of the development and delivery of products. Some of the 
information reported on the form is confidential, which will be 
withheld from the public pursuant to Section 107(1) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978. Participation is voluntary.
    Form Numbers: 6000-021.
    Respondents/affected entities: Life, physical and social science 
professionals.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 270 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 68 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4,344.30 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 15 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR previously 
approved by OMB. This burden reduction is attributed to a decrease in 
time needed for survey completion.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-17550 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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