Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs, 16558-16559 [2024-04875]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 16558 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 46 / Thursday, March 7, 2024 / Notices each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. l. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary variance of its minimum flow requirements at two project locations. Due to seismic risk at Scott Dam, the licensee has elected to leave the spillway gates at Scott Dam open indefinitely, thereby reducing the storage capacity in Lake Pillsbury by approximately 20,000 acre-feet. The licensee also states that there is a high potential for bank sloughing and ensuing dam safety and operational constraints should the reservoir recede to a pool level of between 5,000 and 12,000 acre-feet. To preserve water storage in Lake Pillsbury and conserve cold water for downstream aquatic resources, the licensee proposes to release flows below Scott Dam (as measured at gage E–2) to be consistent with a critical water year type minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second (cfs). However, actual releases would be closer to the minimum facility limitation of 35 cfs from the low-level outlet. In addition, the licensee would reduce minimum flows in the East Branch Russian River (as measured at gage E–16) to match the dry water year minimum flow requirement of 25 cfs with the flexibility to further reduce flows to the critical water year requirement of 5 cfs, depending on water availability, safety concerns, and water temperature conditions in the Eel River. After September 16, 2024, the licensee would resume the dry water year flow release of 25 cfs. In addition, the licensee requests that compliance with the minimum flow requirement in the Eel River below Cape Horn Dam (as measured at gage E–11) be modified to a 24-hour average instead of an instantaneous requirement to allow for a tighter compliance buffer. The request licensee’s request also includes provisions for water temperature and biological monitoring, environmental mitigation, and monthly consultation throughout implementation of the proposed variance. The licensee requests that the variance begin immediately upon Commission approval and conclude when Lake Pillsbury storage exceeds 36,000 acre-feet following October 1, 2024, or is superseded by another variance or license amendment. m. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Mar 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. p. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. q. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: February 29, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–04803 Filed 3–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OCFO–2024–0107; FRL–11791– 01–OCFO] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, OMB Control Number 2090– NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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. This document allows 60 days for public comments. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OCFO–2024–0107, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to Docket_ OCFO@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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 46 / Thursday, March 7, 2024 / Notices Washington, DC 20460; email address: iyer.aarti@epa.gov; telephone number: 202–564–0214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. This document allows 60 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 https:// 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 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 forms of information technology. 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 document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards billions in funding for grants and other financial assistance agreements, with recipients ranging from small non-profit organizations to large state governments. With this Information Collection Request (ICR), EPA seeks authorization to collect information to track progress made by the Agency’s financial assistance programs. Collection of this information enables EPA to assess and manage its financial assistance programs, which in turn ensures VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Mar 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 responsible stewardship of public funds; rigorous evidence-based learning and improvement; and transparent accountability to the American public. The information requested under this ICR will be collected via performance report forms submitted by recipients of financial assistance awards, which document their planned and actual milestones, resources, activities, partners, timelines, locations, audiences, outputs, and outcomes. These forms include work plans, quality assurance documents, interim progress reports, and final progress reports. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance awards from EPA. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients as per reporting requirements included in EPA regulations 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500. Estimated number of respondents: Approximately 5,000. Frequency of response: One work plan, one set of quality assurance documents, variable numbers of interim progress reports, one final progress report. Total estimated burden: 74,500 hours per year. Total estimated cost: $4,864,105 per year. Katherine Dawes, EPA Evaluation Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–04875 Filed 3–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750; FRL–11658–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of EPA’s proposed interim decisions for the following pesticides: acrolein and oxyfluorfen. The notice also announces the availability of EPA’s proposed registration review decision for demiditraz. EPA is opening a 60-day public comment period for these proposed interim and proposed registration review decisions. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 6, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16559 number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750, through 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 and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in table 1 of unit IV. For general information on the registration review program, contact: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–0701; email address: biscoe.melanie@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 a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in table 1 in unit IV. B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16558-16559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04875]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OCFO-2024-0107; FRL-11791-01-OCFO]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; General Performance Reporting for 
Assistance Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), General Performance 
Reporting for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, OMB Control 
Number 2090-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA). 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. This document allows 60 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OCFO-2024-0107, to EPA online using https://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: Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW,

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Washington, DC 20460; email address: [email protected]; telephone 
number: 202-564-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    This document allows 60 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 https://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 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 forms of information technology. 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 
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards 
billions in funding for grants and other financial assistance 
agreements, with recipients ranging from small non-profit organizations 
to large state governments. With this Information Collection Request 
(ICR), EPA seeks authorization to collect information to track progress 
made by the Agency's financial assistance programs. Collection of this 
information enables EPA to assess and manage its financial assistance 
programs, which in turn ensures responsible stewardship of public 
funds; rigorous evidence-based learning and improvement; and 
transparent accountability to the American public. The information 
requested under this ICR will be collected via performance report forms 
submitted by recipients of financial assistance awards, which document 
their planned and actual milestones, resources, activities, partners, 
timelines, locations, audiences, outputs, and outcomes. These forms 
include work plans, quality assurance documents, interim progress 
reports, and final progress reports.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance 
awards from EPA.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients 
as per reporting requirements included in EPA regulations 2 CFR parts 
200 and 1500.
    Estimated number of respondents: Approximately 5,000.
    Frequency of response: One work plan, one set of quality assurance 
documents, variable numbers of interim progress reports, one final 
progress report.
    Total estimated burden: 74,500 hours per year.
    Total estimated cost: $4,864,105 per year.

Katherine Dawes,
EPA Evaluation Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-04875 Filed 3-6-24; 8:45 am]
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