Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal), 46392-46393 [2024-11764]

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[FR Doc. 2024–11673 Filed 5–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OARM–2016–0762; FRL–12004– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 0938.23, OMB Control Number 2030–0020) 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 June 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 28, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. SUMMARY: Comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OARM–2016–0762 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to docket_ oms@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 May 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 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: Amanda Kemp, Office of Grants and Debarment, National Policy, Training and Compliance Division, 3903R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 0209; fax number: 202–565–2470; email address: kemp.amanda@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2024. 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 September 28, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 66840). 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 information is collected from applicants and recipients of EPA assistance to monitor adherence to the programmatic and administrative requirements of the Agency’s financial assistance program. The information collected is used to make awards, pay recipients, and collect information on how Federal funds are being spent. EPA needs this information to meet its Federal stewardship responsibilities. This ICR renewal requests authorization for the collection of information under PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 EPA’s General Regulation for Assistance Programs, which establishes minimum management requirements for all recipients of EPA grants or cooperative agreements (assistance agreements). These regulations include only those provisions mandated by statue or added by EPA to ensure sound and effective financial assistance management with respect to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) utilization. The information required by these regulations will be used by EPA award officials to make assistance awards and assistance payments and to verify that the recipient is using Federal funds appropriately. Form numbers: listed in supporting statement. Respondents/affected entities: The primary recipients of EPA assistance agreements are state and local governments, Indian Tribes, educational institutions, and not-for-profit institutions. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain an assistance agreement (40 CFR part 30, 40 CFR part 31, and 40 CFR part 33 for awards made prior to December 26, 2014, and 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 1500, and 40 CFR part 33 for awards made after December 26, 2014). Estimated number of respondents: 9,821(total). Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually. Total estimated burden: 302,030 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $19,719,538 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 207,424 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase occurred for several reasons. First, EPA received unprecedented levels of funding to award grants under the American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL), and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This led to a significant increase in number of grant applications received and awards made under various EPA grant programs. EPA also revised its approach to more accurately estimate the number of ongoing grant recipients who are subject to the requirements for record keeping and submittal of quarterly progress reports. In addition, EPA reviewed the burden assumptions in the ICR to ensure that they reflect the Agency’s current experiences under its grant programs. EPA made adjustments to increase the burden hour estimates E:\FR\FM\29MYN1.SGM 29MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 29, 2024 / Notices for three of the requirements based on consultations with grant recipients. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2024–11764 Filed 5–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2023–0416; FRL–12003– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Materials Management (New) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Materials Management (EPA ICR Number 2789.01, OMB Control Number 2050–NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested on the overall collection via the Federal Register on September 29, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments on this specific information request. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2024. ADDRESSES: 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. SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hannah Blaufuss, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, 5306P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 5614; email address: Blaufuss.hannah@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of a new information collection under EPA’s Materials Management Generic ICR. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 May 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 on the overall collection via the Federal Register on September 29, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 67277). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: Several statutes including the Save our Seas 2.0 Act (SOS 2.0) (Pub. L. 116–224), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117–58), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (Pub. L. 94– 580) direct EPA to implement grants and programs promoting efficient and equitable non-hazardous waste management in the United States. EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) is charged with, among other responsibilities, assuring that associated programs, policies, and grant monies are properly targeted to meet those goals. This proposed information collection is designed to provide ORCR with the timely and consistent information on waste/materials generation, disposition, and recovery it needs to fulfill that mission. Specifically, it will allow EPA to develop and use new forms and methods to support additional grant reporting requirements and volume resulting from recent funding legislation. Furthermore, the collection will allow EPA to use interviews, focus groups, and surveys to inform the Agency’s understanding of methods, amounts, and economics of solid waste collection, management, recovery, reduction, and reuse. EPA is recommending that OMB provides clearance for the Agency to conduct this set of associated information collection activities as a hybrid generic ICR. As described in OMB Memo ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act—Generic Clearances’’ from May 28, 2010: A generic ICR is a request for OMB approval of a plan for conducting more than one information collection using very similar methods when (1) the need for and the overall practical utility of the data collection can be evaluated in advance, as part of the review of the proposed plan, but (2) the agency cannot determine the details of the PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46393 specific individual collections until a later time. To use a generic ICR, agencies follow the traditional ICR process to initially request OMB clearance for a general set of related information collection activities. Agencies then file subsequent requests (ICs) to gain clearance for specific actions on an as-needed basis. However, because clearance for many of the common elements (such as the agency’s authority to collect information, the scope and practical utility of information to be collected, the mechanisms and methodologies that will be employed, and the overall estimates of respondent burden) are established in the initial request, the content of, and approval process for, individual ICs can be, to varying extents, abridged. Within the range of generic ICR types, hybrid generic ICRs require the highest level of public and OMB review—with each IC submission having its own public notice and 30 day comment period announced in the Federal Register. EPA believes that a hybrid generic ICR is the most appropriate model to be used in this case because it: (1) allows the Agency to react quickly to evolving national strategies and infrastructure improvement plans; (2) allows the Agency to apply insight gathered in initial ICs to inform the need, scope, and methodologies used in subsequent information collections; and, (3) maintains the public’s and OMB’s ability to apply robust scrutiny to all proposed collections. Given the demonstrated need for fundamental waste generation and management information, the evolving nature of these data, and the expectations for pace/progress placed on ORCR, pursuing individual conventional ICRs to gather the required information would be impractical. Form numbers: To be included in individual IC requests. Respondents/affected entities: The grant reports would be administered to grantees which include U.S. States and Territories, communities of U.S. states, federally recognized Native American Tribes, and intertribal consortia. Additional information collections used to assess waste generation and management systems across the country may expand that respondent universe to include, non-profit organizations, public-private partnerships, U.S. cities and municipalities, waste management and recycling facilities, and individuals. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Grant recipients will be required to submit progress and final reports according to the Infrastructure E:\FR\FM\29MYN1.SGM 29MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11764]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OARM-2016-0762; FRL-12004-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs 
(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), General Administrative 
Requirements for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 0938.23, OMB 
Control Number 2030-0020) 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 June 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via 
the Federal Register on September 28, 2023 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 June 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OARM-2016-0762 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 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: Amanda Kemp, Office of Grants and 
Debarment, National Policy, Training and Compliance Division, 3903R, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-0209; fax number: 202-565-2470; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through June 30, 2024. 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 September 28, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 66840). 
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 information is collected from applicants and 
recipients of EPA assistance to monitor adherence to the programmatic 
and administrative requirements of the Agency's financial assistance 
program. The information collected is used to make awards, pay 
recipients, and collect information on how Federal funds are being 
spent. EPA needs this information to meet its Federal stewardship 
responsibilities. This ICR renewal requests authorization for the 
collection of information under EPA's General Regulation for Assistance 
Programs, which establishes minimum management requirements for all 
recipients of EPA grants or cooperative agreements (assistance 
agreements). These regulations include only those provisions mandated 
by statue or added by EPA to ensure sound and effective financial 
assistance management with respect to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
(DBE) utilization. The information required by these regulations will 
be used by EPA award officials to make assistance awards and assistance 
payments and to verify that the recipient is using Federal funds 
appropriately.
    Form numbers: listed in supporting statement.
    Respondents/affected entities: The primary recipients of EPA 
assistance agreements are state and local governments, Indian Tribes, 
educational institutions, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain an 
assistance agreement (40 CFR part 30, 40 CFR part 31, and 40 CFR part 
33 for awards made prior to December 26, 2014, and 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 
1500, and 40 CFR part 33 for awards made after December 26, 2014).
    Estimated number of respondents: 9,821(total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 302,030 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $19,719,538 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 207,424 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase occurred for several reasons. First, EPA 
received unprecedented levels of funding to award grants under the 
American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL), 
and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This led to a significant 
increase in number of grant applications received and awards made under 
various EPA grant programs. EPA also revised its approach to more 
accurately estimate the number of ongoing grant recipients who are 
subject to the requirements for record keeping and submittal of 
quarterly progress reports. In addition, EPA reviewed the burden 
assumptions in the ICR to ensure that they reflect the Agency's current 
experiences under its grant programs. EPA made adjustments to increase 
the burden hour estimates

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for three of the requirements based on consultations with grant 
recipients.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-11764 Filed 5-28-24; 8:45 am]
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