Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program Implementation (New), 55263-55264 [2024-14603]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Notices (Attention: Hieu Le) at Le.Hieu@epa.gov or (202) 564–4700. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As codified at 2 CFR 1500.2, EPA has adopted OMB’s Federal Financial Assistance regulations (subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200), including any amendments. EPA implements any amendments to OMB’s regulations when such changes become effective. On April 22, 2024, OMB finalized several revisions and updates to its Federal Financial Assistance regulations. See Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance, 89 FR 30046 (April 22, 2024). OMB made the changes effective October 1, 2024, but authorized Federal agencies to apply the changes to Federal awards issued prior to October 1, 2024. Specifically, OMB stated: ‘‘Federal agencies may elect to apply the final guidance to Federal awards issued prior to October 1, 2024, but they are not required to do so. For agencies applying the final guidance before October 1, 2024, the effective date of the final guidance must be no earlier than June 21, 2024.’’ 89 FR 30046 (April 22, 2024). OMB’s final rule revised, among others, the termination provisions of 2 CFR 200.340. Specifically, OMB revised 2 CFR 200.340(a)(4) to clarify that an agency may terminate a Federal award if it no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities (e.g. unilateral termination) but only when such language is clearly and unambiguously included in the terms and conditions of the award. OMB also revised 2 CFR 200.340(b) to require agencies to ‘‘clearly and unambiguously specify all termination provisions in the terms and conditions of the Federal award.’’ 89 FR 30046, 30169 (emphasis added), April 22, 2024. As authorized under OMB’s final rule, and in an effort to provide clarity on termination of its awards as expeditiously as possible, EPA has decided to apply the revised version of 2 CFR 200.340 to EPA financial assistance agreements awarded or amended to add funds on or after July 1, 2024. This will allow EPA to implement the revised version of 2 CFR 200.340 through the terms and conditions of awards, as determined by EPA on or after that date. Consistent with the revised termination provision, EPA will clearly and unambiguously specify all termination provisions in the terms and conditions of applicable awards, including an express authorization for unilateral termination when dictated by case- or programspecific needs. Any subsequent changes to the grounds for unilateral termination of an assistance agreement must be agreed to by both EPA and the financial VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jul 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 assistance agreement recipient and authorized by 2 CFR 200.340 or a successor regulation in effect at the time of award or the amendment adding additional funding. EPA intends to implement all other revisions to title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations described in the April 22, 2024 (89 FR 30046), OMB final rule and notification of final guidance in awards made or amended to add additional funds on or after October 1, 2024. Janet McCabe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [FR Doc. 2024–14656 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2024–0036; FRL—12073– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program Implementation (New) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program Implementation Grants ICR (EPA ICR Number 2806.01, OMB Control Number 2060–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 via the Federal Register on February 8, 2024 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 August 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA HQ– OAR–2024–0036, to the EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@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: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55263 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: Pamela Long, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C504.1, Environmental Protection Agency, Post Office Box 12055 RTP, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541–0641; email address: long.pam@epa.gov. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 8, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 8679). 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 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program was established under section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed on August 16, 2022. Through a competitive process, the EPA anticipates awarding approximately $4.6B in CPRG implementation grants to states, municipalities, Tribes, territories, and air quality management districts in 2024 to ‘‘facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas air pollution.’’ Grantees will be required to report projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions as well as changes in other air pollutants, both in general and specifically in low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC). This information will be collected to ensure accurate projections of GHGs and E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1 55264 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Notices other air pollutant emissions both in and outside LIDAC areas for projects being funded under the CPRG program. It is expected that the CPRG program, along with other IRA programs, will be required to demonstrate effective execution of the statutory responsibilities charged to the EPA, as well as comply with any additional reporting requirements (e.g., Evidence Act, Justice40). These responsibilities necessitate standardized data collection from CPRG implementation grantees for the purposes of (1) determining the accuracy of calculations and analyses submitted by grantees, (2) assessing the compliance of grantees in performing tasks agreed to under the Terms and Conditions of CPRG implementation grants, and (3) applying information collected from CPRG implementation grantees for analytical use. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: CPRG Implementation Grant General Competition and Tribes & Territories Competition grantees. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (to comply with CPRG grant Reporting Requirements/Terms and Conditions). Estimated number of respondents: 218 (total). Frequency of response: Once each for the 1-Year (General Competition) and Final Reports (General and Tribe & Territories Competitions). Total estimated burden: 46,080 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $2,660,121 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–14603 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activity: Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: This notice announces that the U.S. Equal Employment SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jul 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is submitting a request for a three-year approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), of a revision to the current Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved. This collection is part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery. DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before August 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent 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: For Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs: Caitlin McCartney, caitlin.mccartney@eeoc.gov, 1–202– 921–2709. For Office of Federal Operations: Sharon Halstead, sharon.halstead@ eeoc.gov, 1–202–921–2832. For Office of Field Programs: Katrina Grider, katrina.grider@eeoc.gov, 1–202– 921–2919. For Office of National External Engagement Programs: Kessela Reis, kessela.reis@eeoc.gov, 1–917–596–6032. For Office of State, Local & Tribal Programs: James Yao, james.yao@ eeoc.gov, 1–202–921–2886. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Abstract: The proposed information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the government’s commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback, we mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training, or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative, PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, course materials, course instructor, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on the Agency’s services will be unavailable. The Agency will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions: • The collections are voluntary; • The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government; • The collections are the only way to collect information; there are no alternative existing sources; • The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; • Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program; • Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained; • Information gathered will be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency; • Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and • Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study. Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55263-55264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14603]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0036; FRL--12073-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program 
Implementation (New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Climate Pollution Reduction 
Grants (CPRG) Program Implementation Grants ICR (EPA ICR Number 
2806.01, OMB Control Number 2060-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 via the Federal Register on 
February 8, 2024 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 August 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA HQ-
OAR-2024-0036, to the 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: Pamela Long, Air Quality Policy 
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code 
C504.1, Environmental Protection Agency, Post Office Box 12055 RTP, NC 
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0641; email address: 
[email protected].

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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on February 8, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 8679). 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 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program was 
established under section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 
signed on August 16, 2022. Through a competitive process, the EPA 
anticipates awarding approximately $4.6B in CPRG implementation grants 
to states, municipalities, Tribes, territories, and air quality 
management districts in 2024 to ``facilitate the reduction of 
greenhouse gas air pollution.'' Grantees will be required to report 
projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions as well as changes 
in other air pollutants, both in general and specifically in low-income 
and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC). This information will be 
collected to ensure accurate projections of GHGs and

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other air pollutant emissions both in and outside LIDAC areas for 
projects being funded under the CPRG program.
    It is expected that the CPRG program, along with other IRA 
programs, will be required to demonstrate effective execution of the 
statutory responsibilities charged to the EPA, as well as comply with 
any additional reporting requirements (e.g., Evidence Act, Justice40). 
These responsibilities necessitate standardized data collection from 
CPRG implementation grantees for the purposes of (1) determining the 
accuracy of calculations and analyses submitted by grantees, (2) 
assessing the compliance of grantees in performing tasks agreed to 
under the Terms and Conditions of CPRG implementation grants, and (3) 
applying information collected from CPRG implementation grantees for 
analytical use.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: CPRG Implementation Grant General 
Competition and Tribes & Territories Competition grantees.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (to comply with CPRG 
grant Reporting Requirements/Terms and Conditions).
    Estimated number of respondents: 218 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once each for the 1-Year (General 
Competition) and Final Reports (General and Tribe & Territories 
Competitions).
    Total estimated burden: 46,080 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,660,121 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-14603 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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