[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 52 (Monday, March 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14243-14244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5284]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2007-0607; FRL-8542-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance Measurement Reporting 
for Training and Education/Outreach; EPA ICR No. 2255.01

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new 
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of 
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 16, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2007-0607, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: 
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hanlon, Office of Grants and 
Debarment, Mail Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-2865; fax number: 202-565-2468; email address: 
[email protected]; or Peggy Anthony, Office of Grants and Debarment, 
Mail Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5364; fax 
number: 202-565-2470, email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On July 20, 2007, (72 FR 39805), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the 
comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted 
to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OA-2007-0607, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of 
Environmental Information Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading 
Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of 
Environmental Information Docket is 202-566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Performance Measurement Reporting for Training and 
Education/Outreach.
    ICR Number: EPA ICR No. 2255.01.
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond

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to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid 
OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in 
title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: EPA has developed some generic reporting tools to 
supplement the existing performance reports submitted by assistance 
agreement recipients under 40 CFR Parts 30 and 31. The new reporting 
tools are designed to collect performance measurement information on 
two types of activities performed by assistance agreement recipients: 
training and education/outreach. Specifically, EPA has created generic 
questions and reporting formats that will be made available to the EPA 
programs and assistance agreement recipients. The tools are designed to 
measure the extent to which the assistance agreement recipients achieve 
the short-term and intermediate outcomes stated in their work plans for 
trainings and education/outreach. The questions and formats are 
flexible enough for use by any of the EPA programs.
    An assistance agreement recipient would review the reporting 
formats and generic questions, select the format and questions that are 
appropriate for its needs, and assemble them into a questionnaire. The 
recipient would then submit its proposed questionnaire and supporting 
materials to EPA, which would forward them to OMB after a review for 
completeness and compliance. After receiving OMB approval through an 
expedited clearance process, the assistance agreement recipient would 
distribute the questionnaire and collect, tally, and report the 
responses to EPA. Use of the forms would not be required, but used at 
the discretion of the responsible program and assistance agreement 
recipients.
    EPA has created a generic ICR that addresses the reporting tools. 
Upon OMB approval of the ICR, EPA program offices and their assistance 
agreement recipients would be able to prepare questionnaires using the 
tools and submit the questionnaires and supporting materials for 
expedited OMB approval.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to be six hours per assistance 
agreement. This includes time for preparing the questionnaire and 
related materials for OMB approval, and collecting, summarizing, and 
reporting the results to EPA. The annual public reporting burden is 
estimated to range from five to 10 minutes for an individual to 
complete a questionnaire. There is no public recordkeeping burden for 
this information collection. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search 
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action include assistance agreement recipients that perform 
training and/or education and outreach.
    Estimated average annual number of assistance agreements affected: 
Between 480 and 720.
    Estimated annual frequency of response: Quarterly or less often.
    Estimated annual average number of responses for each assistance 
agreement: 4.
    Estimated total annual respondent burden hours: 12,024 hours.
    Estimated total annual respondent costs: $341,413. This includes an 
estimated labor cost of $341,413 and $0 for capital investment or 
maintenance and operational costs.

    Dated: March 11, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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