[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17842-17843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08383]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Environmental Information 
Documentation, OMB No. 0915-0324--Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than May 28, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to 
[email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa Wright-Solomon, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Environmental Information 
Documentation OMB No. 0915-0324--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA proposes revisions to the Environmental Information 
and Documentation (EID) checklist, which consists of information that 
the agency is required to obtain to comply with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). NEPA establishes the federal 
government's national policy for protection of the environment. The EID 
checklist must be completed and submitted by applicants for HRSA funds 
that plan to engage in construction or other projects that would 
potentially impact the environment. HRSA utilizes the checklist to 
ensure that decision-making processes are consistent with NEPA. The 
revisions will update some of the language in the checklist. For 
example, to better align with 45 CFR part 75, HRSA proposes to change 
the term ``grant'' to ``award'' and ``grantee'' to ``award recipient.''
    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on December 
27, 2018, Vol. 83, No. 247.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Applicants for HRSA funds 
must provide information and assurance of compliance with NEPA on the 
EID checklist. This information is reviewed in the pre-award stage.
    Likely Respondents: HRSA applicants applying for federal 
construction grants and cooperative agreements.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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NEPA EID Checklist..............           1,500               1           1,500               1           1,500
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    Total.......................           1,500  ..............           1,500  ..............           1,500
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Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-08383 Filed 4-25-19; 8:45 am]
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