[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48352-48353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19883]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0774; FRL-9999-53-ORD]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA's Research Products (New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Evaluating Customer 
Satisfaction of EPA's Research Products'' (EPA ICR No. 2593.01, OMB 
Control No. 2080-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
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. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 12, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2018-0774 online using www.Regulations.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: Sean Paul, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Program Accountability and Resource 
Management, Office of Research and Development, Mail Code 41182, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-7099; fax number: (202) 565-2910; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 http://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 automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. 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 notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to survey 
stakeholders currently using the EPA's Office of Research and 
Development's (ORD) scientific research products to increase 
transparency and public participation, and to ascertain the quality, 
usability, and timeliness of the research products. ORD will collect 
these data to inform the annual end of year performance reporting to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that will be published each 
year in the Annual Performance Report (APR), which is part of the 
President's Budget Request and mandated under the Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The survey results will be used to 
estimate the degree to which ORD research products meet customer needs 
and will enable the improvement of the development and delivery of 
products. Some of the information reported on the form is confidential, 
which will be withheld from the public pursuant to Section 107(1) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Participation is voluntary.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Life, physical and social science 
professionals.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 250 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: .33 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $4,785 (per year).
    Changes in Estimates: This is a new ICR, therefore there is no 
change of hours in the total estimated respondent burden.

    Dated: August 29, 2019.
Chris Robbins,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management, Office of 
Research and Development.
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