[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41837-41838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16512]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0350; FRL 8818-01-OW]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
National Fish Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``National Fish 
Program'' (EPA ICR No. 1959.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0226) 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 proposed extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. 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 October 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2014-0350, 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.

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    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: CDR Samantha Fontenelle, Office of 
Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-2083; fax number: (202) 566-0409; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA would 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: This ICR is for voluntary information collections under 
the national fish advisory program. These information collections would 
help EPA advance equitable and effective fish advisory programs that 
protect recreational and subsistence fishers and other underserved 
populations from consumption of contaminated fish. This information is 
collected under the authority of section 104 of the Clean Water Act, 
which provides for the collection of information to be used to protect 
human health and the environment. The information to be collected on a 
voluntary basis would include the following: Fish advisory information 
and fish tissue data collected to assist in making advisory decisions; 
state or tribal fish program information for the National Fish Advisory 
Program Evaluation; and, technical program information from time to 
time. EPA would analyze the information to determine what science, 
guidance, technical assistance, and nationwide information are needed 
to help state and tribes have equitable and effective fish advisory 
programs. In addition, EPA would also use the information provided to 
facilitate information sharing and to ensure guidance documents are 
useful and technically accurate.
    This ICR renews the EPA ICR Number 1959.07, OMB Control No. 2040-
0226, expiration April 30, 2022. This ICR renewal describes the 
estimated burden for states and authorized tribes associated with the 
information collections related to National Fish Program.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Potential respondents to this ICR 
include: The 50 states, the District of Columbia, the five territories, 
authorized tribes with EPA-approved WQS, and Great Lakes Fish and 
Wildlife Commission.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (Clean Water Act, 
Section 104).
    Estimated number of respondents: Up to 103 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once in 3-year period for some collections; 
periodically for one collection.
    Total estimated burden: 1,181 hours per year. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $64,766.66 per year. There are no capital or 
operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is increase of 603 hours in the total 
estimated annual respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to EPA's efforts to advance 
equity and environmental justice in fish advisory programs. EPA is 
adding information collections to help EPA determine what science, 
guidance, technical assistance, and nationwide information are needed 
to help state and tribes have equitable and effective fish advisory 
programs that protect recreational and subsistence fishers and other 
underserved populations from consumption of contaminated fish. In 
addition, EPA would also use the information provided to facilitate 
information sharing and to ensure guidance documents are useful and 
technically accurate. The increase pertains to the addition of three 
voluntary information collections as part of implementing the EPA 
national advisory program: Information on state and tribal fish 
advisories; state and tribal program information for the National Fish 
Advisory Program Evaluation; and, technical program information from 
time to time.

Deborah Nagle,
Director, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2021-16512 Filed 8-2-21; 8:45 am]
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