[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11066-11067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04124]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0350; FRL-9616-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; EPA's National Fish Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), EPA's National Fish Program (EPA 
ICR Number 1959.07, OMB Control Number 2040-0226) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 3, 2021 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given 
below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 30, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2014-0350, to (1) 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: CDR Samantha Fontenelle, Office of 
Water, Office of Science and Technology, Standards and Health 
Protection Division (4305T), 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 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: This ICR is for voluntary information collections under 
the National Fish 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

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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.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: The 50 states, the District of 
Columbia, the five territories, authorized tribes with EPA-approved 
water quality standards (WQS), and the Great Lakes Indian 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: 1,185 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $65,268.77 (per year), includes $6,000 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 607 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 will 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.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-04124 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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