[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55691-55692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17550]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0774; FRL-11340-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA's Research Products 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Evaluating End User Satisfaction 
of EPA's Research Products (EPA ICR Number 2593.02, OMB Control Number 
2080-0085) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is 
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
August 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on December 19, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before September 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
ORD-2018-0774, to 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

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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: Alyssa Gurkas, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Office of 
Resource Management, Improvement and Accountability Division, Mail Code 
41182, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-731-7553; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through August 31, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on December 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 77602). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to survey 
partners 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 partner 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: 6000-021.
    Respondents/affected entities: Life, physical and social science 
professionals.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 270 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 68 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4,344.30 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 15 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR previously 
approved by OMB. This burden reduction is attributed to a decrease in 
time needed for survey completion.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-17550 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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