[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8198-8199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02331]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2023-0393; FRL-11236-02-OA]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 
Accomplishment Reporting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), Greenhouse Gas 
Reduction Fund (GGRF) Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2783.01, 
OMB Control Number 2090-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA). 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. This notice 
allows for 60 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 8, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OA-2023-0393, 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 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: Frank Wright, GGRF Program Office, 
Office of the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
7631; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

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    This notice allows 60 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 
https://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 forms of information technology. 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 covers the collection of information from those 
organizations that receive grants funding from the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) under the authority of section 134 of the Clean 
Air Act (CAA). CAA 134 was enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction 
Act (IRA) and authorizes EPA to make competitive grants to States, 
municipalities, Tribal governments, and eligible non-profit recipients 
to implement the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a historic $27 billion 
investment to combat the climate crisis by mobilizing financing and 
private capital for greenhouse gas- and air pollution-reducing projects 
in communities across the country. Through the GGRF program, EPA is 
conducting three competitions. This ICR covers the collection of 
information under awards for all three competitions. EPA will use 
information from these reports as part of program-wide public 
reporting, except to the extent such information includes CBI or PII 
pursuant to 2 CFR 200.338. Information claimed as CBI in accordance 
with this Notice will be disclosed only to the extent, and by means of 
the procedures, set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Grantees, or organizations that 
receive grants funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
under the authority of section 134 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). CAA 134 
was enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and authorizes 
EPA to make competitive grants to States, municipalities, Tribal 
governments, and eligible non-profit recipients to implement the 
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: required to obtain or retain a 
benefit under section 134 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
    Estimated number of respondents: NCIF: 33, CCIA 507, SFA 60.
    Frequency of response: Quarterly reporting of Quarterly performance 
report, and one time submission of final performance report. Annual 
submission of organizational disclosures. Transaction and project forms 
are submitted once per transaction and project and updated quarterly if 
needed.
    Total estimated burden: 239,043 hours for respondents annually and 
717,130 hours for respondents over the ICR period.
    Total estimated cost: $15,642,198 for respondents annually and 
$46,926,593 over the ICR period.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection therefore there 
is no change in burden.

David Widawsky,
Director of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
[FR Doc. 2024-02331 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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