[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8196-8197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02398]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0773; FRL-11730-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Pollution Prevention (P2) Grantee Data Collection in Standard 
Electronic Format (New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the 
following information collection request (ICR), Pollution Prevention 
(P2) Grantee Data Collection in Standard, (EPA ICR

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Number 2728.01 and OMB Control Number 2070-NEW) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new 
collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on February 15, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2022-0773 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method) 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: Katherine Sleasman, Office of Program 
Support (7602M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; 
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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on February 15, 2023, during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 9879). 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: This ICR presents EPA's estimates for the burden and 
costs associated with the information collection activities related to 
pollution prevention grant programs and the collection of activity and 
results data from the grantees via a standard electronic format. P2 
means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream 
or otherwise being released into the environment prior to recycling, 
treatment, or disposal. EPA's P2 program operates three grant programs 
and is developing two new grant programs. The three existing programs 
are: The Pollution Prevention State Tribal Assistance Grants (P2 STAG); 
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Pollution Prevention Grants (P2 BIL); 
and the Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grants. The P2 STAG and SRA 
grants are funded through recurring appropriations and require grantees 
to provide matching funds. The P2 BIL grants, which are funded through 
the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred 
to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), are also STAG but do not 
require grantees to provide matching funds. The two new grant programs 
under development are: The Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental 
Justice Through Safer/Sustainable Products (P2 EJ Products); and the 
Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice in Communities (P2 EJ 
Facilities). The P2 EJ Products and P2 EJ Facilities grants will also 
be supported by BIL funding and, as such, do not require grantee 
matching funds.
    Form Numbers: 9600-047 and 9600-048.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR may include entities identified by the North American 
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 99200, i.e., State 
Governmental entities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
    Total estimated number of potential respondents: 275 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 5,123 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated annual costs: $431,778 (per year), includes no 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-02398 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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