[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 8679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02614]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0036; FRL-11690-01-OAR]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; Climate Pollution Reduction Grants 
(CPRG) Program Implementation Grants ICR (NEW)

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), Climate Pollution 
Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program Implementation Grants ICR (NEW) (EPA 
ICR Number 2806.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, the 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-
OAR-2024-0036, 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 Avenue 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: Pam Long, Air Quality Policy Division, 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mailcode C504.1, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Post Office Box 12055 RTP, NC 27711; 
telephone number: (919) 541-0641; 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.
    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 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the 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. The 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, the 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: The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program was 
established under section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 
signed on August 16, 2022. Through a competitive process, EPA 
anticipates awarding $4.6B in CPRG implementation grants to States, 
municipalities, Tribes/Territories, and air quality management 
districts in 2024 to ``facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas air 
pollution.'' Grantees will be required to report projected greenhouse 
gas (GHG) emission reductions as well as changes in other air 
pollutants, both in general and specifically in low-income and 
disadvantaged communities (LIDAC). This information will be collected 
to ensure accurate projections of GHGs and other air pollutant 
emissions both in and outside LIDAC areas for projects being funded 
under the CPRG program.
    It is expected that the CPRG program, along with other IRA 
programs, will be required to demonstrate effective execution of the 
statutory responsibilities charged to EPA, as well as comply with any 
additional reporting requirements (e.g., Evidence Act, Justice40). 
These responsibilities necessitate standardized data collection from 
CPRG implementation grantees for the purposes of (1) determining the 
accuracy of calculations and analyses submitted by grantees, (2) 
assessing the compliance of grantees in performing tasks agreed to 
under the Terms and Conditions of CPRG implementation grants, and (3) 
applying information collected from CPRG implementation grantees for 
analytical use.
    Form numbers: n/a.
    Respondents/affected entities: CPRG Implementation Grant General 
Competition and Tribes/Territories Competition grantees.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (to comply with CPRG 
grant Reporting Requirements/Terms and Conditions).
    Estimated number of respondents: ~130.
    Frequency of response: 1-year (General Competition) and final 
reports (General and Tribal Competitions).
    Total estimated burden: ~47,133 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: ~$2,905,406 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: Not applicable, no current ICR.

Scott Mathias,
Director, Air Quality Policy Divison.
[FR Doc. 2024-02614 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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