[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16558-16559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04875]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OCFO-2024-0107; FRL-11791-01-OCFO]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; General Performance Reporting for 
Assistance Programs

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), General Performance 
Reporting for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, 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 document allows 60 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OCFO-2024-0107, to EPA online using https://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: Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW,

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Washington, DC 20460; email address: [email protected]; telephone 
number: 202-564-0214.

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 document 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 https://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 
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards 
billions in funding for grants and other financial assistance 
agreements, with recipients ranging from small non-profit organizations 
to large state governments. With this Information Collection Request 
(ICR), EPA seeks authorization to collect information to track progress 
made by the Agency's financial assistance programs. Collection of this 
information enables EPA to assess and manage its financial assistance 
programs, which in turn ensures responsible stewardship of public 
funds; rigorous evidence-based learning and improvement; and 
transparent accountability to the American public. The information 
requested under this ICR will be collected via performance report forms 
submitted by recipients of financial assistance awards, which document 
their planned and actual milestones, resources, activities, partners, 
timelines, locations, audiences, outputs, and outcomes. These forms 
include work plans, quality assurance documents, interim progress 
reports, and final progress reports.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance 
awards from EPA.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients 
as per reporting requirements included in EPA regulations 2 CFR parts 
200 and 1500.
    Estimated number of respondents: Approximately 5,000.
    Frequency of response: One work plan, one set of quality assurance 
documents, variable numbers of interim progress reports, one final 
progress report.
    Total estimated burden: 74,500 hours per year.
    Total estimated cost: $4,864,105 per year.

Katherine Dawes,
EPA Evaluation Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-04875 Filed 3-6-24; 8:45 am]
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