[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21252-21253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06475]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0087; FRL-11602-01-OW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; Urban Waters Federal Partnership 
Program

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), Urban Waters Federal 
Partnership Program (EPA ICR Number 2801.01, OMB Control Number 2040-
NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 May 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2024-0087, to the 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. The 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: Tara O'Hare, Partnership Programs 
Branch, Oceans, Wetlands and Communities Division, Office of Wetlands, 
Oceans and Watersheds, Mail Code 4504T, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-564-8836; fax number: 202-566-1336; 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 Urban Waters Federal Partnership is a voluntary 
program created in 2011 that seeks to reconnect urban communities, 
particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed, 
with their waterways to become stewards for clean urban waters. Working 
with a diverse set of partners, the program seeks to help communities 
restore and protect water quality and revitalize adjacent rural, 
suburban, and urban neighborhoods throughout the watershed.
    As part of its strategic planning efforts, the EPA encourages 
programs to develop meaningful performance

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measures, set ambitious targets, and link budget expenditures to 
results. Data collected under this ICR will assist the Urban Waters 
Federal Partnership in demonstrating results and carrying out 
evaluation efforts to ensure continual program improvement. In 
addition, the data will help the EPA estimate the environmental and 
programmatic impact of the program and evaluate the health of the 
partnership at each location.
    Form Numbers: * Forms not yet finalized in italics.

 Workplan Form 6100-084
 Annual Reporting Form 6100-085
 Partnership Evaluation Form 6100-083

    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents consist of Urban Waters 
Federal Partnership Ambassadors and a wide variety of organizations and 
businesses that partner with Ambassadors at each Urban Waters Federal 
Partnership designated location.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,806 (total).
    Frequency of response: Urban Waters Federal Partnership designated 
locations will submit a Workplan every other year. Urban Waters Federal 
Partnership designated locations will submit Annual Reporting Forms and 
Partnership Evaluation Forms each year.
    Total estimated burden: 9,614 hours (per year) for both Respondents 
and the EPA. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $671,346 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs for both 
Respondents and the EPA.

Ann Ferrio,
Deputy Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.
[FR Doc. 2024-06475 Filed 3-26-24; 8:45 am]
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