[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46396-46397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11778]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0335; FRL-12007-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; School Integrated Pest Management Awards Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), School Integrated Pest Management 
Awards Program, (EPA ICR Number 2531.03 and OMB Control Number 2070-
0200) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 
31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on August 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2023-0335, 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

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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: Carolyn Siu, Office of Program Support 
(7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0335; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through March 31, 2024. 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 August 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 55039). 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 covers the paperwork activities associated with 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new program to encourage the 
use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as the preferred approach to 
pest control in the nation's schools. IPM is a smart, sensible, and 
sustainable approach to pest control that emphasizes the remediation of 
pest conducive conditions. IPM combines a variety of pest management 
practices to provide effective, economical pest control with the least 
possible hazard to people, property, and the environment. These 
practices involve exclusion of pests, maintenance of sanitation, and 
the judicious use of pesticides.
    EPA's vision is that all students in the U.S. will experience the 
benefits provided by an IPM program in their school district. The 
Agency's IPM implementation efforts are based on a wholesale approach 
aimed at kindergarten through 12th grade public and Tribal schools. The 
Agency intends to use the information collected through this ICR to 
encourage school districts to implement IPM programs and to recognize 
those that have attained a notable level of success. Since IPM 
implementation occurs along a continuum, the School IPM (SIPM) 
incentive program will recognize each milestone step a school district 
must take to begin, grow, and sustain an IPM program.
    This program has five award categories--Great Start, Leadership, 
Excellence, Sustained Excellence, and Connector. The first four 
categories are stepwise levels that are reflective of the effort, 
experience, and, ultimately, success that results from implementing 
EPA-recommended IPM tactics that protect human health and the 
environment. Schools with pest infestations are not only exposed to 
potential harm to health and property, but also to stigmatization. The 
SIPM recognition program will give districts across the nation the 
opportunity to receive positive reinforcement through public 
recognition of their efforts in implementing pest prevention and 
management strategies.
    Form numbers: 9600-054.
    Respondents/affected entities: School districts or entities that 
represent them, which include the following North American Industry 
Classification System (NACIS) Codes: 6111--Elementary and Secondary 
Schools, 6244--Child Day Care Services, 56172--Janitorial Services, 
56173--Landscaping Services, 56171--Exterminating and Pest Control 
Services, and 5617--Services to Buildings and Dwellings.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary but required to 
retain a benefit.
    Estimated number of respondents: 53 (total).
    Frequency of response: Occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 914 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $98,358 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There are minor corrections to the burden 
from the last renewal for the Great Start, Model of Sustained 
Excellence and the Connector Award which were miscalculated but still 
reflect no change in the actual burden. There were no changes in the 
number of respondents and the Agency burden hours over the previous 
renewal cycle. The only change is that the cost estimates were updated 
using the May 2022 wage rates. This change is an adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-11778 Filed 5-28-24; 8:45 am]
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