[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55263-55264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14603]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0036; FRL--12073-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program 
Implementation (New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Climate Pollution Reduction 
Grants (CPRG) Program Implementation Grants ICR (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. This is a request for approval of a new collection. 
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on 
February 8, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for 
an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before August 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA HQ-
OAR-2024-0036, 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. 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: Pamela Long, Air Quality Policy 
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code 
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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on February 8, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 8679). 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: 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, the EPA 
anticipates awarding approximately $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

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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 the 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: None.
    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: 218 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once each for the 1-Year (General 
Competition) and Final Reports (General and Tribe & Territories 
Competitions).
    Total estimated burden: 46,080 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,660,121 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-14603 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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