[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63940-63941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17308]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2024-0235; FRL-12020-01-OEJECR]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; Environmental Justice Community 
Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting

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), Environmental Justice 
Community Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting (EPA ICR Number 
7781.01, OMB Control Number 2035-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 for 60 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OEJECR-2024-0235, 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; telephone number: (202) 564-0214; 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 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 EPA makes competitive financial assistance awards to 
support projects that tackle environmental, public health, and energy 
challenges across the country. Historically, these investments have not 
reached communities and groups who are overburdened by the effects of 
pollution, environmental hazards, and climate change. To help get 
resources and funding to underserved and overburdened communities, the 
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) created the Environmental and Climate 
Justice Block Grant Program (ECJP)--the largest investment in 
environmental and climate justice in U.S. history--when it was signed 
into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. The Community Change 
Grants (CCG) are the final and most comprehensive piece of EPA's 
implementation of ECJP IRA funding. This CCG program will provide 
funding to communities and their partners to design, develop, and 
implement multi-faceted, community-driven projects to protect public 
health and the environment. With this ICR, EPA seeks authorization to 
collect information to track progress made by the CCG grantees. 
Collection of this information enables EPA to assess and manage this 
program, which ensures responsible stewardship of public funds; 
rigorous evidence-based learning and improvement; and transparent 
accountability to the American public.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of financial assistance 
awards from the EJCCG program.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for grant recipients 
as per reporting requirements included in 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500.
    Estimated number of respondents: 170 grantees.
    Frequency of response: One work plan, quarterly progress reports 
per year the grant is active; one final report.
    Total estimated burden: 18,133 hours per year.
    Total estimated cost: $614,357 per year.
    Changes in the estimates: This is a new collection; therefore there 
is no change in burden.

Laura Ebbert,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Environmental Justice, Office 
of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
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