[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68433-68434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19002]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2023-0393; FRL-12211-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Accomplishment Reporting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 
(GGRF) Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2783.01, OMB Control 
Number 2090-New) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public

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comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 
6, 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 September 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OA-2023-0393, to 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: Julie Zavala, Office of the GGRF, 
Office of the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
0138; 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 6, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 8198). 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 collection of information from those 
organizations that receive grants funding from the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) under the authority of section 134 of the Clean 
Air Act (CAA). CAA 134 was enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction 
Act (IRA) and authorizes EPA to make competitive grants to states, 
municipalities, Tribal governments, and eligible non-profit recipients 
to implement the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a historic $27 billion 
investment to combat the climate crisis by mobilizing financing and 
private capital for greenhouse gas- and air pollution-reducing projects 
in communities across the country. Within the GGRF, EPA designed three 
programs; the National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF), Clean Communities 
Investment Accelerator (CCIA), and Solar for All (SFA). This ICR covers 
the collection of information under awards for all three programs. EPA 
will use information from these reports as part of program-wide public 
reporting, except to the extent such information includes CBI or PII 
pursuant to 2 CFR 200.338. Information claimed as CBI in accordance 
with this Notice will be disclosed only to the extent, and by means of 
the procedures, set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Recipients of grants funding from 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the authority of 
section 134 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). CAA 134 was enacted as part of 
the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and authorizes EPA to make 
competitive grants to states, municipalities, Tribal governments, and 
eligible non-profit recipients to implement the Greenhouse Gas 
Reduction Fund.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: required to obtain or retain a 
benefit under section 134 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
    Estimated number of respondents: NCIF: 3, CCIA: 3, SFA: 60, Sub-
recipients: 25 (93 total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, semi-annually, annually, or one-
time response, depending on instrument and respondent.
    Total estimated burden: 560,131 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $37,450,170 (per year), which includes 
$8,859,143 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: This is a new collection therefore there 
is no change in burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-19002 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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