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ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 22, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21263 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2016–0762; FRL–11408– 

01–OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Information 

Collection Request; Comment 

Request; General Administrative 

Requirements for Assistance 

Programs 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘General Administrative Requirements 

for Assistance Programs’’ (EPA ICR 

Number 0938.23, OMB Control Number 

2030–0020) to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing 

so, EPA is soliciting public comments 

on specific aspects of the proposed 

information collection as described 

below. This is a proposed extension of 

the ICR, which is currently approved 

through 6/30/2024. This notice allows 

for 60 days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OARM–2016–0762, to EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to docket_

oms@epa.gov, 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: 

Amanda Kemp, Office of Grants and 

Debarment, National Policy, Training 

and Compliance Division, 3903R, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

0209; fax number: 202–565–2470; email 

address: kemp.amanda@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through 6/30/2024. 

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. 

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, 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 notice to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The information is collected 

from applicants and recipients of EPA 

assistance to monitor adherence to the 

programmatic and administrative 

requirements of the Agency’s financial 

assistance program. The information 

collected is used to make awards, pay 

recipients, and collect information on 

how Federal funds are being spent. EPA 

needs this information to meet its 

Federal stewardship responsibilities. 

This ICR renewal requests authorization 

for the collection of information under 

EPA’s General Regulation for Assistance 

Programs, which establishes minimum 

management requirements for all 

recipients of EPA grants or cooperative 

agreements (assistance agreements). 

Recipients must respond to these 

information requests to obtain and/or 

retain a benefit (Federal funds). For 

awards made prior to December 26, 

2014, 40 CFR part 30, ‘‘Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of Higher 

Education, Hospitals, and Other NonProfit Organizations,’’ establishes the 

management requirements for 

institutions of higher education, 

hospitals, and other non-profit 

organizations, as well as procurement 

requirements for non-governmental 

recipients. For awards made prior to 

December 26, 2014, 40 CFR part 31, 

‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

to State and Local Governments,’’ 

includes the management requirements 

for States, local governments, and 

Indian Tribal governments. For awards 

made after December 26, 2014, 2 CFR 

200 and EPA’s implementation of 2 CFR 

200 at 2 CFR 1500 ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards’’ establishes the 

management requirements for all entity 

types. These regulations include only 

those provisions mandated by statute, 

required by Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Circulars, or added by 

EPA to ensure sound and effective 

financial assistance management. For all 

awards, 40 CFR part 33 ‘‘Participation 

by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 

in Procurement under Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Financial 

Assistance Agreements’’ establishes 

DBE utilization requirements for all 

entity types. These regulations include 

only those provisions mandated by 

statue or added by EPA to ensure sound 

and effective financial assistance 

management with respect to DBE 

utilization. This ICR combines all of 

these requirements under OMB Control 

Number 2030–0020. The information 

required by these regulations will be 

used by EPA award officials to make 

assistance awards and assistance 

payments and to verify that the 

recipient is using Federal funds 

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Form Numbers: To be determined. 

Respondents/affected entities: The 

primary recipients of EPA assistance 

agreements are State and local 

governments, Indian Tribes, educational 

institutions, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Respondents’ obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain an assistance 

agreement (40 CFR part 30, 40 CFR part 

31, and 40 CFR part 33 for awards made 

prior to December 26, 2014, and 2 CFR 

200, 2 CFR 1500, and 40 CFR part 33 for 

awards made after December 26, 2014). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

3,048 (total). 

Frequency of response: On occasion, 

quarterly, and annually. 

Total estimated burden: 94,606 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $6,054,791 (per 

year), which includes $0 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the estimates: Estimated 

total respondent burden is likely to 

increase compared with the ICR 

currently approved by OMB due to an 

increase in the number of the estimated 

respondent universe. 

Rachel Lentz, 

Acting Director, National Policy, Training and 

Compliance Division. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21164 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R08–OW–2019–0404; FRL–11434–01– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; Filter 

Adoption Survey (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Filter Adoption Survey (EPA ICR 

Number 2615.02, OMB Control Numer 

2008–0003) 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 September 

30, 2023. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register on February 17, 2023 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 October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

R08–OW–2019–0404, 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 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: 

Robert Parker, Supervisor, Drinking 

Water Section A, Water Division, 8WD– 

DWA, Environmental Protection Agency 

Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver 

Colorado 80202–1129; telephone 

number 303–312–6664; email address: 

parker.robert@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through September 

30, 2023. 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 17, 2023 during a 60-day 

comment period (88 FR 10325). 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: Denver Water is a public 

water system that must comply with 

applicable requirements of the Lead and 

Copper Rule (LCR). On September 6, 

2019, Denver Water submitted a request 

to EPA Region 8 for a variance from the 

optimal corrosion control treatment 

requirements under the Safe Drinking 

Water Act’s LCR. The request proposed 

a multi-pronged approach to remove 

lead at least as efficiently as the use of 

orthophosphate (the designated optimal 

corrosion control treatment) by 

employing pH and alkalinity 

adjustments to reduce corrosivity of the 

water, accelerated lead service line 

removal, and a filter program in which 

Denver Water would distribute pitcher 

filters to consumers that have a known, 

suspected, or possible lead service line. 

Under section 1415(a)(3) of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act, on December 16, 

2019, the U.S. EPA granted Denver 

Water a variance (2019 Variance) from 

the definition of ‘‘optimal corrosion 

control treatment’’ in 40 CFR 141.2. The 

2019 Variance contained requirements 

to determine the efficacy of the filter 

program and a survey program was 

established to produce information to 

support that determination. That 

collection was approved under EPA ICR 

#2615.01. 

On November 30, 2022, EPA issued a 

new variance to replace the expiring 

2019 variance. Denver Water, EPA and 

CDPHE agreed that beginning in 2025, a 

survey conducted every two years 

(rather than annually) would be 

sufficient to determine the efficacy of 

the filter program. EPA will use the 

2025 survey results that Denver Water 

collects to determine the consumer filter 

adoption rate and to confirm that 

customers are using and maintaining the 

filters per manufacturer’s instructions. 

Every second year, the filter adoption 

survey will be sent by Denver Water via 

postal mail to approximately 20,000 of 

an estimated 119,250 individual homes 

that have received a pitcher filter 

through Denver Water’s filter 

distribution program. Surveys will be 

sent via direct mail and will include an 

online completion option. Direct 

mailings will be sent with a unique QR 

code to track which addresses responses 

have been received from. Surveys will 

be sent out in both English and Spanish. 

Furthermore, Denver Water must 

collect samples from filters in at least 50 

locations in use by customers enrolled 

in the filter program who are also 

enrolled in Denver Water’s LCR 

compliance tap sampling program. 

During the LCR compliance tap 

sampling visit, Denver Water will 

collect additional information on 

whether the filter is properly used and 

maintained, including but not limited 

to: whether the filter cartridge is 

properly installed and changed on time; 

whether the filter is being used for 


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