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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0103; FRL 10814–01– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Renewal; Comment Request; 

Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate 

Program; EPA ICR No. 2461.05, OMB 

Control No. 2060–0686 (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR) 

renewal, ‘‘Clean School Bus (CSB) 

Rebate Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 2461.05, 

OMB Control No. 260–0686 (Renewal) 

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. An 

Emergency ICR No. 2780.01 was 

approved by OMB in September 2023 

that included additional data necessary 

to adequately review and administer the 

CSB Rebate Program. This ICR renewal 

consolidates all components of the CSB 

Rebate Program collection and renews 

the existing ICR No. 2461.04, which is 

currently approved through August 31, 

2025. 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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2012–0103, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to a-and-r-docket@

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: 

Timothy Thomas, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

(6406A), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 734–214–4465; email address: 

thomas.tim.l@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents that explain in 

detail the information that EPA will be 

collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR renewal. 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 automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. The ICR renewal package 

will be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval. 

Abstract: 

This supporting statement is for the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

renewal for the Clean School Bus (CSB) 

Rebate Program. The CSB Rebate 

Program currently collects information 

under an existing ICR; namely the 

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) 

and Clean School Bus Rebate Program 

ICR No. 2060–0686. The Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) currently uses 

ICR No. 2060–0686 to collect 

information for the CSB Rebate Program 

to ensure its successful administration 

and management. An Emergency ICR 

No. 2780.01 was approved by OMB in 

September 2023 that included 

additional data necessary to adequately 

review and administer the CSB Rebate 

Program. This ICR renewal consolidates 

all components of the CSB Rebate 

Program collection. 

School buses collectively travel over 

four billion miles each year. They 

provide safe transportation to and from 

school for more than 25 million 

American children every day. While 

new buses meet the EPA’s tighter 

emission standards, most school buses 

on the road emit pollutants, including 

nitrogen oxides (NOX) and particulate 

matter (PM), in diesel exhaust. These 

pollutants can contribute to poor air 

quality and negatively impact human 

health, especially for children, as well 

as for bus drivers, other school staff, and 

other community members. The CSB 

Rebate Program funds the replacement 

of existing school buses with cleaner 

buses, the operation of which result in 

better air quality throughout the 

communities in which they operate. 

EPA uses approved procedures and 

forms to collect necessary information 

to operate the CSB Rebate Program and 

has been providing these rebates since 

2022. For each rebate program, EPA 

utilizes three online forms for the three 

phases of the rebate lifecycle: (1) 

Application Form, for eligible entities to 

apply to a new rebate program, (2) 

Payment Request Form, for selectees to 

submit order documentation and receive 

funds, and (3) Close Out Form, for 

selectees to document completion of the 

rebate-eligible activity. In Fall 2023, 

EPA launched the 2023 CSB Rebate 

Application for applicants, and the 2022 

CSB Rebate Close Out Form for existing 

2022 program participants; EPA is 

currently preparing to launch the 2023 

CSB Rebate Payment Request Form in 

early Spring of 2024. EPA will 

subsequently launch the 2023 CSB 

Rebate Close Out Form, as well as each 

rebate form for any future rebate 

programs (e.g., 2024 CSB Rebate 

Program). The data collected in these 

forms are needed to operate the rebate 

program as authorized by Congress 

under the CSB statute. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

those interested in applying for a rebate 

under EPA’s CSB Program and include 

but are not limited to the following 

NAICS (North American Industry 

Classification System) codes: 23 

Construction; 482 Rail Transportation; 

483 Water Transportation; 484 Truck 

Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground 

Passenger Transportation; 4854 School 

and Employee Bus Transportation; 

61111 Elementary and Secondary 

Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities, 

and Professional Schools; 9211 

Executive, Legislative, and Other 

Government Support; and 9221 Justice, 

Public Order, and Safety Activities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory for CSB rebate recipients. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,400 applicants annually. 

Frequency of response: Once per year. 


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Total estimated burden: 19,763 hours 

for applicants annually and 59,289 

hours for applicants over the ICR 

period. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b) 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

increase of 2,476 hours burden hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. This change is due 

to minor decreases to the respondent 

count for the Payment Request Form 

and Close Out Form, offset by increases 

to the respondents’ time burden for all 

forms to more accurately reflect the time 

required for program participants to 

complete the forms given changes in 

program requirements and changes to 

the amount of time given to selectees to 

edit their forms. 

Karl Simon, 

Director, Transportation and Climate 

Division, Office of Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24292 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–11464–01–OA] 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates for the Clean Air Scientific 

Advisory Committee (CASAC) Nitrogen 

Oxides (NOX) Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office requests public 

nominations of scientific experts for the 

CASAC NOX Panel. This panel will 

provide advice through the chartered 

CASAC on the scientific and technical 

bases for the agency’s review of the 

Primary National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen oxides. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by November 24, 2023 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 

telephone at (202) 564–2050 or via 

email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the CASAC can 

be found on the CASAC website: 

https://casac.epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The CASAC was 

established pursuant to the Clean Air 

Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to 

review air quality criteria and NAAQS 

and recommend to the EPA 

Administrator any new NAAQS and 

revisions of existing criteria and 

NAAQS as may be appropriate. The 

CASAC shall also: advise the EPA 

Administrator of areas in which 

additional knowledge is required to 

appraise the adequacy and basis of 

existing, new, or revised NAAQS; 

describe the research efforts necessary 

to provide the required information; 

advise the EPA Administrator on the 

relative contribution to air pollution 

concentrations of natural as well as 

anthropogenic activity; and advise the 

EPA Administrator of any adverse 

public health, welfare, social, economic, 

or energy effects which may result from 

various strategies for attainment and 

maintenance of such NAAQS. As 

amended, 5 U.S.C. app. section 

109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

requires that EPA carry out a periodic 

review and revision, as appropriate, of 

the air quality criteria and the NAAQS 

for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, 

including nitrogen oxides. 

The CASAC is a Federal advisory 

committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As a 

Federal Advisory Committee, the 

CASAC conducts business in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10) 

and related regulations. The CASAC and 

the CASAC NOX Panel will comply with 

the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists with demonstrated 

expertise and research in the field of air 

pollution related to criteria pollutants. 

For the CASAC NOX Panel, experts are 

being sought in the following fields, 

especially with respect to NOX: 

atmospheric science, human exposure, 

dosimetry, toxicology, epidemiology, 

medicine, public health, biostatistics, 

and risk assessment. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals in the areas of expertise 

described above. Individuals may selfnominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) using the online nomination 

form under ‘‘Public Input on 

Membership’’ on the CASAC web page 

at https://casac.epa.gov. To be 

considered, all nominations should 

include the information requested 

below. EPA values and welcomes 

diversity. All qualified candidates are 

encouraged to apply regardless of sex, 

race, disability or ethnicity. 

Nominations should be submitted by 

November 24, 2023. 

The following information should be 

provided on the nomination form: 

contact information for the person 

making the nomination; contact 

information for the nominee; and the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee. Nominees will 

be contacted by the SABSO and will be 

asked to provide a recent curriculum 

vitae and a narrative biographical 

summary that includes current position, 

educational background, research 

activities, sources of research funding 

for the last two years, and recent service 

on other national advisory committees 

or national professional organizations. 

Persons having questions about the 

nomination process, or the public 

comment process described below, or 

who are unable to submit nominations 

through the CASAC website, should 

contact the DFO, as identified above. 

The names and biosketches of qualified 

nominees identified by respondents to 

this Federal Register notice, and 

additional experts identified by the SAB 

Staff Office, will be posted in a List of 

Candidates on the CASAC website at 

https://casac.epa.gov. Public comments 

on each List of Candidates will be 

accepted for 21 days from the date the 

list is posted. The public will be 

requested to provide relevant 

information or other documentation on 

nominees that the SAB Staff Office 

should consider in evaluating 

candidates. 

For the EPA SAB Staff Office, a 

balanced review panel includes 

candidates who possess the necessary 

domains of knowledge, the relevant 

scientific perspectives (which, among 

other factors, can be influenced by work 

history and affiliation), and the 

collective breadth of experience to 

adequately address the charge. In 

forming this expert panel, the SAB Staff 

Office will consider public comments 

on the List of Candidates, information 

provided by the candidates themselves, 

and background information 

independently gathered by the SAB 

Staff Office. Selection criteria to be used 

for panel membership include: (a) 

scientific and/or technical expertise, 

knowledge, and experience (primary 

factors); (b) availability and willingness 

to serve; (c) absence of financial 

conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an 

appearance of a lack of impartiality; (e) 

skills working in committees, 

subcommittees and advisory panels; and 

(f) for the panel as a whole, diversity of 

expertise and viewpoints. 


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