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(EPA ICR Number 2461.06, OMB 

Control Number 2060–0686) 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 August 31, 2025, is 

being submitted now to incorporate 

elements currently approved under an 

emergency ICR for the Clean School Bus 

Rebate Program (EPA ICR Number 

2780.01, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0750), expiring February 29, 2024. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

November 3, 2023 during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2012–0103, to EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), 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. 

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: 

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: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, 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. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register on November 3, 2023 during a 

60-day comment period (88 FR 75587). 

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 supporting statement is 

for the Information Collection Request 

(ICR) renewal for the Clean School Bus 

(CSB) Rebates Program. The CSB 

Rebates Program currently collects 

information under the existing Diesel 

Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and 

Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Program 

ICR (OMB Control Number 2060–0686) 

to ensure its successful administration 

and management of those programs. 

Additionally, an emergency ICR (EPA 

ICR No. 2780.01, OMB Control No. 

2060–0750) was approved by OMB in 

September 2023 that included 

supplementary data necessary to 

adequately review and administer the 

CSB Rebate Program. This ICR renewal 

consolidates all components of the CSB 

Rebate Program collection. 

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. 

School buses collectively travel over 

four billion miles each year, providing 

safe transportation to and from school 

for more than 25 million American 

children every day. 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. 

Form Numbers: 5900–261, CSB 

Application; 5900–645 CSB Payment 

Request Form; 5900–646 CSB Close out 

Form 

Respondents/affected entities: 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: 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 (total). 

Frequency of response: Once per year. 

Total estimated burden: 19,763 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Changes in the estimates: There is a 

decrease of 4,921 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the combined burden of 24,684 

hours currently approved by OMB 

under ICRs 2461.05 and 2780.01. These 

changes are due primarily to decreases 

in the respondent count for the Payment 

Request Form and Close Out Form. 

Those reductions are offset by increases 

in EPA’s estimates for respondents’ time 

burden for the completion of forms. 

Additionally, changes in technical labor 

requirements and BLS wage listings 

have increased the total cost of burden. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0659; FRL–11713–01– 

OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Generic Clearance for Participatory 

Science and Crowdsourcing Projects 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Generic Clearance for Participatory 

Science and Crowdsourcing Projects 

(EPA ICR Number 2521.41, OMB 

Control Number 2080–0083) 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 January 31, 2024. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

August 21, 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 February 28, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

ORD–2015–0659, to EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to ord.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. 

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: 

Heather Drumm, Office of Research and 

Development-Office of Science Advisor, 

Policy and Engagement, (8104R), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

8239; email address: Drumm.Heather@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through January 31, 

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. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

August 21, 2023, during a 60-day 

comment period (88 FR 56815). 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: EPA relies on scientific 

information. Participatory science and 

crowdsourcing techniques allow the 

Agency to collect qualitative and 

quantitative data that might help inform 

scientific research, assessments, or 

environmental screening; validate 

environmental models or tools; or 

enhance the quantity and quality of data 

collected across the country’s diverse 

communities and ecosystems to support 

the Agency’s mission. Information 

gathered under this generic clearance 

will be used by the Agency to support 

the activities listed above and might 

provide unprecedented avenues for 

conducting breakthrough research. 

Collections under this generic ICR will 

be from participants who actively seek 

to participate on their own initiative 

through an open and transparent 

process (the Agency does not select 

participants or require participation); 

the collections will be low-burden for 

participants; collections will be low-cost 

for both the participants and the Federal 

Government; and data will be available 

to support the scientific research 

(including assessments, environmental 

screening, tools, models, etc.) of the 

Agency, States, Tribal or local entities 

where data collection occurs. EPA may, 

by virtue of collaborating with nonFederal entities, sponsor the collection 

of this type of information in connection 

with participatory science projects. 

When applicable, all such collections 

will comply with Agency policies and 

regulations related to human subjects 

research and will follow the established 

approval paths through EPA’s Human 

Subjects Research Review Official. 

Finally, personally identifiable 

information (PII) will only be collected 

when necessary and in accordance with 

applicable Federal procedures and 

policies. If a new collection is not 

within the parameters of this generic 

ICR, the Agency will submit a separate 

information collection request to OMB 

for approval. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Participants/respondents will be 

individuals, not specific entities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

17,500 (total). 

Frequency of response: The frequency 

of responses will range from once to on 

occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 389,083 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $19,053,132 (per 

year), includes $525,000 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change of hours in the total estimated 

respondent burden compared with the 

ICR currently approved by OMB. The 

dollar figures have been updated to 

reflect current wages. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01671 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0407; FRL– 

11703–01–OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Program in the 

Commercial and Industrial Sectors 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the 

Commercial and Industrial Sectors (EPA 

ICR Number 1772.09, OMB Control 

Number. 2060–0347) 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 January 31, 

2024. Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

May 31, 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 February 28, 2024. 


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