76826 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2024 / Notices 

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: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) awards 

billions of dollars in funding for grants 

and other assistance agreements, with 

recipients ranging from small non-profit 

organizations to large state governments. 

With this Information Collection 

Request (ICR), EPA seeks authorization 

to collect information to track progress 

by the Agency’s assistance programs. 

Collection of this information from 

award recipients enables EPA to assess 

and manage its assistance programs, 

which in turn ensures responsible 

stewardship of public funds; rigorous 

evidence-based learning and 

improvement; and transparent 

accountability to the American public. 

The information requested under this 

ICR will be collected via performance 

report forms, including work plans, 

interim reports, and final reports. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Recipients of financial assistance 

awards from EPA. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory for grant recipients as per 

reporting requirements included in EPA 

regulations 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

3,145 (per year). 

Frequency of response: Varies. 

Total estimated burden: 84,048 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $6,820,967 (per 

year), there are no annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: This is a 

new collection, and so does not involve 

any program changes or burden 

adjustments. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21462 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–0037; FRL–12272–01– 

OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Information 

Collection Request; Comment 

Request; Exchange Network Grants 

Progress Reports (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Exchange Network Grants Progress 

Reports (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 

2207.09, OMB Control Number 2025– 

0006) 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 11/30/2024. 

This notice allows for 60 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number [EPA– 

HQ–OEI–2006–0037 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

McGown, Information Engagement 

Division, Data Interoperability 

Partnership Branch, 2823 T, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 

2142; email address: mcgown.erin@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through November 

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 Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of 

Mission Support provides funding via 

grants to EPA’s Exchange Network 

partners (states, territories, and federally 

recognized Indian tribes) to support the 

development of the Exchange Network 

(EN). The EN facilitates the sharing of 

environmental data, especially through 

shared and reusable services; 

streamlines data collection and 

exchanges to improve timeliness for 

decision making; increases the quality 

and access to environmental data; 

reduces burden and costs for coregulators and the regulated community; 

supports better decisions on 

environmental and health issues; and 

increases capacity for environmental 

data management for tribes and US 

territories. As part of the terms and 

conditions of the EN grant program, 

recipients are required to submit the 

following forms: (i) Semi-Annual 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2024 / Notices 76827 

Progress Reports (EPA Form 5300–26) 

twice annually throughout the lifetime 

of the project, Final Progress Report 

(EPA Form 5300–26) within 120 

calendar days after the period of 

performance end date, and the IT 

Component and Project Registration 

Form, at the time of grant close-out. The 

information gathered on items (i) and 

(ii) help EPA to ensure that projects are 

on schedule to meet identified project 

goals and produce high quality 

environmental outputs. The registration 

form (item iii) provides a detailed 

summary of the completed project and 

any developed/reused IT components; 

this information is made available to 

future applicants to inform the 

development of their proposed projects, 

promote the reuse of technologies, and 

connect to potential project partners and 

mentors. 

Form Numbers: EPA Form 5300–26. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Employees of state, tribal, or territorial 

environmental government offices. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain or retain a benefit (2 

CFR part 200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

223 (149 semi-annually for the semiannual progress report form; 38 

annually for the IT Component and 

Project Registration Form, and 38 

annually for the Final Progress Report 

Form). 

Frequency of response: EPA assumes 

that each grant recipient will submit 

two Semi-Annual Progress Report 

Forms each year the grant is active. In 

addition, the grantees will submit the 

Final Progress Report to RENC no later 

than 120 days after the grant 

performance period end date. At this 

time, the IT Component and Project 

Registration Form will likewise be 

submitted. 

Total estimated burden: The sum total 

respondent burden hours are 493. 

Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). 

The Semi-Annual Progress Report 

Form has 1.2 estimated hours per Form 

and is completed twice a year by an 

estimated 149 respondents. Therefore, 

the total annual respondent burden 

hours for this form are 357.6. The IT 

Component and Project Registration 

Form has 2 estimated hours per Form 

and EPA estimates that 38 will be 

completed annually. Therefore, the total 

annual respondent burden hours for this 

form are 76. The Final Progress Report 

Form has 1.65 estimated hours per Form 

and EPA estimates that 38 will be 

completed annually. Therefore, the total 

annual respondent burden hours for this 

form are 59.4. 

Total estimated cost: $29,530.70 (per 

year), which includes $0 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

slight decrease of 15 (493 hours in 2024 

vs 508 hours in 2021) hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden as 

compared with the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. The number of open 

active grants each year was estimated at 

149, which matches the 2021 estimate, 

as the number of new assistance 

agreements has remained consistent 

since 2021. Estimates for the Final 

Progress Reporting Form is also very 

similar to the 2021 estimate, with only 

a slight increase in the number of 

expected closed-out grants (from 36 in 

2021 to 38 in 2024). This slight increase 

reflects an expectation for more EN 

assistance agreements to close out in the 

upcoming years, as projects which were 

initially delayed due to workplace 

changes associated with COVID–19 are 

now being completed. The slight 

decrease in burden hours for 

respondents can be attributed primarily 

to the retiring of the Quality Assurance 

Reporting Form, which was previously 

required within 90 days of each new 

assistance agreement. There was a new 

form added for this ICR, which was not 

present in the 2021 version. The IT 

Component and Project Registration 

Form is a fillable PDF form, that is 

submitted by the grantee to their 

Regional Exchange Network Coordinator 

(RENC) at the time of grant close-out. As 

this form is due at the time of grant 

close-out, the estimated number 

matches the estimated number of Final 

Progress Reports (38). This new form is 

estimated to take 2 hours to complete, 

which is a decrease of 0.6 compared to 

the retired Quality Assurance Reporting 

Form. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21461 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1162; FR ID 245721] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 18, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1162. 

Title: Closed Captioning of Video 

Programming Delivered Using Internet 

Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption 

Requirements. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Household, Businesses or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, State, 

local, or tribal government, Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,772 respondents; 124,154 

responses. 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1