[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79583-79584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22306]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEI-2011-0096; FRL-11908-01-OMS]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cross-
Media Electronic Reporting Rule (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), Cross-Media Electronic 
Reporting Rule (EPA ICR Number 2002.09, OMB Control Number 2025-0003) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 February 28, 2025. This 
notice allows for 60 days of public comments.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2011-0096, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f1b101c141a0b2010120c3f1a0f1e51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15717a767e70614a7a7866557065743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>, 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: Nathan Wilkes, Office of Information 
Management, Office of Mission Support (2824T), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-0335; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65120c090e00164b0b04110d040b250015044b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7a646166687e23636c79656c634d687d6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq), 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. 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 scope of this ICR is the electronic reporting 
components of the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR), 
which is designed to: (i) allow EPA to comply with the Government 
Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998; (ii) provide a uniform, technology-
neutral framework for electronic reporting across all EPA programs; 
(iii) allow EPA programs to offer electronic reporting as they become 
ready for CROMERR; and (iv) provide states with a streamlined process--
together with a uniform set of standards--for approval of their 
electronic reporting provisions for all their EPA-authorized programs. 
Responses to the collection of information are voluntary. In order to 
accommodate CBI, the information collected must be in accordance with 
the confidentiality regulations set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. 
Additionally, EPA will ensure that the information collection 
procedures comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 and the OMB Circular 
108.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities that report electronically 
to EPA and state or local government authorized programs; and state and 
local government authorized programs implementing electronic reporting.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain 
or retain a benefit (CROMERR was established to ensure compliance with 
the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA)).
    Estimated number of respondents: About 144,800 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: About 117,000 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: About $7,177,800 (per year), includes 
$1,276,700 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The annual respondent burden estimate in the 
currently approved CROMERR ICR (EPA ICR Number 2002.08) is 81,985 
hours. The annual respondent burden estimate for this ICR (EPA ICR 
Number 2002.09) is anticipated to be about 117,000 hours. This 
represents an increase of 35,015 hours in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.
    The increase in respondent burden can be attributed primarily to an 
estimated increase in the annual number of registrants with EPA's 
electronic document receiving system (i.e., the Central Data Exchange 
(CDX)) over the past three years. In addition, as a result of 
technological improvements, the Agency now is able to obtain real world 
data on the frequency and amount of time a respondent spends accessing 
CDX pages and features. Based on this information, EPA has revised the 
burden estimates associated with some of the CDX registration and 
identity proofing activities. The Agency believes that the revised 
burden estimates more accurately reflect the resources spent by 
respondents conducting the various CDX activities. The overall change 
in respondent burden is considered an ``adjustment,'' because it 
results from changes in the respondent universe estimates used in the 
development of the ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-22306 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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