[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83011-83012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23684]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0087; FRL-12336-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Urban Waters Federal Partnership 
Program (EPA ICR Number 2801.01, OMB Control Number 2040-NEW) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for 
approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on March 27, 2024, 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 November 14, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2024-0087, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7619015b1219151d13023613061758111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0cfd78dc4cfc3cbc5d4e0c5d0c18ec7cfd6">[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.
    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: Tara O'Hare, Partnership Programs 
Branch, Oceans, Wetlands and Communities Division, Office of Wetlands, 
Oceans and Watersheds, Mail Code 4504T, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-564-8836; fax number: 202-566-1336; email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#600f080112054e14011201200510014e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="294641485b4c075d485b48694c5948074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of a new 
collection. 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 March 27, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 21252). 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: The Urban Waters Federal Partnership is a voluntary 
program created in 2011 that seeks to reconnect urban communities, 
particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed, 
with their waterways to become stewards for clean urban waters. Working 
with a diverse set of partners, the program seeks to help communities 
restore and protect water quality and revitalize adjacent rural, 
suburban, and urban neighborhoods throughout the watershed. As part of 
its strategic planning efforts, the EPA encourages programs to develop 
meaningful performance measures, set ambitious targets, and link budget 
expenditures to results. Data collected under this ICR will assist the 
Urban Waters Federal Partnership in demonstrating results

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and carrying out evaluation efforts to ensure continual program 
improvement. In addition, the data will help the EPA estimate the 
environmental and programmatic impact of the program and evaluate the 
health of the partnership at each location.
    Form numbers: Workplan Form 6100-084; Annual Reporting Form 6100-
085; Partnership Evaluation Form 6100-083.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents consist of Urban Waters 
Federal Partnership Ambassadors and a wide variety of organizations and 
businesses that partner with Ambassadors at each Urban Waters Federal 
Partnership designated location.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,806 (total).
    Frequency of response: Urban Waters Federal Partnership designated 
locations will submit a Workplan every other year. Urban Waters Federal 
Partnership designated locations will submit Annual Reporting Forms and 
Partnership Evaluation Forms each year.
    Total estimated burden: 9,600 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $443,946 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: This is a new collection.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-23684 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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