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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84898-84899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24732]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: 
Environmental Information and Documentation

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate below or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than December 
23, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14NWH04, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Joella Roland, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: HRSA Environmental 
Information and Documentation, OMB No. 0915-0324--Extension.
    Abstract: HRSA proposes an extension of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
approval for the Environmental Information and Documentation (EID) 
checklist, which consists of information the agency is required to 
obtain to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969 as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. NEPA 
establishes the federal government's national policy for protection of 
the environment. The EID checklist must be completed and submitted by 
applicants for HRSA funds that plan to engage in construction or other 
projects that will potentially impact the environment. HRSA uses the 
checklist to ensure that decision-making processes are consistent with 
NEPA and other related environmental and historic preservation laws. 
The extension will support HRSA's implementation of programs with 
capital improvements that have the potential to significantly affect 
the human environment, such as construction/expansion and alteration/
renovation activities, as defined in the associated HRSA program 
guidance, or installation of fixed equipment.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Applicants for HRSA funds 
must provide information and assurance of compliance with NEPA on the 
EID checklist. This information is reviewed during the Pre-Award stage 
(and/or prior to the implementation of the project). The information is 
reviewed in the Post-Award stage for project changes and the 
information is reviewed before the implementation of the project 
changes.
    Likely Respondents: HRSA applicants applying for federal loan 
guarantees, federal construction grants, and cooperative agreements.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

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                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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NEPA EID Checklist..............           1,500               1           1,500               1           1,500
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    Total.......................           1,500  ..............           1,500  ..............           1,500
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-24732 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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