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increased by $1,143,100, which is due 

to increased labor rates. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2015–31539 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0659; FRL–9939–98– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; Generic 

Clearance for Citizen Science and 

Crowdsourcing Projects (New) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Generic 

Clearance for Citizen Science and 

Crowdsourcing Projects (New)’’ (EPA 

ICR No. 2521.01, OMB Control No. 

2080—NEW) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). This is a request for 

approval of a new collection. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register (80 FR 59148) 

on October 1, 2015 during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A fuller description of the 

ICR is given below, including its 

estimated burden and cost to the public. 

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. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 15, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2015–0659 to (1) 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, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

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: Jay 

Benforado, IOAA–ORD, Mail Code 

8101R, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–3262; fax number: 

202–565–2494; email address: 

benforado.jay@epa.gov. 

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 http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: EPA relies on scientific 

information. Citizen science and 

crowdsourcing techniques will 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 citizen science projects. When 

applicable, all such collections will 

accord 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 

ICR to OMB for approval. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Individuals. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

42,500 (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: $12,893,959 (per 

year), includes $525,000 annualized 

capital for operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: This is a 

new information collection. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2015–31542 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL 9940–12– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; Water 

Quality Standards Regulation 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Water Quality 

Standards Regulation (Renewal)’’ (EPA 

ICR No. 0988.12, OMB Control No. 

2040–0049) to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through December 31, 2015. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register (80 

FR 37616 on July 1, 2015), during a 60- 

day comment period. This notice allows 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A fuller description of the 

ICR is given below. An Agency may not 


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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. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 15, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2011–0465, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to owdocket@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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tangela Cooper, Office of Water, Office 

of Science and Technology, Standards 

and Health Protection Division, (4305T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 

0369; email address: 

cooper.tangela@epa.gov. 

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 http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: Water quality standards are 

provisions of state, tribal, and federal 

law that consist of designated uses for 

waters of the United States, water 

quality criteria to protect the designated 

uses, and an antidegradation policy. 

Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act 

requires states and authorized tribes to 

establish water quality standards, and to 

review and, if appropriate, revise their 

water quality standards once every three 

years. The Act also requires EPA to 

review and either approve or disapprove 

the new or revised standards, and to 

promulgate replacement federal 

standards if necessary. Section 118(c)(2) 

of the Act specifies additional water 

quality standards requirements for 

waters of the Great Lakes system. 

The Water Quality Standards 

Regulation (40 CFR part 131 and 

portions of part 132) governs national 

implementation of the water quality 

standards program. The Regulation 

describes requirements and procedures 

for states and authorized tribes to 

develop, review, and revise their water 

quality standards, and EPA procedures 

for reviewing and approving the water 

quality standards. The regulation also 

establishes specific additional 

requirements for water quality standards 

and their implementation in the waters 

of the Great Lakes system, contained in 

the Water Quality Guidance for the 

Great Lakes System (40 CFR part 132). 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: States, 

territories, and Indian tribes with EPAapproved standards; NPDES-permitted 

facilities that discharge into the Great 

Lakes. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory or required to obtain or 

retain a benefit, pursuant to 40 CFR 

parts 131 and 132. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,787 (total). 

Frequency of response: Generally 

annual. 

Total estimated burden: 292,305 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $13,579,575 (per 

year). There are no annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is an 

increase of 15,324 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase reflects an increase 

in the estimated number of respondents 

to reflect EPA’s approval of water 

quality standards for four additional 

tribes, and minor adjustments to reflect 

updated estimates of Great Lakes 

activities. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2015–31538 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

[Public Notice 2015–6020] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

Form Title: EIB 15–03, Small Business 

Exporter Survey on US Content 

Requirement. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

Under Ex-Im Bank’s Short and 

Medium-Term Insurance and MediumTerm Guarantee programs exported 

goods and services must meet 

established content requirement to be 

eligible for Ex-Im Bank financing and 

ensure that US-jobs benefit from Ex-Im 

bank programs. Ex-Im Bank relied upon 

the exporter’s self-certification of 

content was never verified. The small 

business exporter survey seeks to obtain 

feedback from customers on US content 

requirement. This survey will help ExIm Bank better understand small 

business customers’ perspectives on the 

bank’s existence, monitoring, ability to 

perform compliance on potential areas 

of concern for exporters and how Ex-Im 

Bank’s requirement impacts their small 

business. The objective is to identify 

possible service improvements and 

better understand small business 

owners’ experiences working with ExIm Bank. 

The survey can be reviewed at: 

http://www.valuerecoveryholding.com/

pending/surveyquestionnaire.html 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before February 16, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail 

to Nigussie Haile, Export Import Bank of 

the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20571 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 15–03, 

Small Business Exporter Survey on US 

Content Requirement. 

OMB Number: 3048–XXXX. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: The information 

requested enables Ex-Im Bank to 

identify possible service improvements 

to the benefit of small business 

exporters. 

The number of respondents: 1,000. 

Estimated time per respondents: 10 

minutes. 

The frequency of response: One time. 

Annual hour burden: 166.7 total hrs. 

Government Expenses 

Reviewing time per response: 5 

minutes. 

Responses per year: 1,000. 


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