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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5881-5882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01112]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0508; FRL-12565-01-OMS]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Threshold Setting Data Needs for the Label Program for Low 
Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Threshold Setting Data Needs for 
the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (EPA 
ICR Number 2805.01 and OMB Control Number 2070-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 a new ICR. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 
7, 2024. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0508, 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.
    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: Connie Ocampo, Mission Support 
Division (7602M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety 
and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 566-1216; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This a new ICR. 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 
November 7, 2024, at 89 FR 88277, establishing a 60-day comment 
period). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information 
collection activities and related estimated burden and costs that are 
summarized in this document, are available in the docket. The docket 
can be viewed online at https://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. Additional instructions on commenting and visiting the docket is 
available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This ICR is for the EPA C-MORE (Construction Material 
Opportunities to Reduce Emissions) Program (previously referred to as a 
``Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials Program''). Under this 
ICR, the Program is seeking approval to collect data to fulfill a 
number of vital information needs as the Program begins operations. The 
Program is seeking approval to collected data from state and local 
government agencies, architectural and engineering (A&E) firms, Program 
grantees, entities that access Program technical assistance, and 
entities involved in salvage and reuse operations. From state and local 
government agencies, the Program is seeking information on the types 
and amounts of asphalt, concrete, cement, glass, and steel purchased, 
including reference to Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) 
associated with these products. The Program is seeking similar 
information from A&E firms, but focused solely on concrete. EPD 
information, along with data on amounts purchased of each product, will 
provide EPA with data that can be used in setting threshold values to 
define categories for labels under the Program. The underpinnings of 
being able to label construction materials with substantially lower 
levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions is collecting, assessing 
the quality of, and analyzing data on embodied greenhouse gas

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emissions of products and materials and setting substantially lower 
embodied carbon emissions thresholds. To do so effectively, the Agency 
will need to supplement available data from public data sources with 
direct requests for information from users about the specifications for 
materials purchased and the volumes purchased. The Program has already 
issued grants to a set of entities and is seeking approval for the 
grantee outcome reporting forms under this ICR. The Program is also 
seeking approval for a survey that can be used to assess how well 
Program technical assistance is meeting the needs of its customers, as 
well as documenting outcomes associated with use of Program technical 
assistance. Finally, the Program is seeking approval to collect data on 
materials collected and used in salvage and reuse operations to better 
understand the potential for such materials to reduced emissions.
    Form number(s): None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected 
include state government (NAICS code 9920), local governments (NAICS 
code 9930), construction (NAICS code 23), and construction of buildings 
(NAICS code 236).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary. 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2).
    Estimated number of potential respondents: 433.
    Frequency of response: On occasion, annually.
    Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Total estimated burden: 12,230 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated costs: $2,137624 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: This is a proposed new collection.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-01112 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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