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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8702–01–OMS] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of 

General Counsel/External Civil Rights 

Compliance Office (OGC/ECRCO) is 

giving notice that it proposes to modify 

a system of records pursuant to the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. 

External Compliance Case Tracking 

System (EXCATS) is being modified to 

accurately notify the public about the 

change of administrative location of the 

EXCATS from its former administrative 

location, the Office of the 

Administrator, to the Office of the 

General Counsel, effective, December 

2016. EXCATS is also being modified to 

support and enhance the discrimination 

complaint process, including the 

investigation and resolution of 

complaints, and to provide for a 

discrimination complaint form to enable 

the public to file electronically 

discrimination complaints directly to 

the EXCATS. The purpose of EXCATS 

is to assist OGC/ECRCO in collecting 

and maintaining case-related 

information and provide the EPA OGC/ 

ECRCO with the ability to more 

effectively manage program information 

needs and integrate the office’s various 

business processes. The EXCATS assists 

OGC/ECRCO in the collection and 

maintenance of compliance-related data 

and other information needed by the 

OGC/ECRCO to complete case 

investigation and resolution activities 

and issue civil rights-related 

determinations. 

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on 

this system of records notice must do so 

by August 27, 2021. New or modified 

routine uses for this modified system of 

records will be effective August 27, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OEI–2018–0537, by one of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: docket_oms@epa.gov. Include 

the Docket ID number in the subject line 

of the message. 

Fax: 202–566–1752. 

Mail: OMS Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: OMS Docket, EPA/DC, 

WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2018– 

0537. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at https:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Controlled Unclassified 

Information (CUI) or other information 

for which disclosure is restricted by 

statute. Do not submit information that 

you consider to be CUI or otherwise 

protected through https://

www.regulations.gov. The https://

www.regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system for the 

EPA, which means the EPA will not 

know your identity or contact 

information. If you submit an electronic 

comment, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment. If the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the EPA may not be able to consider 

your comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to the EPA without 

going through https://

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the internet. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about the EPA public docket, visit the 

EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the https://

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CUI or other 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in https://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OMS Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 

Public Reading Room is normally open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday excluding legal holidays. 

The telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OMS 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

Temporary Hours During COVID–19 

Out of an abundance of caution for 

members of the public and our staff, the 

EPA Docket Center and Reading Room 

are closed to the public, with limited 

exceptions, to reduce the risk of 

transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket 

Center staff will continue to provide 

remote customer service via email, 

phone, and webform. We encourage the 

public to submit comments via https:// 

www.regulations.gov/ or email, as there 

may be a delay in processing mail and 

faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may 

be received by scheduled appointment 

only. For further information on EPA 

Docket Center services and the current 

status, please visit us online at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Rhines, Deputy Director, OGC/ECRCO, 

rhines.dale@epa.gov, (202) 564–4174 or 

by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Mail Code 2310A, Washington, DC 

20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EXCATS 

was developed to allow OGC/ECRCO to 

more effectively manage its program 

information needs and to integrate its 

various business processes. Among 

other things, EXCATS assists OGC/ 

ECRCO in the collection and 

maintenance of compliance-related data 

and other information needed by the 

OGC/ECRCO to complete case 

investigation and resolution activities 

and to issue determinations under Title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 

1975 and other federal statutes that 

prohibit discrimination by programs or 

entities that apply for or receive 

financial assistance from EPA. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

External Compliance Case Tracking 

System (EXCATS), EPA–21. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The EXCATS Web-based application 

is currently hosted under a contract 

with MicroPact, Inc. Hosting facility 

located at Equinix, 44470 Chilum Place 

DC3 Bldg. 1, Ashburn, Virginia 20147. 


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SYSTEM MANAGERS(S): 

Dale Rhines, Deputy Director, OGC/ 

ECRCO, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Mail Code 2310A, Washington, DC 

20460 or by email at rhines.dale@

epa.gov, or at (202) 564–4174. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The EXCATS assists ECRCO in 

carrying out its responsibilities under 

the following authorities: Title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 United 

U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d–7 (Title VI); 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794; Title 

IX of the Education Amendments of 

1972, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et 

seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act Amendments of 1972, Public Law 

92–500 § 13, 86 Stat. 903 (codified as 

amended at 33 U.S.C. 1251 (1972)); Age 

Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. 

6101 et seq.; 40 CFR parts 5 and 7; 

Executive Order 12250 (Nov. 2, 1980). 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

To support and enhance the 

discrimination complaint process, 

including the investigation and 

resolution of complaints. EXCATS 

assists OGC/ECRCO in collecting and 

maintaining case-related information 

and provides OGC/ECRCO with the 

ability to more effectively manage 

program information needs and 

integrate the office’s various business 

processes. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who have filed, or had 

filed on their behalf, discrimination 

complaints regarding applicants or 

recipients of federal financial assistance 

on the basis of race, color, national 

origin, age, sex, or disability. Witnesses. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Letters or other documents initiating 

discrimination complaints including 

complainant’s name and address, 

telephone numbers, email addresses, 

correspondence, internal memoranda 

and notes pertaining to the complaints; 

recipient staff interviews and interviews 

with members of the public; 

investigative plans; resolution 

agreements and other resolution 

documents; findings on the complaints; 

and related information regarding the 

complaints and investigations; civil 

rights compliance reviews of applicants 

for or recipients of federal financial 

assistance; medical information and 

records of physical or mental 

impairments; eligibility determinations 

impacting complainants, witnesses or 

other parties; administrative subpoena 

files; self-evaluation plans; racial/ethnic 

analyses of workforce and program 

enrollees; notice of violations; language 

assistance plans; training programs; 

civil enforcement files; environmental 

policies and program files. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Complaints, applicants and recipients 

of federal financial assistance, 

witnesses, EPA Investigators and/or 

contract investigators, other EPA 

personnel with a connection to the case, 

and other persons with information 

relevant to the case. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The routine uses below are both 

related to and compatible with the 

original purpose for which the 

information was collected. The 

following general routine uses apply to 

this system (73 FR 2245): 

A. Disclosure for Law Enforcement 

Purposes. Information may be disclosed 

to the appropriate Federal, State, local, 

tribal, or foreign agency responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, 

or order, if the information is relevant 

to a violation or potential violation of 

civil or criminal law or regulation 

within the jurisdiction of the receiving 

entity. 

B. Disclosure Incident to Requesting 

Information. Information may be 

disclosed to any source from which 

additional information is requested (to 

the extent necessary to identify the 

individual, inform the source of the 

purpose of the request, and to identify 

the type of information requested,) 

when necessary to obtain information 

relevant to an agency decision 

concerning retention of an employee or 

other personnel action (other than 

hiring,) retention of a security clearance, 

the letting of a contract, or the issuance 

or retention of a grant, or other benefit. 

C. Disclosure to Requesting Agency. 

Disclosure may be made to a Federal, 

State, local, foreign, or tribal or other 

public authority of the fact that this 

system of records contains information 

relevant to the retention of an employee, 

the retention of a security clearance, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance or 

retention of a license, grant, or other 

benefit. The other agency or licensing 

organization may then make a request 

supported by the written consent of the 

individual for the entire record if it so 

chooses. No disclosure will be made 

unless the information has been 

determined to be sufficiently reliable to 

support a referral to another office 

within the agency or to another Federal 

agency for criminal, civil, 

administrative, personnel, or regulatory 

action. 

D. Disclosure to Office of Management 

and Budget. Information may be 

disclosed to the Office of Management 

and Budget at any stage in the 

legislative coordination and clearance 

process in connection with private relief 

legislation as set forth in OMB Circular 

No. A–19. 

E. Disclosure to Congressional Offices. 

Information may be disclosed to a 

congressional office from the record of 

an individual in response to an inquiry 

from the congressional office made at 

the request of the individual. 

F. Disclosure to Department of Justice. 

Information may be disclosed to the 

Department of Justice, or in a 

proceeding before a court, adjudicative 

body, or other administrative body 

before which the Agency is authorized 

to appear, when: 

1. The Agency, or any component 

thereof; 

2. Any employee of the Agency in his 

or her official capacity; 

3. Any employee of the Agency in his 

or her individual capacity where the 

Department of Justice or the Agency 

have agreed to represent the employee; 

or 

4. The United States, if the Agency 

determines that litigation is likely to 

affect the Agency or any of its 

components, is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and 

the use of such records by the 

Department of Justice or the Agency is 

deemed by the Agency to be relevant 

and necessary to the litigation provided, 

however, that in each case it has been 

determined that the disclosure is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the records were collected. 

G. Disclosure to the National 

Archives. Information may be disclosed 

to the National Archives and Records 

Administration in records management 

inspections. 

H. Disclosure to Contractors, 

Grantees, and Others. Information may 

be disclosed to contractors, grantees, 

consultants, or volunteers performing or 

working on a contract, service, grant, 

cooperative agreement, job, or other 

activity for the Agency and who have a 

need to have access to the information 

in the performance of their duties or 

activities for the Agency. When 

appropriate, recipients will be required 

to comply with the requirements of the 

Privacy Act of 1974 as provided in 5 

U.S.C. 552a(m). 

I. Disclosures for Administrative 

Claims, Complaints and Appeals. 

Information from this system of records 

may be disclosed to an authorized 


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appeal grievance examiner, formal 

complaints examiner, equal 

employment opportunity investigator, 

arbitrator or other person properly 

engaged in investigation or settlement of 

an administrative grievance, complaint, 

claim, or appeal filed by an employee, 

but only to the extent that the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

the proceeding. Agencies that may 

obtain information under this routine 

use include, but are not limited to, the 

Office of Personnel Management, Office 

of Special Counsel, Merit Systems 

Protection Board, Federal Labor 

Relations Authority, Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission, and Office of 

Government Ethics. 

J. Disclosure to the Office of Personnel 

Management. Information from this 

system of records may be disclosed to 

the Office of Personnel Management 

pursuant to that agency’s responsibility 

for evaluation and oversight of Federal 

personnel management. 

K. Disclosure in Connection with 

Litigation. Information from this system 

of records may be disclosed in 

connection with litigation or settlement 

discussions regarding claims by or 

against the Agency, including public 

filing with a court, to the extent that 

disclosure of the information is relevant 

and necessary to the litigation or 

discussions and except where court 

orders are otherwise required under 

section (b)(11) of the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(11). 

The two routine uses below (L and M) 

are required by OMB Memorandum M– 

17–12. 

L. Disclosure to Persons or Entities in 

Response to a Compromise or Breach of 

Personally Identifiable Information. To 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when (1) the Agency suspects 

or has confirmed that there has been a 

breach of the system of records, (2) the 

Agency has determined that as a result 

of the suspected or confirmed breach 

there is a risk of harm to individuals, 

the Agency (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security; and (3) the disclosure made to 

such agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with the Agency’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

breach or to prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

M. Disclosure to Assist Another 

Agency in its Efforts to Respond to a 

Breach. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when the Agency 

determines that information from this 

system of records is reasonably 

necessary to assist the recipient agency 

or entity in (1) responding to a 

suspected or confirmed breach or (2) 

preventing, minimizing, or remedying 

the risk of harm to individuals, the 

recipient agency or entity (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security, resulting from a 

suspected or confirmed breach. 

Additional routine uses that apply to 

this system are: 

1. The Department of Justice or other 

Federal and State Agencies. When 

necessary to complete an investigation, 

enforce the nondiscrimination statutes 

set forth in the Authority section of this 

notice, or assure proper coordination 

between Federal agencies. 

2. Persons Named as Alleged 

Discriminators. To allow such persons 

the opportunity to respond to the 

allegations made against them during 

the course of the discrimination 

complaint process. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

All electronic data are stored on 

servers maintained in locked facilities 

with computerized access control and 

all printed materials are filed in secure 

cabinets in secure federal facilities with 

access based on need. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records are retrieved by complaint 

number, name, address, email address 

or telephone number. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records stored in this system are 

subject to EPA’s records schedule 1044, 

Item c: Routine compliance and 

enforcement records (DAA 0412–2013– 

0017–0003). 

Includes: 

• External discrimination complaints 

related to civil rights violations filed by 

individuals or groups alleging that their 

civil rights have been violated by EPAfunded entities, complaints, 

correspondence, reports, exhibits, 

notices, depositions transcripts, and 

other related records. 

• Compliance review files. 

Disposition: 

• Close when activity, project, or case 

is completed. 

• Destroy 10 years after file closure. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Security controls used to protect 

personal sensitive data in EXCATS are 

commensurate with those required for 

an information system rated 

MODERATE for confidentiality, 

integrity, and availability, as prescribed 

in National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) Special Publication, 

800–53, ‘‘Security and Privacy Controls 

for Information Systems and 

Organizations,’’ Revision 5. 

1. Administrative Safeguards. EPA 

personnel are required to complete 

annual agency Information Security and 

Privacy training. EPA personnel are 

instructed to lock their computers when 

they leave their desks. EXCATS system 

administrators have appropriate security 

clearance. 

2. Technical Safeguards. Only 

authorized OGC/ECRCO users whose 

official duties require the use of such 

information have access to the 

information in the system. No users 

outside of OGC/ECRCO have access to 

the system. Specific access is structured 

around need and is determined by the 

person’s role in the organization. Access 

is managed through the use of electronic 

access control lists, which regulate the 

ability to read, change and delete 

information in the system. Each OGC/ 

ECRCO user has read access to 

designated information in the system, 

with the ability to modify only their 

own submissions or those of others 

within their region or group. Data 

identified as confidential are so 

designated in the system and only 

specified individuals are granted access. 

The system maintains an audit trail of 

all actions against the data base. All 

electronic data are stored on servers 

maintained in locked facilities with 

computerized access control allowing 

access to only those support personnel 

with a demonstrated need for access. A 

database is kept of all individuals 

granted security card access to the room, 

and all visitors are escorted while in the 

room. The server facility has 

appropriate environmental security 

controls, including measures to mitigate 

damage to automated information 

system resources caused by fire, 

electricity, water and inadequate 

climate controls. Access control to 

servers, individual computers and 

databases includes a required user logon with a password, inactivity lockout 

to systems based on a specified period 

of time, legal notices and security 

warnings at log-on, and remote access 

security that allows user access for 

remote users (e.g., while on government 

travel) under the same terms and 

conditions as for users within the office. 

3. Physical Safeguards. Printed 

materials are filed in secure cabinets in 

secure federal facilities with access 

based on need as described above for 

the automated component of the system. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to their 

own personal information in this system 


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of records will be required to provide 

adequate identification (e.g., driver’s 

license, military identification card, 

employee badge or identification card). 

Additional identity verification 

procedures may be required as 

warranted. Requests must meet the 

requirements of EPA’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 40 CFR part 16. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Requests for correction or amendment 

must identify the record to be changed 

and the corrective action sought. 

Complete EPA Privacy Act procedures 

are described in EPA’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 40 CFR part 16. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Any individual who wants to know 

whether the system of records contains 

a record about him or her should submit 

a written request to the EPA, Attn: 

Agency Privacy Officer, WJC West, 

MC2831T, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW, Washington, DC 20460, privacy@

epa.gov. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), this 

system is exempt from the following 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

subject to the limitations set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), and (e)(1). 

HISTORY: 

79 FR 63622 (October 24, 2014)— 

Notice of a Modified System of Records. 

The purpose of that notice was to 

inform the public that the OGC/ECRCO 

(formerly known as the Title VI External 

Compliance Program) was amending the 

External Compliance Program 

Discrimination Complaint Files system 

of records. The system was amended to 

change the (1) system name; (2) the 

addresses of system locations and 

system managers; (3) categories of 

individuals covered by the system; (4) 

routine uses; and (5) storage, 

retrievability and safeguard 

requirements. 

Vaughn Noga, 

Senior Agency Official for Privacy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16051 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–0037; FRL–8803–01– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Exchange Network Grants Progress 

Reports (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is submitting an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Exchange Network Grants Progress 

Reports (EPA ICR Number 2207.08, 

OMB Control Number 2025–0006) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through September 30, 2021. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

February 23, 2021, during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A brief 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 August 27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OEI–2006–0037, 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: 

Edward Mixon or Dipti Singh, 

Information Exchange Services Division, 

Office of Information Management, 

Office of Mission Support (2823T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: 202–566– 

2142 or 202–566–0739 respectively; 

email address: mixon.edward@epa.gov 

or singh.dipti@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents, which explain 

in detail the information that the EPA 

collected, 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: Under the U.S. EPA 

National Environmental Information 

Exchange Network (NEIEN) Grant 

Program, EPA collects information from 

the NEIEN grantees on assistance 

agreements that EPA has awarded. 

Specifically, for each project, EPA 

proposes to have grantees submit a 

Semi-Annual report on the progress and 

current status of each goal and output, 

completion dates for outputs, and any 

problems encountered. This information 

will help EPA ensure projects are on 

schedule to meet their goals and 

produce high quality environmental 

results. New grant award recipients will 

complete one Quality Assurance 

Reporting Form for each award. This 

form provides a simple means for grant 

recipients to describe how quality will 

be addressed throughout their projects 

and is derived from guidelines provided 

in the NEIEN 2021 Grant Solicitation 

Notice. In addition, the grantees will 

submit a Final Progress report within 90 

days of the grant period of performance 

end date. 

Form Numbers: 5300–26, 5300–27. 

Respondents/affected entities: State, 

tribal, and territorial environmental 

government offices. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain or retain benefits (2 

CFR part 200 and 2 CFR part 1500). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

220 total per year. 

Frequency of response: Twice per year 

for the Semi-Annual Progress Report 

Form; once per grant for the Quality 

Assurance Reporting Form; and once for 

the Final Progress Report after close-out 

of the grant period of performance. 


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