Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2005-0002-0003
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Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-09-28T04:00Z

Renewal
of
an
Information
collection
request
for
Regulatory
Pilot
Projects
OMB
Control
No.
2010­
0026
EPA
ICR
No.
1755.07
The
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
September
2005
Table
of
Contents
Title
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Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
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Title
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Need
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Use
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the
Collection
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Need/
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Collection
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Nonduplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
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Nonduplication
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3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
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Consultations
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Effects
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Less
Frequent
Collection
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The
Respondents
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The
Information
Requested
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a)
Respondents/
NAICS
Codes
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Data
items,
including
record
keeping
requirements
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II)
Respondent
Activities
5.
The
Information
Collected­­
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
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Agency
Activities
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Collection
Schedule
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6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
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Estimating
Respondent
Burden
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Cost
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Estimating
Agency
Burden
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Cost
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6(
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Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
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Reason
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9
1
U.
S.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
Regulatory
Innovation
Pilot
Projects
(
ICR)
(#
1755.07)

1.
Identification
of
the
information
collection
1(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
Title:
Regulatory
Innovation
Pilot
Projects,
ICR
No.
1755.07,
OMB
Control
No.
2010­
0026.

1(
b)
Short
Characterization
This
is
a
request
for
renewal
of
currently
approved
ICR
No.
1755.06,
which
authorizes
the
solicitation
of
proposals
for
innovative
pilot
projects.
A
60­
day
comment
period
for
this
ICR
renewal
in
the
Federal
Register
concluded
on
August
9,
2005,
during
which
no
comments
were
received.

In
1995,
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
began
to
solicit
innovative
pilot
projects
in
response
to
a
challenge
to
transform
the
environmental
regulatory
system
to
better
meet
the
needs
of
a
rapidly
changing
society
while
maintaining
the
nation's
commitment
to
protect
human
health
and
safeguard
the
natural
environment.
Through
site­
specific
agreements
with
project
sponsors,
EPA
is
gathering
data
and
project
experience
that
is
helping
the
Agency
redesign
current
approaches
in
pursuit
of
improved
public
health
and
environmental
protection
and
more
efficient
use
of
limited
resources.

The
intent
of
innovative
pilot
projects
is
to
allow
EPA
to
experiment
with
untried,
potentially
promising
regulatory
approaches,
both
to
assess
whether
they
provide
superior
environmental
performance
and
other
benefits
at
the
specific
facility
affected,
and
whether
they
should
be
considered
for
wider
application.
Such
pilot
projects
allow
EPA
to
proceed
more
quickly
than
would
be
possible
when
undertaking
changes
on
a
nationwide
basis.
EPA
may
modify
rules,
on
a
site­
or
state­
specific
basis,
that
represent
one
of
several
possible
policy
approaches
within
a
more
general
statutory
directive,
so
long
as
the
alternative
being
used
is
permissible
under
the
statute.

The
adoption
of
such
alternative
approaches
or
interpretations
in
the
context
of
a
given
project
does
not,
however,
signal
EPA's
willingness
to
adopt
that
interpretation
as
a
general
matter,
or
even
in
the
context
of
other
pilot
projects.
It
would
be
inconsistent
with
the
forward­
looking
nature
of
these
pilot
projects
to
adopt
such
innovative
approaches
prematurely
on
a
widespread
basis
without
first
determining
whether
or
not
they
are
viable
in
practice
and
successful
for
the
particular
projects
that
embody
them.
These
pilot
projects
are
not
intended
to
be
a
means
for
2
piecemeal
revision
of
entire
programs.
Depending
on
the
results
of
these
projects,
EPA
may
or
may
not
be
willing
to
consider
adopting
the
alternative
approach
or
interpretation
again,
either
generally
or
for
other
specific
facilities.
EPA
believes
that
adopting
alternative
policy
approaches
and/
or
interpretations,
on
a
limited,
site­
or
state­
specific
basis
and
in
connection
with
a
carefully
selected
pilot
project
is
consistent
with
the
expectations
of
Congress
about
EPA's
role
in
implementing
the
environmental
statutes
(
so
long
as
EPA
acts
within
the
discretion
allowed
by
the
statute).
Congress'
recognition
that
there
is
a
need
for
experimentation
and
research,
as
well
as
ongoing
reevaluation
of
environmental
programs,
is
reflected
in
a
variety
of
statutory
provisions.

Innovative
pilot
project
proposals
are
collected
by
EPA's
Office
of
Environmental
Policy
Innovation
(
OEPI),
which
has
been
given
responsibility
for
implementation
of
this
program.
Since
1995,
EPA
has
implemented
pilot
projects
to
test
innovative
ideas
working
with
EPA
headquarters,
EPA
regions,
Federal,
State,
and
local
government
agencies,
as
well
as
individual
facilities
and
whole
business
sectors.
The
renewal
of
this
ICR
is
important
as
it
will
allow
the
Agency
to
work
with
additional
regulated
entities
who
are
interested
in
participating
in
innovative
pilot
projects
as
well
as
allow
the
Agency
to
continue
its
commitment
to
innovation
and
regulatory
flexibility
with
facilities,
communities,
States,
and
Tribes
in
achieving
environmental
results.
The
renewal
of
this
ICR
will
allow
OEPI
to
continue
to
receive
and
work
with
project
sponsors
on
proposals
for
innovation,
including
those
directly
through
EPA,
as
well
as
other
state­
led
mechanisms
such
as
the
Joint
EPA­
State
Agreement
to
Pursue
Regulatory
Innovation.
In
addition,
the
renewal
of
this
ICR
is
necessary
to
allow
EPA
to
continue
its
commitments
to
current
projects,
including
three
specified
in
recently
approved
ICR
amendments:
the
NYSDEC
ICR
amendment
(
1755.03),
the
US
Filter
ICR
amendment
(
1755.04)
and
the
POTWs
ICR
amendment
(
1755.05).

2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
The
information
is
needed
to
continue
to
allow
the
Agency
to
work
with
additional
regulated
entities
who
are
interested
in
participating
in
innovative
pilot
projects
as
well
as
allow
the
Agency
to
continue
its
commitment
to
innovation
and
regulatory
flexibility
with
facilities,
communities,
States
and
Tribes
in
achieving
environmental
results.
Under
this
ICR,
EPA
is
to
solicit
its
coregulators
and
the
regulated
entities
for
their
best
ideas
on
regulatory
innovation,
for
pilot
projects
to
test
those
ideas,
and
for
information
that
will
document
the
processes
and
environmental
outcomes
of
pilot
testing.
Potential
project
sponsors
for
new
projects
will
continue
to
submit
proposals
to
the
Office
of
Environmental
Policy
Innovation
at
EPA.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Uses
of
the
Data
The
proposals
to
be
collected
pursuant
to
this
renewal
are
used
to
develop
full­
fledged
pilot
projects
and
then
to
document
the
implementation
of
the
projects.
A
competitive
process
ensures
that
EPA
can
choose
from
a
pool
of
useful
project
ideas.
Moreover,
a
simple
and
flexible
proposal
format
used
allows
State
co­
regulators,
working
with
a
diversity
of
regulated
entities,
small
as
well
3
as
large
firms,
agencies,
and
communities,
to
develop
proposals.
EPA
uses
the
proposal
submissions
to
screen
ideas
and
select
the
most
promising
ones
for
further
project
development.
Similarly,
EPA
seeks
to
document
the
results
of
these
innovation
demonstration
projects:
to
provide
accountability
reflected
in
environmental
results;
to
understand
the
circumstances
under
which
these
innovative
approaches
work
best;
to
fully
document
the
projects
and
their
outcomes
in
a
way
that
allows
other
States
or
Tribes
to
work
with
their
regulated
entities
to
adopt
successful
approaches.

3.
Nonduplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
3(
a)
Nonduplication
The
information
to
be
obtained
under
this
ICR
has
not
been
collected
by
EPA
or
any
other
Federal
agency.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
3(
c)
Consultations
This
notice
was
developed
by
a
team
consisting
of
EPA
headquarters
personnel.

3
(
d)
General
Guidelines
This
ICR
complies
with
OMB's
general
guidelines
for
the
collection
of
information.

3(
e)
Confidentiality
The
nature
of
the
data
being
requested
as
part
of
this
information
collection
is
not
confidential.

3(
f)
Sensitive
Questions
The
information
gathering
activities
discussed
in
this
ICR
do
not
involve
any
sensitive
questions.

4.
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
4
4(
a)
Respondents/
NAICS
Codes
EPA
works
with
a
variety
of
businesses,
organizations,
and
communities
within
the
regulated
community,
as
well
as
Federal
facilities,
States,
Tribes,
and
local
governments.
Potential
respondents
include
all
entities
regulated
by
EPA
pursuant
to
its
authority
under
the
various
environmental
statutes
who
wish
to
participate
in
innovative
pilot
projects.

4(
b)
Information
Requested
No
new
proposals
are
being
accepted
through
Project
XL.
For
new
projects
in
development,
EPA
currently
relies
on
its
State
Innovation
Grant
program
as
the
principal
mechanism
to
support
and
stimulate
innovation
testing.
Therefore
the
information
collection
activities
fall
generally
into
three
categories
within
this
ICR:
(
1)
progress
reporting
for
all
projects
in
implementation
under
Project
XL;
(
2)
final
reporting
for
all
projects
in
implementation
under
Project
XL;
and
(
3)
for
new
pilot
projects
under
the
State
Innovation
Grant
Program,
the
pre­
proposal
phase.

For
projects
in
implementation
under
Project
XL,
EPA
anticipates
collection
of
information
to
allow
the
Agency
to
document
and
evaluate
the
outcomes
of
the
pilot
project,
including
measurements
of
environmental
outcomes.
For
implemented
projects
underway
through
the
auspices
of
Project
XL
or
the
ECOS­
EPA
Joint
Agreement
on
Environmental
Innovation,
a
final
project
report,
as
identified
in
a
Final
Project
Agreement
or
a
project
workplan
will
provide
the
information
required
to
assess
the
success
and
outcomes
of
each
project.

During
the
pre­
proposal
phase
of
the
State
Innovation
Grant
Program
State
and
Tribal
sponsors
typically
engage
in
the
following
information
collection
activities:

Conduct
innovative
pilot
project
proposal
development
discussions.
During
these
discussions,
States
and
Tribes
are
asked
for
their
preliminary
input
on
topic
areas
to
be
included
in
a
grant
solicitation.
Further,
these
discussions
will
enable
the
entity
to
better
understand
how
a
potential
innovative
pilot
project
idea
aligns,
or
could
be
aligned,
with
EPA's
environmental
priorities.
During
these
dialogues,
EPA
expects
to
ask
the
sponsor
to
discuss:

General
information
such
as
sectors,
regulatory
programs
or
facilities
of
interest.

A
general
description
of
the
innovative
idea
including
a
summary
or
overview
of
the
potential
project
and
specific
project
elements.

How
the
potential
project
meets
Agency
innovative
pilot
project
criteria
such
as
superior
environmental
performance,
cost
savings,
stakeholder
involvement,
innovation
or
pollution
prevention,
transferability,
feasibility,
evaluation,
monitoring,
accountability,
and
shifting
of
risk
burden.

A
description
of
the
flexibility
from
regulations
that
the
sponsor
is
requesting
(
if
5
necessary),
an
enforcement
and
compliance
profile
and
project
schedule
information.

5.
The
Information
Collected.
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management.

5(
a)
Agency
Activities
Agency
activities
associated
with
the
collection
of
information
for
innovative
pilot
projects
include:

Gather
information
from
sponsors
regarding
innovative
ideas
during
pre­
proposal
phase;

Evaluate
pre­
proposal
ideas
with
cross­
Agency
team;

Gather
additional
information
from
sponsor
entities
regarding
innovative
pilot
projects
ideas
to
assist
sponsor
entities
in
developing
proposals;

Distribute
proposals
across
Agency;
and

Evaluate
proposals
with
cross­
Agency
team.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Information
Management
For
projects
implemented
through
for
all
projects
under
Project
XL:
progress
reports,
correspondence,
and
final
reports
are
submitted
by
each
project
sponsor
by
email
or
mail
and
following
review
these
reports
are
kept
in
project
files
by
EPA
project
personnel.

5
(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility.

Facilities
participating
in
innovation
projects
under
all
projects
under
Project
XL:
participate
on
a
voluntary
basis
and
entities
can
choose
not
to
participate
at
any
time
if
undue
burden
exists.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule.

No
new
proposals
are
being
accepted
through
Project
XL.
For
regulatory
innovation
projects
in
implementation,
progress
reporting
generally
occurs
annually
and
a
final
project
report
is
required.

6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
the
Cost
of
the
Collection
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
6
This
section
presents
EPA's
estimates
of
the
burden
and
costs
necessary
to
complete
the
information
collection
activities
associated
with
this
collection.
Burden
hours
and
costs
were
based
upon
estimates
provided
by
EPA
staff
with
extensive
experience
working
with
innovative
pilot
project
sponsors
and
States
to
assess
innovative
pilot
project
ideas
and
proposals.

EPA
estimates
average
hourly
respondent
labor
cost
(
including
fringe
and
overhead)
for
the
Project
XL
pilots
(
principally
private
sector)
of
$
85.42
for
legal
staff,
$
70.16
for
managerial
staff,
$
24.06
for
technical
staff,
and
$
18.51
for
clerical
staff.
To
derive
these
estimates
EPA
referred
to
the
Supporting
Statement
for
EPA
ICR
#
1189.17
(
OMB
#
2050­
0053),
Proposed
Revisions
to
the
Hazardous
Waste
Identification
Rule
(
HWIR)
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
epaoswer/
hazwaste/
id/
headworks/
index.
htm)
.
OSW
relied
upon
2003
levels
using
Employment
Cost
Indexes
developed
by
the
U.
S.
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics."

In
using
this
analysis
it
should
be
remembered
not
only
that
all
responses
to
this
solicitation
are
voluntary,
but
that
sponsors
have
some
expected
value
attached
with
their
participation.
Not
unlike
a
contracts­
based
Request
For
Proposals,
one
would
not
expect
a
response
from
any
entity
where
the
burdens
associated
with
preparing
the
response
outweigh
the
expected
benefits
to
the
sponsor.

EPA
anticipates
requesting
final
project
reports
from
21
XL
Projects
during
the
lifetime
of
this
ICR
as
a
means
of
closing
out
and
documenting
the
results
of
these
projects
and
evaluating
the
further
applicability
of
the
ideas
tested
in
these
demonstrations.

No
capital
expenditures
are
needed
by
the
respondent
to
complete
the
interview
since
the
responses
can
be
made
using
existing
equipment
(
e.
g.,
telephone).
Moreover,
no
operating
and
maintenance
costs
are
needed
since
the
activities
(
reviewing
instructions,
writing,
discussions,
and
submissions
of
proposals)
can
be
conducted
in
with
existing
equipment
(
e.
g.,
phone,
computer).

For
progress
and
final
reporting
on
XL
Projects,
EPA
projects
that
each
project
will
require
up
to
20
hours
to
compile
,
compose
and
edit
material
to
fulfill
the
commitment
made
by
project
sponsors
in
the
Final
Project
Agreement
to
report
fully
on
the
outcomes
of
these
voluntary
projects.
Thus,
approximately
360
hours
will
be
required
over
the
lifetime
of
this
ICR
(
120
hours
annually)
for
these
reports.
The
cost
of
this
is
estimated
to
be
$
4,776
annually.

For
activities
related
to
the
collection
of
State
input
into
the
design
of
the
innovation
grants
solicitation
target
areas,
EPA
anticipates
that
States
and
Tribes
may
expend
up
to
32
hours
each
to
develop
and
submit
comment
to
the
Agency
for
a
total
annual
burden
of
768
hours
costing
approximately
$
35,928.
The
total
burden
over
the
lifetime
of
this
ICR
is
expected
to
be
approximately
2304
hours
with
an
estimated
cost
of
$
107,784.

Staff
in
the
Office
of
Environmental
Policy
Innovation
that
work
on
the
development
of
innovative
pilot
projects
have
reviewed
the
cost
findings
of
the
report
and
found
them
to
be
reasonable
and
sound
estimates
of
current
and
future
costs.
7
Table
1.
Average
Annual
Burden
and
Cost
to
Respondents
Collection
Activity
Burden
Hours
and
Individual
Costs
per
Recipient
Total
Costs
Hours
per
Respondent
per
Activity
Costs
per
Respond
ent
per
Activity
Total
Hours
for
all
Responde
nts
Total
Costs
for
all
Responde
nts
Legal
Mgm
t
Tech
Cler
STATE
INNOVATION
GRANT
SPONSORS:
PRE­
PROPOSAL
PHASE
Preliminary
discussions
with
EPA
on
projects
and
solicitation
strategic
focus
8
8
16
$
1,497
768
$
35,928
TOTAL
8
8
16
$
1,497
768
$
35,928
PROJECT
XL
FINAL
REPORTING
Compile
project
information
and
develop
progress
and
final
project
report
(
assume
6
annually)
2
6
8
2
$
748
108
$
4,488
Consult
with
EPA
to
resolve
any
questions
on
final
report
and
respond
to
brief
evaluation
survey
(
assume
6
annually)
2
$
48
12
$
288
TOTAL
2
6
10
2
$
869
120
$
4,776
Program
Total
10
14
26
2
$
1366
888
$
40,704
6(
b)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Agency
burden
hours
and
costs
were
based
upon
estimates
provided
by
EPA
staff
with
extensive
experience
working
with
innovative
pilot
project
sponsors
and
States
to
assess
innovative
pilot
project
ideas
and
proposals.
The
rate
EPA
used
to
estimate
agency
hourly
wage
was
based
upon
2005
GS­
13/
01
salary
of
$
74,782
(
or
$
35.95)
with
overhead
of
110%
factored
in,
resulting
in
$
75.50/
hour.

To
perform
the
necessary
activities
associated
with
this
information
collection,
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
require
the
Agency
232
hours
and
cost
the
Agency
$
17,632
per
year.

Staff
in
the
Office
of
Environmental
Policy
Innovation
that
work
on
the
development
of
innovative
pilot
projects
have
reviewed
the
cost
findings
of
the
report
and
found
them
to
be
reasonable
and
sound
estimates.
8
Table
2.
Annual
Average
Burden
and
Cost
to
Agency
Collection
Activity
Costs
Labor
Total
Hours
Total
Costs
Hours
Costs
EPA
Gather
information
from
potential
sponsor
entities
regarding
innovative
idea
during
pre­
proposal
phase
through
discussions
(
assume
60
State
and
Tribal
responses
annually)
2
$
151
120
$
9,120
Evaluate
Project
XL
and
ECOS
Joint
Agreement
Progress
and
Final
Reports
(
assume
7
annually)
16
$
1,216
112
$
8,512
TOTAL
18
$
1,367
232
$
17,632
6(
c)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
EPA
estimates
that,
annually,
60
State,
Tribal,
local
and
other
stakeholder
respondents1
will
be
involved
in
pre­
proposal
concept
information
collection
activities
prior
to
the
release
of
a
grants
solicitation,
for
an
estimated
annual
burden
of
768
hours
at
a
cost
of
$
35,928.

Similarly
for
projects
implemented
under
earlier
categories
of
regulatory
innovation,
notably
Project
XL,
EPA
anticipates
that
project
sponsors
will
expend
approximately
120
hours
to
meet
their
final
reporting
commitments
under
those
project
agreements
at
a
cost
of
approximately
$
4,776.

Total
annual
burden
for
this
ICR
is
888
hours
at
a
cost
of
$
40,704.

6(
d)
Reasons
for
Burden
Hour
Change
OMB
currently
has
approved
72,299
burden
hours
for
EPA
to
solicit
ideas
and
formal
proposals
to
develop
innovative
pilot
projects.
This
ICR
requires
888
hours
annually.
That
is
a
reduction
of
71,411
hours.
This
difference
is
largely
a
result
of
moving
away
from
individual
facility
proposals
and
toward
state­
wide
projects,
thus
reducing
substantially
the
number
of
pre­
proposal
submissions
for
testing
while
focusing
on
larger,
more
systems­
change
oriented
projects.
This
difference
is
also
a
result
of
EPA's
ability
to
refine
the
estimates
based
upon
10
years
of
experience
promoting
regulatory
innovation
and
a
better
understanding
of
the
burden
requirements
necessary
to
develop
and
submit
proposals
for
innovative
pilot
projects,
and
an
improved
understanding
of
innovative
pilot
projects
and
how
to
develop
them.
9
7.
Burden
Statement
EPA
estimates
that
each
project
sponsor
for
projects
implemented
under
Project
XL
will
use
20
hours,
or
120
for
all
respondents,
for
the
development
of
progress
reports
and
a
final
project
report
and
to
address
a
small
range
of
evaluation
questions
from
EPA
at
the
close
of
an
individual
project.
Similarly,
EPA
anticipates
that
State
Innovation
Grants
Projects
may
require
States
and
Tribes
that
choose
to
respond
to
EPA's
invitation
to
comment
to
expend
up
32
hours
each,
annually,
or
768
hours
collectively
(
average
of
24
States
and
Tribes
providing
comment)
each
year
in
consultation
with
EPA.

Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
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.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
Part
9
and
48
CFR
Chapter
15.

To
comment
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
Number
OA­
2005­
0004,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Office
of
the
Administrator
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Office
of
the
Administrator
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
1752.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
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listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
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in
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public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
When
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
Docket
ID
Number
identified
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
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Office
of
Information
and
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Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
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Attention:
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Please
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EPA
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