Document ID: EPA-HQ-OITA-2023-0383-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Combined EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP) and Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) Work Plan Template
Posted Date: 2023-12-04T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84140-84141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26520]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OITA-2023-0383; FRL-11536-01-OITA]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Combined EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP) and Indian Environmental 
General Assistance Program (GAP) Work Plan Template

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Combined EPA-Tribal 
Environmental Plan (ETEP) and Indian Environmental General Assistance 
Program (GAP) Work Plan Template'' (EPA ICR No. 2790.01, OMB Control 
No. 2090-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before 
doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below. This is a request 
for approval of a new collection. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OITA-
2023-0383 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], 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: Abigail Cruz, Office of International 
and Tribal Affairs/American Indian Environmental Office, 2690R, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5999; fax number: 202-566-9744; 
email address: [email protected].

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 202-566-1752. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility: (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: EPA is developing a template to assist grantees and EPA 
with the creation of combined EPA-Tribal Environmental Plans (ETEPs) 
and Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) work plans. 
This template will provide a streamlined way to identify and report 
information that is already outlined in the 2022 GAP Guidance, 40 CFR 
35.507, and the 1992 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 
Act. In the 2022 GAP Guidance, section 2.3, the American Indian 
Environmental Office

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(AIEO) commits to providing templates to assist Tribes considering a 
streamlined format. The template itself does not introduce any new 
requirements, nor does it limit the information that applicants may 
submit.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: small governmental jurisdiction 
(Federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory if the recipient 
chooses to combine their GAP EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan and Work 
Plan into one document.
    Estimated number of respondents: 500 (total).
    Frequency of response: annually (and also every 3-5 years).
    Total estimated burden: 2 hours (per year) and 28 hours (every 3-5 
years). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1650 (30 hours total/every 3-5 years), but 
$110 (per year).
    Changes in Estimates: There will likely be a decrease of hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden due to the fact that the 
recipients will now have a streamlined template, resulting in less 
duplicative and unnecessary reporting and increased clarity in what 
reporting is required.

Jane Nishida,
Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs.
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