Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0729-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form
Posted Date: 2023-06-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42363-42364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13950]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-AO-2022-0729; FRL-11124-01-OMS]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form 
(New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Environmental Education Local 
Grants Progress Report Form (EPA ICR Number 2731.01, OMB Control Number 
2090-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 approval of a new collection. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on November 15, 2022, 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA- 
HQ-AO-2022-0729, to EPA 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.
    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

[[Page 42364]]

Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Band, Office of Environmental 
Education, (1704A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-3155; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on November 15, 2022, during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 68482). 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 
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: This notice announces the collection of information 
related to the U.S. EPA Environmental Education (EE) Local Grants 
Program. EPA proposes to collect information from this program's grant 
recipients. Specifically, EPA proposes to have all EE grantees use the 
progress report form, detailed in the supporting statement, when 
drafting their Quarterly Progress Reports and Final Reports. By 
requiring all EE Grantees to use the EE Local Grant Progress Report 
Form, EPA's Office of Environmental Education will be equipped to 
gather data on this grant program's outputs, outcomes, the total number 
of individuals reached, and the total number of underserved communities 
reached. This information will help EPA ensure projects are on schedule 
to meet their goals and produce high-quality environmental outputs. 
Additionally, requiring all EE grantees to submit their Quarterly and 
Final reports using the proposed form will allow EPA's Office of 
Environmental Education to accurately track and report the overall 
impact of this grant program as well as contribute to the Agency's 
Justice40 reporting requirements.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form Number 5800-082.
    Respondents/affected entities: Local education agencies, colleges 
or universities, state education or environmental agencies, nonprofit 
organizations as described in Section 501(C)(3) of the U.S. Internal 
Revenue Code, noncommercial educational broadcasting entities as 
defined and licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (in accordance with 
OMB and EPA regulations, title 2 CFR, parts 200 and 1500, the recipient 
agrees to submit progress reports on a quarterly basis to the EPA 
Project Officer within thirty (30) days after each reporting period and 
the Final Report to the EPA Project Officer within one hundred twenty 
(120) days after the expiration or termination of the approved project 
period.
    Estimated number of respondents: 240 (per year).
    Frequency of response: Four times per year for the Quarterly 
Progress Reports; one time for the Final Report.
    Total estimated burden: 800 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $53,664 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: This is a new collection. Over time, the 
Office of Environmental Education expects the burden numbers to 
decrease due to increased access to technology.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-13950 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P