Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0356-0009
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: School Integrated Pest Management Awards Program (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2020-05-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31186-31187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11068]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0356; FRL-10005-96-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; School Integrated Pest Management Awards 
Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), School Integrated Pest Management 
Awards Program (EPA ICR Number 2531.02, OMB Control Number 2070-0200) 
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 May 31, 2020. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A 
fuller 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: Comments must be received on or before June 22, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPP-2019-0356, 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: Carolyn Siu, Field External Affairs 
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0159; email address: 
siu.carolyn@epa.gov.

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 
http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West 
William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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 is a renewal information collection request (ICR) 
that will cover the paperwork activities associated with the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency's program to encourage the use of 
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as the preferred approach to pest 
control in the nation's schools. IPM is a smart, sensible, and 
sustainable approach to pest control that emphasizes the remediation of 
pest conducive conditions. IPM combines a variety of pest management 
practices to provide effective, economical pest control with the least 
possible hazard to people, property, and the environment. These 
practices involve exclusion of pests, maintenance of sanitation, and 
the judicious use of pesticides.
    The EPA's vision is that all students in the U.S. will experience 
the benefits provided by an IPM program in their school district. The 
Agency's IPM implementation efforts are aimed at kindergarten through 
12th grade public and Tribal schools. The Agency intends to use the 
information collected through this ICR to encourage school districts to 
implement IPM programs and to recognize those that have attained a 
notable level of success. Since IPM implementation occurs along a 
continuum, the School IPM (SIPM) Awards program will recognize each 
milestone a school district must take to begin, grow, and sustain an 
IPM program.
    This program has five award categories--Great Start, Leadership, 
Excellence, Sustained Excellence, and Connector. The first four 
categories are stepwise levels that are reflective of the effort, 
experience, and, ultimately, success that results from implementing 
EPA-recommended IPM tactics that protect human health and the 
environment. Schools with pest infestations are not only exposed to 
potential harm to health and property, but also to stigmatization. The 
SIPM Awards program will give districts across the nation the 
opportunity to receive positive reinforcement through public 
recognition of their efforts in implementing pest prevention and 
management strategies.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are school districts or entities that represent them. North 
American Industry Classification System (NACIS) Codes for these 
respondents include: 6111--Elementary and Secondary Schools, 6244--
Child Day Care Services, 56172--Janitorial Services, 56173--Landscaping 
Services, 56171--Exterminating and Pest Control Services, and 5617--
Services to Buildings and Dwellings.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain 
or retain a benefit.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 53.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total burden: 911 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated total costs: $ 85,404 (per year) includes $0 in 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 52 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. EPA's costs associated with information 
collection increased for both the respondents and the Agency due to the 
increases in the wage rates since its creation. We note that in the 
original ICR, the benefits (46.3 percent of the unloaded wage) were 
mistakenly excluded from the calculation of the fully loaded wages for 
the Agency, resulting in the latter being much lower than the actual 
values. This led to the cost increase for the Agency disproportionately 
larger than the cost increase for the respondents. This change is an 
adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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