Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0743-0011
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Reporting in the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Grant Database
Posted Date: 2022-12-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79298-79299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28058]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0743; FRL-10537-01-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Reporting in the FIFRA Grant Database 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the 
following information collection request (ICR), Reporting in the FIFRA 
Grant Database (EPA ICR Number 2511.03, OMB Control Number 2070-0198) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on March 28, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. The ICR, which is 
summarized in this document, describes the collection activities and 
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 January 26, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: For submissions to EPA: Submit your comments, referencing 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0743, using https://www.regulations.gov. 
For additional delivery options and information about EPA's dockets 
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 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 submissions to OMB: Submit comments and recommendations using 
https://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, Regulatory Support Branch 
(7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1205; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents that explain in detail 
the information EPA will be collecting are available in the docket for 
this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://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. Additional information 
about visiting EPA's dockets is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This ICR describes the burden activities for the 
electronic collection of information for the pre-award burden activity 
for creating a work plan and the post-award and after-the-grant award 
activities related to reporting accomplishments to implement EPA's 
Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) State and 
Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) program (7 U.S.C. 136u).
    In 2019, a workgroup comprised of EPA, state, and tribal 
representatives converted the FIFRA Work Plan and Report Template 
(FIFRA Template), which was in Excel, into a pilot program of a web-
based system housed in the Central Data Exchange (CDX) platform, called 
the FIFRA Grant Database (FGD). When the permanent use of the pilot 
program is approved by OMB, then the use of the FGD will become 
mandatory, replacing the excel web-based system entirely.
    This ICR augments the ICR entitled ``EPA's General Regulation for 
Assistance Programs ICR'' (OMB Control No. 2030-0020; EPA ICR No. 
0938.18) which accounts for the current PRA burden for the minimum 
management requirements for all recipients of EPA grants or cooperative 
agreements (assistance agreements).
    This ICR provides the burden assessment for the FIFRA program 
specific activities associated with using a standardized online 
template for only the STAG program reporting.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 5700-33H.
    Respondents/affected entities: State, local governments, Indian 
tribes, and U.S. territories that are grantees of Federal funds 
participating in the FIFRA STAG program.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, as per 40 CFR parts 
30 and 31.

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    Estimated number of respondents: 81 (total).
    Frequency of response: Biannually (mid-year and end of year 
reporting).
    Total estimated responses: 162 (per year).
    Total estimated burden: 26,195 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated costs: $2,102,179 (per year), which includes an 
estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and 
operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is no change in total estimated 
burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-28058 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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