[Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-AO-2007-0408, FRL-8486-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Regulatory Pilot Projects
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1755.08; OMB Control No. 2010-0026
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 23,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-AO-
2007-0408 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, OA Docket, EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald Filbin, Office of Policy,
Economics, and Innovation, (1807T), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
202-566-2182; fax number: 202-566-2220; e-mail address:
filbin.gerald@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12.
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On June 15, 2007 (72 FR 33218), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted
to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-AO-2007-0408, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of the
Administrator Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 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 202-566-0219.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
http://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in
the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public
viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business
Information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Regulatory Pilot Projects (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1755.08, OMB Control No. 2010-0026.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2007.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This is an information collection request renewal that
will allow for the continued solicitation of proposals for innovative
pilot projects and to allow EPA to continue its commitments to monitor
the results of previous and ongoing pilot tests of regulatory
innovation. The renewal of this ICR is important as it will allow the
Agency to measure performance outcomes of regulatory innovation
piloting and to assess the broader applicability of those pilot
projects. The ICR is also necessary to allow EPA to identify State and
Tribal co-regulators as well as additional regulated entities who are
interested in partnering with EPA in innovative pilot projects,
allowing the Agency to continue its commitment to innovation and
regulatory flexibility with facilities, communities, and states in
achieving environmental results. The renewal of this ICR will allow EPA
to continue to receive and work with project sponsors on proposals for
innovation. Responses related to Project XL are voluntary, as are any
responses by state environmental agencies to EPA's request for input
for the design of the annual competition. States seeking funding for an
environmental regulatory innovation project must submit a project
proposal in the annual competition (see http://www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants
) to receive a grant award and submittal of a proposal does
not automatically guarantee an assistance agreement between EPA and a
state for the purpose of implementing an innovation project. In
requiring the submittal of a proposal in competition, EPA is adhering
to its own policies on competition (EPA 5700.7) and performance
measurement (EPA 5700.8). Similarly, states implementing innovative
regulatory pilot tests in projects funded by a State Innovation Grant
are required to report on progress during the operation of a project
and to provide a final project report summarizing outcomes and major
findings of each project. EPA's policy on performance measurement in
assistance agreements is an implementation outcome under the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA sections 1115(a)(4) and 1116(c)).
EPA's innovation piloting efforts are multi-media in nature and include
programs authorized under the full range of authorizing legislation
(e.g., the Clean Air Act, section 103(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 7403(b)(3)) the
Clean Water Act, section 104(b)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(3)); the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, section 8001 (42 U.S.C. 6981); the Toxics
Substances Control Act, section 10 (15 U.S.C. 2609); the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, section 20 (7 U.S.C.
136r); and the Safe Drinking Water Act, sections 1442 (a) and (c) (42
U.S.C. 1(a) and (c)).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 6
hours per response. 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 which have subsequently changed; 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: States and regulated entities
participating in EPA regulatory pilot projects.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1252.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally, quarterly, and/or annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 7748 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $331,460. This includes an estimated
labor cost of $331,460 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 6,860 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the need to
collect information on project performance and outcomes in the form of
quarterly reporting and final project reporting for current and future
projects that is not addressed in previous ICRs.
Dated: October 17, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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