[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 221 (Friday, November 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67508-67509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27111]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0466; FRL-8740-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; State Review Framework; EPA ICR Number 2185.03,
OMB Control No. 2020-0031
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 December 15,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2007-0466 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to carbone.chad@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2201T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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: Chad Carbone, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, MC: 2221A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2523; fax number: 202-
564-0027; e-mail address: carbone.chad@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. On July 14, 2008 (73 FR 40336), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. 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 EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0466, which is
available for online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, or in
person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket. Docket is
202-566-1927. 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: State Review Framework.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2185.03, OMB Control No. 2020-0031.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2008.
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: The State Review Framework (``Framework'') is an
oversight tool designed to assess state performance in enforcement and
compliance assurance. The Framework's goal is to evaluate state
performance by examining existing data to provide a consistent level of
oversight and develop a uniform mechanism by which EPA Regions, working
collaboratively with their states, can ensure that state environmental
agencies are consistently implementing the national compliance and
enforcement program in order to meet agreed-upon goals. Furthermore,
the Framework is designed to foster dialogue on enforcement and
compliance performance between the states that will enhance
relationships and increase feedback, which will in turn lead to
consistent program management and improved environmental results. This
amendment will allow EPA to collect information from enforcement and
compliance files reviewed during routine on-site visits of state or
local agency offices that will assist in the evaluation of the State
Review Framework implementation from FY 2009 to the end of FY 2011.
Also, this request will allow EPA to make inquiries to assess the State
Review Framework process, including
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the consistency achieved among the EPA Regions and states, the
resources required to conduct the reviews, and the overall
effectiveness of the program.
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 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 612
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: 50 states and 4 territories.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
Frequency of Response: Once every four years.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,016.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $357,684, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 5,894 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is based on EPA's recent experience
with administering the program, an estimated increase in the number of
respondents during the next cycle, and its work with the states to try
to improve the value and utilization of the elements and metrics by
which state environmental programs are measured.
Dated: November 6, 2008.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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