[Federal Register: March 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 52)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OA-2007-0607; FRL-8542-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance Measurement Reporting
for Training and Education/Outreach; EPA ICR No. 2255.01
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 for a new
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 April 16,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2007-0607, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822T, 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: Brian Hanlon, Office of Grants and
Debarment, Mail Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-2865; fax number: 202-565-2468; email address:
hanlon.brian@epa.gov; or Peggy Anthony, Office of Grants and Debarment,
Mail Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5364; fax
number: 202-565-2470, email address: anthony.peggy@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 20, 2007, (72 FR 39805), 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-OA-2007-0607, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information 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
Environmental Information Docket is 202-566-1752.
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: Performance Measurement Reporting for Training and
Education/Outreach.
ICR Number: EPA ICR No. 2255.01.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond
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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: EPA has developed some generic reporting tools to
supplement the existing performance reports submitted by assistance
agreement recipients under 40 CFR Parts 30 and 31. The new reporting
tools are designed to collect performance measurement information on
two types of activities performed by assistance agreement recipients:
training and education/outreach. Specifically, EPA has created generic
questions and reporting formats that will be made available to the EPA
programs and assistance agreement recipients. The tools are designed to
measure the extent to which the assistance agreement recipients achieve
the short-term and intermediate outcomes stated in their work plans for
trainings and education/outreach. The questions and formats are
flexible enough for use by any of the EPA programs.
An assistance agreement recipient would review the reporting
formats and generic questions, select the format and questions that are
appropriate for its needs, and assemble them into a questionnaire. The
recipient would then submit its proposed questionnaire and supporting
materials to EPA, which would forward them to OMB after a review for
completeness and compliance. After receiving OMB approval through an
expedited clearance process, the assistance agreement recipient would
distribute the questionnaire and collect, tally, and report the
responses to EPA. Use of the forms would not be required, but used at
the discretion of the responsible program and assistance agreement
recipients.
EPA has created a generic ICR that addresses the reporting tools.
Upon OMB approval of the ICR, EPA program offices and their assistance
agreement recipients would be able to prepare questionnaires using the
tools and submit the questionnaires and supporting materials for
expedited OMB approval.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to be six hours per assistance
agreement. This includes time for preparing the questionnaire and
related materials for OMB approval, and collecting, summarizing, and
reporting the results to EPA. The annual public reporting burden is
estimated to range from five to 10 minutes for an individual to
complete a questionnaire. There is no public recordkeeping burden for
this information collection. 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: Entities potentially affected by
this action include assistance agreement recipients that perform
training and/or education and outreach.
Estimated average annual number of assistance agreements affected:
Between 480 and 720.
Estimated annual frequency of response: Quarterly or less often.
Estimated annual average number of responses for each assistance
agreement: 4.
Estimated total annual respondent burden hours: 12,024 hours.
Estimated total annual respondent costs: $341,413. This includes an
estimated labor cost of $341,413 and $0 for capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs.
Dated: March 11, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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