Assessment of Compliance Assistance Projects

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23502	Assessment of Compliance Assistance Projects	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2020-0015	ICR Reference No: 200111-2020-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199806-2020-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OECA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Assessment of Compliance Assistance Projects
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/13/2002
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/26/2001
Terms of Clearance: This generic ICR is approved to allow the expedited OMB clearance of EPA/OECA surveys that are narrowly focused to: 1) current or former recipients of OECA compliance assistance; 2) the level of satisfaction with, the clarity and usefulness of, and (in limited instances) behavioral responses to the complaince assistance that they received; 3) their recommendations for improving the particular compliance assistance product or service. OMB will review surveys that are limited to satisfaction or clarity/usefulness and that are submitted to OMB in accordance with this ICR within 10 business days. Surveys that target behavioral responses to compliance assistance are limited to asking one or more of the five questions set forth in this ICR. OECA will submit a plan outlining how it will minimize threats to the validity of its data due to non-response bias for any survey including these behavioral questions. OMB will review surveys that ask behavioral questions and are submitted in accordance with this ICR within 30 business days. EPA shall provide OMB with an annual report outlining each use of this generic clearance, the burden imposed, and a brief description of their purposes. OMB reserves the authority to disapprove any individual survey that does not meet the conditions outlined in this ICR. This generic clearance does not extend to "fact finding" for the purpose of regulatory development or enforcement. This generic clearance covers only the narrow range of surveys discussed above. Surveys that do not meet the terms of clearance for this expedited clearance process may be entirely valid and appropriate surveys, but they should be submitted under the normal PRA clearance process.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2005	03/31/2005	02/28/2002
Responses	25,676	0	155,197
Time Burden (Hours)	3,956	0	19,470
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: EPA is seeking approval for a three year generic clearance from OMB to determine how well EPA complaince assistance tools and services meet customers needs and to assess the effective- ness of the approaches. This will be a voluntary collection of information to guage customer satisfaction with the compliance assistance projects, measure any resulting changes in knowledge and/or behavior, and evaluate environmental and human health impacts.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Assessment of Compliance Assistance Projects	1860.02

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	25,676	155,197	0	0	-129,521	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,956	19,470	0	0	-15,514	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/26/2001

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