Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal)

ICR 201007-2020-001

OMB: 2020-0033

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2010-07-21
ICR Details
2020-0033 201007-2020-001
Historical Active 200709-2020-001
EPA/OECA 2243.06
Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 08/18/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/28/2010
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2013 36 Months From Approved 08/31/2010
313 0 313
38,472 0 48,147
7,638 0 8,673

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), establishes the federal government's national policy for protection of the environment. The Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (CEQ Regulations) at 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 establish procedures implementing the national policy. The CEQ Regulations (40 CFR 1505.1) require federal agencies to adopt and, revise their own implementing procedures to supplement the CEQ Regulations. Those subject to the final NEPA rule include EPA officials who must comply with NEPA, and certain grant or permit applicants who must submit environmental information documentation to EPA for their proposed projects. Compliance with the final NEPA regulations is the responsibility of EPA's Responsible Officials. For applicant-proposed actions, certain procedures apply to applicants (that is grantees and permit applicants) who must submit environmental information to EPA as part of the environmental review process. The EPA Responsible Official is responsible for the environmental review process, including any categorical exclusion determination or the scope, accuracy, and contents of a final environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS) and any supporting documents. The applicant contributes by submitting environmental information to EPA as part of the environmental review process. For actions subject to NEPA, the Responsible Official may determine that the proposed action does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and may, therefore, be categorically excluded from further NEPA review. If the proposed action is not categorically excluded, the Responsible Official may prepare an EA in order to determine whether to prepare an EIS or a finding of no significant impact (FONSI). If necessary, the Responsible Official must prepare an EIS if the proposed action will have a significant effect on the human environment. Unless the applicant-proposed action is categorically excluded, the Responsible Official may gather the information and prepare the NEPA documents without assistance from the applicant, or have the applicant prepare an environmental information document (EID) or a draft EA and supporting documents or implement a third-party contract agreement with the applicant. EPA is collecting information from certain applicants as part of the process of complying with either NEPA or Executive Order 12114. EPA's NEPA regulations apply to the actions of EPA that are subject to NEPA in order to ensure that environmental information is available to the Agency's decision-makers and the public before decisions are made and before actions are taken. The NEPA review and resulting documents generally rely on the use of existing data and information, including data and information from other federal agencies, state or local governments, or federally-recognized Indian tribes with jurisdiction by law or special expertise. The quality of the information provided by an applicant must be sufficient to enable the Responsible Official to make a decision. When the environmental information is provided by the applicant, the Responsible Official is responsible for the statements, analyses, and conclusions of the EA or EIS and any supporting documents. There are no forms, checklists, or ongoing reporting, recordkeeping or file-maintenance requirements for applicants. EPA maintains file records for each action. The information submitted by applicants would be consistent with the guidelines of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 5 CFR 1320.6. There are no schedule requirements or requirements on the number of copies of the documentation to be submitted or requirements for ongoing reporting or recordkeeping or to conduct statistical surveys.

EO: EO 12114 Name/Subject of EO: Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions
   US Code: 41 USC 4321-4347 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  75 FR 25237 05/07/2010
75 FR 43975 07/27/2010
No

  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 313 313 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 38,472 48,147 0 0 -9,675 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 7,638 8,673 0 0 -1,035 0
No
No

$1,455,250
No
No
No
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Jessica Trice 202 564-6646 [email protected]

  No

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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
07/28/2010


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