Brownfields Programs - Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 6200-13 State, Local, Tribal Government Reporting Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 6200-13 Non-Profit Reporting Form and Instruction	Modified
2104ss06.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-04-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23993	State, Local, Tribal Government Reporting Form and Instruction	Modified
205563	Non-Profit Reporting Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2050-0192	ICR Reference No: 201604-2050-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201301-2050-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 2104.06
Title: Brownfields Programs - Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/25/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/13/2016
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2016
Responses	4,636	0	2,587
Time Burden (Hours)	3,877	0	3,167
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-118) (“the Brownfields Amendments”) was signed into law on January 11, 2002. The Act amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, and authorizes EPA to award cooperative agreements to states, tribes, local governments, and other eligible entities to assess and clean up brownfield sites. Under CERCLA 101(39), a brownfields site means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. For funding purposes, EPA uses the term “brownfields property(ies)” synonymously with the term “brownfields sites.” CERCLA 104(k) authorizse EPA to award several types of cooperative agreements to eligible entities on a competitive basis. Under CERCLA 104(k), states, tribes, local governments, and other eligible entities may receive assessment cooperative agreements to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfields properties; cleanup cooperative agreements to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields properties; cooperative agreements to capitalize revolving loan funds and provide subawards for cleanup activities; area-wide planning cooperative agreements to develop revitalization plans for brownfields; and environmental workforce and development job training and placement programs. Under CERCLA 128(a), states and tribes may receive cooperative agreements to establish and enhance their response programs. Cooperative agreement recipients (“recipients”) have general reporting and record keeping requirements as a condition of their cooperative agreement that result in burden. A portion of this reporting and record keeping burden is authorized under 2 CFR 200.328, 200.333 and 200.335 and identified in the EPA’s general grants ICR (OMB Control Number 2030-0020). However, EPA also requires Brownfields program recipients to maintain and report additional information to EPA on the uses and accomplishments associated with funded brownfields activities. EPA uses several forms to assist recipients in reporting the information and to ensure consistency of the information collected. EPA uses this information to meet Federal stewardship responsibilities to manage and track how program funds are being spent, to evaluate the performance of the Brownfields Cleanup and Land Revitalization Program, to meet the Agency’s reporting requirements under the Government Performance Results Act, and to report to Congress and other program stakeholders on the status and accomplishments of the program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 118 1-232 Name of Law: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 10859	03/02/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 29857	05/13/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Non-Profit Reporting	6200-14, 6200-03, 6200-13, 6200-04	Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Cooperative Agreement Reporting Form ,   Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Cooperative Agreement Reporting Form ,   Property Profile Form - Brownfields ,   Job Training Reporting Form
State, Local, Tribal Government Reporting	6200-13, 6200-03, 6200-14, 6200-04	Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Cooperative Agreement Reporting Form ,   Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Cooperative Agreement Reporting Form ,   Property Profile Form - Brownfields ,   Job Training Reporting Form

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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	4,636	2,587	0	0	2,049	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,877	3,167	0	0	710	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: The increase in the burden is due to the overall increase in the number of respondents submitting the Property Profile Form, Job Training Forms and Area-Wide Planning Forms. Even with this slight increase, respondents indicated that improvements in the ACRES reporting system and increased familiarity with the program lead to a lower burden per individual entry

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $273,579

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 05/13/2016

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