In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2023
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2020
27
0
63
7,560
0
13,677
0
0
2,145
The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 43214347 establishes a national policy
for the environment. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
oversees the NEPA implementation. CEQs Regulations at 40 CFR parts
1500 through 1508 set the standard for NEPA compliance. They also
require agencies to establish their own NEPA implementing
procedures. EPAs procedures for implementing NEPA are found in 40
CFR part 6. Through this part, EPA adopted the CEQ Regulations and
supplemented those regulations for actions by EPA that are subject
to NEPA requirements. EPA actions subject to NEPA include the award
of wastewater treatment construction grants under Title II of the
Clean Water Act, EPAs issuance of new source National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under section 402 of
the Clean Water Act, certain research and development projects,
development and issuance of regulations, EPA actions involving
renovations or new construction of facilities, and certain grants
awarded for projects authorized by Congress through the Agencys
annual Appropriations Act. EPA is collecting information from
certain applicants as part of the process of complying with either
NEPA or Executive Order 12114 (Environmental Effects Abroad of
Major Federal Actions). EPAs NEPA regulations apply to the actions
of EPA that are subject to NEPA in order to ensure that
environmental information is available to the Agencys
decision-makers and the public before decisions are made and before
actions are taken. When EPA conducts an environmental assessment
pursuant to its Executive Order 12114 procedures, the Agency
generally follows its NEPA procedures. Compliance with the
procedures is the responsibility of EPAs Responsible Officials, and
for applicant proposed actions applicants may be required to
provide environmental information to EPA as part of the
environmental review process. For this Information Collection
Request (ICR), applicant-proposed projects subject to either NEPA
or Executive Order 12114 (and that are not addressed in other EPA
programs ICRs) are addressed through the NEPA process.
US Code:
41 USC 4321-4347 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy
Act
EO: EO 12114 Name/Subject of EO: Environmental
Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions
The overall respondent burden
has decreased from the previous ICR by 8,957 hours (from 13,677
hours to 4,720 hours). This adjustment occurred due to a change in
size of the respondent universe. Start-up costs for the NEPA
documentation for the EPA grant or permit applications and
associated forms are minimal and are part of customary and usual
recipient business expenses. There are no capital costs related to
the NEPA documentation for the EPA grant or permit applications and
related reporting requirements. There are no operating and
maintenance costs required.
$131,459
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Candi Schaedle 202
564-6121
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.
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