Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Grant Reporting and National Materials Management Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
7802ss01.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-01-14
SORN_2022-19183.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-01-14
Save Our Seas 2.0 ACT_authorizing statute.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-01-14
Resource Conservation and Recovery ACT of 1976_authorizing statute.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-01-14
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs ACT_authorizing statute.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-01-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
273658	Materials Management Survey (States & Territories) Other-Draft of Data Fields in Electronic Survey	New
273657	REO - Nonprofit Organizations (Quarterly & Final Reports) Other-Mock-up of Electronic System Interface	New
273656	REO - State, Local, and Tribal Governments (Quarterly & Final Reports) Other-Mock-up of Electronic System Interface	New
273655	SWIFR - Intertribal Consortia, Tribes, and Local Governments (Quarterly & Final Reports) Other-Mock-up of Electronic System Interface	New
273653	SWIFR - States and Territories (Semiannual & Final Reports) Other-Mock-up of Electronic System Interface	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202501-2050-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 7802.01
Title: Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Grant Reporting and National Materials Management Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/14/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	920	0
Time Burden (Hours)	948	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division (RCSD) requires the ability to collect consistent and timely information from grant recipients receiving EPA funding originating from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, (also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)). Additionally, in order to carry out the Agency’s obligations under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), RCSD needs broad-based national information on waste streams and materials management practices. This ICR covers two related information collections that are essential for RCSD to properly understand current conditions and promote interventions that can lead to a more sustainable future. One is based on the collection of progress and final reports from Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) and Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) grant recipients. The reports provide the Agency with necessary administrative information, documentation of grant outputs and outcomes, and for many grantees, data on the volume of materials and types of waste management methods they employ. EPA plans to use a web-based data management system to facilitate the collection and processing of these reports from grantees. The second proposed information collection is a voluntary annual survey to gather detailed information from all U.S. states and territories about their existing waste management programs, capacities, and throughputs. Survey respondents will also be grant recipients and the same electronic data management system can be used to collect and process survey results.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 6983 Name of Law: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
   US Code: 42 USC 6966(d) Name of Law: Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program
   US Code: 33 USC 302(a) Name of Law: SWIFR Grants
  

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:
	88 FR 67277	09/29/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 46393	05/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Materials Management Survey (States & Territories)
REO - Nonprofit Organizations (Quarterly & Final Reports)
REO - State, Local, and Tribal Governments (Quarterly & Final Reports)
SWIFR - Intertribal Consortia, Tribes, and Local Governments (Quarterly & Final Reports)
SWIFR - States and Territories (Semiannual & Final Reports)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	920	0	0	920	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	948	0	0	948	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $606,074

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 01/14/2025

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