
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80769-80770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32612]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0614; FRL 9940-24-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; BEACH Act Grants (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``BEACH Act Grants (Renewal)'' 
(EPA ICR No. 2048.05, OMB Control No. 2040-0244) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR which is currently approved through 
December 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register (80 FR 61419) on October 13, 2015, during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its 
estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or 
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before January 27, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2015-0614, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Bone, OW, 4305T, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-564-5257; email address: bone.tracy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Supporting documents which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in 
the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health 
(BEACH) Act amends the Clean Water Act (CWA) in part and authorizes the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award BEACH Act Program 
Development and Implementation Grants to coastal and Great Lakes 
states, tribes, and territories (collectively referred to as states) 
for their beach monitoring and notification programs. The grants assist 
those states to develop and implement a consistent approach to monitor 
recreational water quality; assess, manage, and communicate health 
risks from waterborne microbial contamination; notify the public of 
pollution occurrences, and post beach advisories and closures to 
prevent public exposure to microbial pathogens. To qualify for a BEACH 
Act Grant, a state must submit information to EPA documenting that its 
beach monitoring and notification program is consistent with 11 
performance criteria outlined in the National Beach Guidance and 
Required Performance Criteria for Grants, 2014 Edition.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Environmental and public health 
agencies in states, territories, and tribes.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required (Environmental 
Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act amendment to the Clean Water 
Act (CWA)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 38 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually & quarterly.
    Total estimated burden: 91,276 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $15,453,308 (per year), includes $11,353,146 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 2,464 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an additional respondent 
qualifying for a grant, however this increase is partially

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offset by efficiencies in data processing and reporting.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-32612 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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