[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 113 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 35652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12636]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R08-OPPT-2020-0013; FRL-10010-17-Region 8]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention (P2) Awards 
Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pollution 
Prevention (P2) Awards Program is planning to submit an information 
collection request (ICR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Pollution Prevention (P2) Awards Program (EPA ICR No.: 2614.01, OMB 
Control No. 2008--NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described 
below. This is a request for approval of a new collection. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before August 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
OPPT-2020-0013, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or by email to payan.melissa@epa.gov. 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: Melissa Payan, EPA R8 Land, Chemical 
and Redevelopment Division Pollution Prevention Program, (8LCR-CES), 
Environmental Protection Agency R8, 1595 Wynkoop St. Denver, CO 80202; 
telephone number: 303-312-6511; email address: payan.melissa@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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register 
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: EPA's Pollution Prevention (P2) Program is a voluntary 
program that encourages businesses/facilities to adopt P2 projects that 
reduces both financial costs (waste management and cleanup) and 
environmental costs (health problems and environmental damage). In 
passing the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) in 1990, Congress found that 
there are significant opportunities for industry to reduce or prevent 
pollution at the source through cost-effective changes in production, 
operation, and raw materials use. Such changes offer industry 
substantial savings in reduced raw material, pollution control, and 
liability costs as well as help protect the environment and reduce 
risks to worker health and safety. 42 U.S.C. 13101(a)(2). Furthermore, 
the PPA states the Administrator shall ``establish an annual award 
program to recognize a company or companies which operate outstanding 
or innovative source reduction programs'' (PPA section 6604) 42 U.S.C. 
13103(b)(13). The EPA P2 Awards Program is an annual, voluntary, and 
non-monetary awards program that will recognize companies that 
demonstrate leadership in innovative P2 practices and encourage other 
entities to consider P2 approaches. This ICR may be applicable to HQ, 
as well as any of the 10 Regional Offices that choose to participate 
and implement a P2 Awards Program.
    Form numbers: EPA P2 Award Program Application--5800-005.
    Respondents/affected entities: Intended Respondents include various 
types of businesses from all North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS) codes. However, businesses need to be from a state in an 
EPA Region implementing this awards program.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Respondents are not obligated 
to respond. This is done on a voluntary basis.
    Estimated number of respondents: Approximately 5-10 per region 
(total).
    Frequency of response: Annually on a voluntary basis.
    Total estimated burden: 19.5 hours per respondent (per year). 
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,804.83 per respondent (per year), includes 
$0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: Not applicable at this time.

    Dated: May 29, 2020.
Gregory Sopkin,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2020-12636 Filed 6-10-20; 8:45 am]
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