[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13160-13161]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04468]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0291; FRL 10004-36-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; State Review Framework

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``State Review Framework (EPA ICR
No. 2185.07, OMB Control No. 2020-0031) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through May 31, 2020. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on September 17, 2019 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 may be submitted on or before April 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Docket ID EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0291, 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<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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: Christopher Knopes, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance;
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The State Review Framework is an oversight tool designed
to assess state performance in enforcement and compliance assurance.
The Framework's goal is to evaluate state performance by examining
existing data to provide a consistent level of oversight and develop a
uniform mechanism by which EPA regions, working collaboratively with
their states, can ensure that state environmental agencies are
consistently implementing the national compliance and enforcement
program in order to meet agreed-upon goals. Furthermore, the Framework
is designed to foster dialogue on enforcement and

compliance performance between the states that will enhance
relationships and increase feedback, which will in turn lead to
consistent program management and improved environmental results. This
request will allow OECA to collect information from enforcement and
compliance files reviewed during routine on-site visits of state or
local agency offices that will assist in the evaluation of the State
Review Framework implementation from FY 2020 to the end of FY 2023. It
will allow also EPA to make inquiries to assess the State Review
Framework process, including the consistency achieved among the EPA
Regions and states, the resources required to conduct the reviews, and
the overall effectiveness of the program.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: States, localities, and territories.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required as part of program
authorization under the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Resource
Conservation and Recovery Acts.
    Estimated number of respondents: 54.
    Frequency of response: Once every five years.
    Total estimated burden: 2,354 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $139,104 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 411 hours per year in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. Estimated burden figures have been slightly decreased
in response to information gathered through consultations. Respondents
reported increases in efficiency brought about through continued
experience with the program and steady reductions in the amount of non-
digital materials involved in reviews.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-04468 Filed 3-5-20; 8:45 am]
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