[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65391-65392]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26178]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEI-2011-0096; FRL-9918-82-OEI]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cross-
Media Electronic Reporting Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule'' (EPA ICR No. 2002.06, OMB Control No. 2025-
0003) 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.). 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 April 30, 2015. 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 January 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2011-0096, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    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: Karen Seeh, Office of Environmental
Information, (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-
1175; fax 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.
    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 notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The scope of this ICR is the electronic reporting
components of CROMERR, which is designed to: (i) Allow EPA to comply
with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998; (ii) provide a
uniform, technology-neutral framework for electronic reporting across
all EPA programs; (iii) allow EPA programs to offer electronic
reporting as they become ready for CROMERR; and (iv) provide states
with a streamlined process--together with a uniform set of standards--
for approval of their electronic reporting provisions for all their
EPA-authorized programs. Responses to the collection of information are
voluntary. In order to accommodate CBI, the information collected must
be in accordance with the confidentiality regulations set forth in 40
CFR Part 2, Subpart B. Additionally, EPA will ensure that the
information collection procedures comply with the Privacy Act of 1974
and the OMB Circular 108.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities that report electronically
to EPA and

state or local government authorized programs; and state and local
government authorized programs implementing electronic reporting.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain
or retain a benefit (Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMER)
established to ensure compliance with the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act (GPEA)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 102,387 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 38,491 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,086,380 (per year), including $1,438,861
in annualized labor costs and $647,519 in annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,272 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease occurred primarily because there was a
decrease in the total annual number of employees complying with
CROMERR's identity proofing requirements. In estimating the annual
number of employees complying with the CROMERR's identity proofing
requirements for this ICR, EPA was able to take advantage of
improvements in data software and hardware capabilities and thus,
develop estimates based on actual data instead of the complex
calculations used in the currently approved ICR. In particular, EPA was
able to obtain actual numbers and growth rates for the annual number of
subscriber agreements submitted to CDX over the past several years.
These data were used to improve the estimate for the annual number of
subscriber agreements submitted by direct reporters. EPA believes that
the respondent estimates included in this ICR are a reasonable
approximation of the actual respondent universe.

    Dated: October 28, 2014.
Connie Dwyer,
Director, Information Exchange and Services Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-26178 Filed 11-3-14; 8:45 am]
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