Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2023-03818 · EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0494; FRL-10743-01-OMS

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 2219.07, OMB Control Number 2020-0032), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

Dates

Comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023.

Supplementary Information

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 35763). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: EPA tips and complaints web form is intended to provide an easy and convenient means by which members of the public can supply information to EPA regarding suspected violations of environmental law. The decision to provide a tip or complaint is entirely voluntary and use of the webform when supplying a tip or complaint is also entirely voluntary. Tippers need not supply contact information or other personal identifiers. Those who do supply such information, however, should know that this information may be shared by EPA with appropriate administrative, law enforcement, and judicial entities engaged in investigating or adjudicating the tip or complaint. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Members of the general public as well as employees of any company subject to federal environmental regulation. There is no specific industry or group of industries about which EPA expects tips or complaints. Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 1,585 per month (total). Frequency of response: Generally, a one-time response. Total estimated burden: 9,510 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $487,673 (per year), includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 924 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that tips and complaints are being filed at a higher rate than originally anticipated, a strong indication of the success of this program. Some questions have been removed and a single question has been added, with no expected net change in estimated burden per respondent. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023-03818 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]