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OMB Control No: 2020-0033	ICR Reference No: 202001-2020-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201610-2020-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OECA	Agency Tracking No: 2243.09
Title: Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/28/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2023	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2020
Responses	27	0	63
Time Burden (Hours)	7,560	0	13,677
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	2,145

Abstract: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 43214347 establishes a national policy for the environment. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) oversees the NEPA implementation. CEQs Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 set the standard for NEPA compliance. They also require agencies to establish their own NEPA implementing procedures. EPAs procedures for implementing NEPA are found in 40 CFR part 6. Through this part, EPA adopted the CEQ Regulations and supplemented those regulations for actions by EPA that are subject to NEPA requirements. EPA actions subject to NEPA include the award of wastewater treatment construction grants under Title II of the Clean Water Act, EPAs issuance of new source National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under section 402 of the Clean Water Act, certain research and development projects, development and issuance of regulations, EPA actions involving renovations or new construction of facilities, and certain grants awarded for projects authorized by Congress through the Agencys annual Appropriations Act. EPA is collecting information from certain applicants as part of the process of complying with either NEPA or Executive Order 12114 (Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions). EPAs NEPA regulations apply to the actions of EPA that are subject to NEPA in order to ensure that environmental information is available to the Agencys decision-makers and the public before decisions are made and before actions are taken. When EPA conducts an environmental assessment pursuant to its Executive Order 12114 procedures, the Agency generally follows its NEPA procedures. Compliance with the procedures is the responsibility of EPAs Responsible Officials, and for applicant proposed actions applicants may be required to provide environmental information to EPA as part of the environmental review process. For this Information Collection Request (ICR), applicant-proposed projects subject to either NEPA or Executive Order 12114 (and that are not addressed in other EPA programs ICRs) are addressed through the NEPA process.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 41 USC 4321-4347 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
EO: EO 12114 Name/Subject of EO: Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 50032	09/24/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 5203	01/29/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	27	63	-36
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,560	13,677	-6,117
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	2,145	-2,145

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The overall respondent burden has decreased from the previous ICR by 8,957 hours (from 13,677 hours to 4,720 hours). This adjustment occurred due to a change in size of the respondent universe. Start-up costs for the NEPA documentation for the EPA grant or permit applications and associated forms are minimal and are part of customary and usual recipient business expenses. There are no capital costs related to the NEPA documentation for the EPA grant or permit applications and related reporting requirements. There are no operating and maintenance costs required.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $131,459

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Candi Schaedle 202 564-6121

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