80 FR 78227 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Projects (New)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)
| Page Range | 78227-78227 | |
| FR Document | 2015-31542 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 78227] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31542] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0659; FRL-9939-98-OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Projects (New) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Generic Clearance for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Projects (New)'' (EPA ICR No. 2521.01, OMB Control No. 2080--NEW) 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.). This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 59148) on October 1, 2015 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 January 15, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ- ORD-2015-0659 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 protected]. 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: Jay Benforado, IOAA-ORD, Mail Code 8101R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-3262; fax number: 202- 565-2494; email address: [email protected]. 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. Abstract: EPA relies on scientific information. Citizen science and crowdsourcing techniques will allow the Agency to collect qualitative and quantitative data that might help inform scientific research, assessments, or environmental screening; validate environmental models or tools; or enhance the quantity and quality of data collected across the country's diverse communities and ecosystems to support the Agency's mission. Information gathered under this generic clearance will be used by the Agency to support the activities listed above and might provide unprecedented avenues for conducting breakthrough research. Collections under this generic ICR will be from participants who actively seek to participate on their own initiative through an open and transparent process (the Agency does not select participants or require participation); the collections will be low-burden for participants; collections will be low-cost for both the participants and the Federal Government; and data will be available to support the scientific research (including assessments, environmental screening, tools, models, etc.) of the Agency, states, tribal or local entities where data collection occurs. EPA may, by virtue of collaborating with non-federal entities, sponsor the collection of this type of information in connection with citizen science projects. When applicable, all such collections will accord with Agency policies and regulations related to human subjects research and will follow the established approval paths through EPA's Human Subjects Research Review Official. Finally, personally identifiable information (PII) will only be collected when necessary and in accordance with applicable federal procedures and policies. If a new collection is not within the parameters of this generic ICR, the Agency will submit a separate ICR to OMB for approval. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Individuals. Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 42,500 (total). Frequency of response: The frequency of responses will range from once to on occasion. Total estimated burden: 389,083 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b) Total estimated cost: $12,893,959 (per year), includes $525,000 annualized capital for operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: This is a new information collection. Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2015-31542 Filed 12-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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increased by $1,143,100, which is due information claimed to be Confidential Finally, personally identifiable
to increased labor rates. Business Information (CBI) or other information (PII) will only be collected
information whose disclosure is when necessary and in accordance with
Courtney Kerwin,
restricted by statute. applicable federal procedures and
Acting Director, Collection Strategies policies. If a new collection is not
Division. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay
Benforado, IOAA–ORD, Mail Code within the parameters of this generic
[FR Doc. 2015–31539 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am]
8101R, Environmental Protection ICR, the Agency will submit a separate
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ICR to OMB for approval.
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone Form Numbers: None.
number: 202–564–3262; fax number: Respondents/affected entities:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
202–565–2494; email address: Individuals.
AGENCY
benforado.jay@epa.gov. Respondent’s obligation to respond:
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0659; FRL–9939–98– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Voluntary.
OEI] Supporting documents which explain in Estimated number of respondents:
detail the information that the EPA will 42,500 (total).
Information Collection Request Frequency of response: The frequency
Submitted to OMB for Review and be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be of responses will range from once to on
Approval; Comment Request; Generic occasion.
Clearance for Citizen Science and viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Total estimated burden: 389,083
Crowdsourcing Projects (New) hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, CFR 1320.03(b)
Agency (EPA). DC. The telephone number for the Total estimated cost: $12,893,959 (per
ACTION: Notice. Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For year), includes $525,000 annualized
additional information about EPA’s capital for operation & maintenance
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ costs.
Agency has submitted an information dockets. Changes in the Estimates: This is a
collection request (ICR), ‘‘Generic Abstract: EPA relies on scientific new information collection.
Clearance for Citizen Science and information. Citizen science and Courtney Kerwin,
Crowdsourcing Projects (New)’’ (EPA crowdsourcing techniques will allow
ICR No. 2521.01, OMB Control No. Acting Director, Collection Strategies
the Agency to collect qualitative and Division.
2080—NEW) to the Office of quantitative data that might help inform [FR Doc. 2015–31542 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am]
Management and Budget (OMB) for scientific research, assessments, or
review and approval in accordance with BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
environmental screening; validate
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. environmental models or tools; or
3501 et seq.). This is a request for enhance the quantity and quality of data ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
approval of a new collection. Public collected across the country’s diverse AGENCY
comments were previously requested communities and ecosystems to support
via the Federal Register (80 FR 59148) the Agency’s mission. Information [EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL 9940–12–
on October 1, 2015 during a 60-day gathered under this generic clearance OEI]
comment period. This notice allows for will be used by the Agency to support
an additional 30 days for public Information Collection Request
the activities listed above and might
comments. A fuller description of the Submitted to OMB for Review and
provide unprecedented avenues for
ICR is given below, including its Approval; Comment Request; Water
conducting breakthrough research.
estimated burden and cost to the public. Quality Standards Regulation
Collections under this generic ICR will
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor (Renewal)
be from participants who actively seek
and a person is not required to respond to participate on their own initiative AGENCY: Environmental Protection
to a collection of information unless it through an open and transparent Agency (EPA).
displays a currently valid OMB control process (the Agency does not select ACTION: Notice.
number. participants or require participation);
DATES: Additional comments may be the collections will be low-burden for SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
submitted on or before January 15, 2016. participants; collections will be low-cost Agency has submitted an information
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, for both the participants and the Federal collection request (ICR), ‘‘Water Quality
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– Government; and data will be available Standards Regulation (Renewal)’’ (EPA
HQ–ORD–2015–0659 to (1) EPA online to support the scientific research ICR No. 0988.12, OMB Control No.
using www.regulations.gov (our (including assessments, environmental 2040–0049) to the Office of Management
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA screening, tools, models, etc.) of the and Budget (OMB) for review and
Docket Center, Environmental Agency, states, tribal or local entities approval in accordance with the
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, where data collection occurs. EPA may, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., by virtue of collaborating with non- 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via federal entities, sponsor the collection extension of the ICR, which is currently
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. of this type of information in connection approved through December 31, 2015.
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Address comments to OMB Desk Officer with citizen science projects. When Public comments were previously
for EPA. applicable, all such collections will requested via the Federal Register (80
EPA’s policy is that all comments accord with Agency policies and FR 37616 on July 1, 2015), during a 60-
received will be included in the public regulations related to human subjects day comment period. This notice allows
docket without change including any research and will follow the established for an additional 30 days for public
personal information provided, unless approval paths through EPA’s Human comments. A fuller description of the
the comment includes profanity, threats, Subjects Research Review Official. ICR is given below. An Agency may not
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| FR Citation | 80 FR 78227 |
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