81 FR 62124 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA Application Materials for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``EPA Application Materials for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act'' (EPA ICR No. 2549.01, OMB Control No. 2040-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 (81 FR 32327) on May 23, 2016 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62124-62125]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21592]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0178; FRL-9952-00-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; EPA Application Materials for the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``EPA Application Materials for 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act'' (EPA ICR No. 
2549.01, OMB Control No. 2040-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 (81 FR 32327) on May 23, 2016 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 October 11, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2016-0178, 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: Karen Fligger, Water Infrastructure 
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, 4201-T, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-564-2992; 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: The collection of information is necessary in order to 
receive applications for credit assistance pursuant to section 5024 of 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) of 2014, 33 
U.S.C. 3903. The purpose of the WIFIA program is to provide Federal 
credit assistance in the form of direct loans and loan guarantees to 
eligible water infrastructure projects.
    WIFIA requires that an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information, as the Administrator may require to 
receive assistance under WIFIA. In order to satisfy these requirements, 
EPA must collect an application from applicants seeking funding. The 
Letters of Interest and Applications collected from loan applicants 
through this solicitation will be used by EPA, the WIFIA program 
office, and an evaluation team to determine whether each proposed 
project meets creditworthiness and other Federal requirements to 
receive WIFIA credit assistance.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: The Letters of Interest and 
Applications collected from loan applicants through this solicitation 
will be used by EPA to evaluate requests for credit assistance under 
the WIFIA eligibility requirements and selection criteria.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain credit 
assistance pursuant to section 5024 of WIFIA, 33 U.S.C. 3903.
    Estimated number of respondents: 25 per year (total).
    Frequency of response: one per respondent.
    Total estimated burden: 1,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

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    Total estimated cost: $3,064,594 (per year), includes $3,005,000 
non-labor costs.

Spencer Clark,
Acting Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-21592 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am]
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