Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Program (Renewal) Publication: Federal Register Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin Date: 29 January 2024 Subject: American Government , Buses, The Environment

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5527-5528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01678]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0103; FRL-11699-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate 
Program

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(EPA ICR Number 2461.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0686) 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 August 31, 2025, is being submitted 
now to incorporate elements currently approved under an emergency ICR 
for the Clean School Bus Rebate Program (EPA ICR Number 2780.01, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0750), expiring February 29, 2024. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 3, 2023 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2012-0103, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), a-and-r-docket@epa.gov 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Thomas, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, (6406A), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 734-214-4465; email address: thomas.tim.l@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through August 31, 2025. 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 November 3, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 
FR 75587). 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: This supporting statement is for the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) renewal for the Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebates 
Program. The CSB Rebates Program currently collects information under 
the existing Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and Clean School Bus 
(CSB) Rebate Program ICR (OMB Control Number 2060-0686) to ensure its 
successful administration and management of those programs. 
Additionally, an emergency ICR (EPA ICR No. 2780.01, OMB Control No. 
2060-0750) was approved by OMB in September 2023 that included 
supplementary data necessary to adequately review and administer the 
CSB Rebate Program. This ICR renewal consolidates all components of the 
CSB Rebate Program collection.
    EPA uses approved procedures and forms to collect necessary 
information to operate the CSB Rebate Program and has been providing 
these rebates since 2022. For each rebate program, EPA utilizes three 
online forms for the three phases of the rebate lifecycle: (1) 
Application Form for eligible entities to apply to a new rebate 
program, (2) Payment Request Form for selectees to submit order 
documentation and receive funds, and (3) Close Out Form for selectees 
to document completion of the rebate-eligible activity. In Fall 2023, 
EPA launched the 2023 CSB Rebate Application for applicants, and the 
2022 CSB Rebate Close Out Form for existing 2022 program participants; 
EPA is currently preparing to launch the 2023 CSB Rebate Payment 
Request Form in early spring of 2024. EPA will subsequently launch the 
2023 CSB Rebate Close Out Form, as well as each rebate form for any 
future rebate programs (e.g., 2024 CSB Rebate Program). The data 
collected in these forms are needed to operate the rebate program as 
authorized by Congress under the CSB statute.
    School buses collectively travel over four billion miles each year, 
providing safe transportation to and from school for more than 25 
million American children every day. The CSB Rebate Program funds the 
replacement of existing school buses with cleaner buses, the operation 
of which result in better air quality throughout the communities in 
which they operate.
    Form Numbers: 5900-261, CSB Application; 5900-645 CSB Payment 
Request Form; 5900-646 CSB Close out Form
    Respondents/affected entities: Those interested in applying for a 
rebate under EPA's CSB Program and include but are not limited to the 
following NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes: 
484 Truck Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground Passenger 
Transportation; 4854 School and Employee Bus Transportation; 61111 
Elementary and Secondary Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities, and 
Professional Schools; 9211 Executive, Legislative, and Other Government 
Support; and 9221 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for CSB rebate 
recipients.
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,400 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once per year.
    Total estimated burden: 19,763 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 4,921 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the combined burden of 
24,684 hours currently approved by OMB under ICRs 2461.05 and 2780.01. 
These changes are due primarily to decreases in the respondent count 
for the Payment Request Form and Close Out Form. Those reductions are 
offset by increases in EPA's estimates for respondents' time burden for 
the completion of forms. Additionally, changes in technical labor 
requirements and BLS wage listings have increased the total cost of 
burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
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