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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request titled "Water Quality Standards Regulation" to the Office of Management and Budget for review. This request, referred to as an extension, is tied to standards aimed at protecting water quality in the United States. The public is invited to submit comments until March 31, 2025. The collection involves various entities, including states, territories, and Tribes, and is estimated to take about 493,362 hours annually, costing around $25 million in labor and operational expenses.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is seeking public comment on the continuation of its Environmental Information collection process, using ATF Form 5000.29. This process ensures compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act during the explosives application process and assesses any environmental impacts from applicants' business practices. Approximately 680 respondents are expected to complete the form annually, with each taking around 30 minutes. Comments on this collection can be submitted until March 1, 2021, through the federal website provided.

The Office on Violence Against Women in the Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking public comments on an information collection related to the Abuse in Later Life Program. This program provides training to law enforcement, prosecutors, and court officials to better address elder abuse and violence against older individuals. The proposed data collection is an extension of an already approved effort and involves about 15 participants completing a progress report twice a year, each taking about an hour. Comments are open until April 28, 2025, and the DOJ seeks approval to continue this data collection for another three years.

The Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Defense, is conducting the Military Panel survey to collect data from active-duty service members and their spouses. The survey is part of a project that aims to recruit at least 2,000 participants to provide nationwide estimates on topics like food security readiness, voting, and harassment and discrimination. Participants will receive surveys bi-monthly, primarily responded to online, with incentives offered for completion. The survey seeks public comments to help reduce the reporting burden and assess the impact of the information collection.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and approve an information collection concerning small industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units. This is an extension of a previously approved collection, allowing additional public comments until February 10, 2021. The request involves ensuring owners of small steam generators (between 2.9 MW and 29 MW capacity) comply with reporting and recordkeeping standards to verify adherence to environmental regulations. The estimated total burden of this requirement is 219,000 hours per year, costing $38.3 million annually, and assumes a growth in the industry leading to an increase in the number of respondents.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request about the modification of secondary treatment requirements for discharges into marine waters to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. This request involves public comments that had previously been called for in August 2020, with an additional 30 days now open for further comments. The Clean Water Act section 301(h) allows specific wastewater treatment facilities to receive permits waiving some treatment requirements if they meet strict environmental criteria. The information collected will help ensure these facilities are operating within legal limits to protect water quality and habitats.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking public comments as part of their routine process under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. They aim to gather qualitative feedback on agency service delivery to improve performance. This initiative is not intended to generate statistical data but to gather insights and opinions that help enhance the quality of NIH's services. Stakeholders or customers who have interacted with NIH services are encouraged to provide their feedback within 60 days of the notice's publication date.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), specifically its Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is inviting public comments on a proposed information collection. The new collection, known as the Residency and Citizenship Questionnaire (ATF Form 8620.58), aims to determine if candidates for federal or contractor employment with the ATF meet U.S. residency and citizenship requirements. The collection is estimated to involve 2,000 respondents annually, with each taking approximately 5 minutes to complete, resulting in an estimated total public burden of 167 hours. Comments will be accepted for a period of 60 days until March 15, 2021.