DOC National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist

ICR 202308-0690-002 · OMB 0690-0028 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form DOC NEPA Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
0690 0028 SupportingStmt Part A 2023.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-08-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
191361	DOC NEPA Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0690-0028	ICR Reference No: 202308-0690-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-0690-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/OS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: DOC National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/24/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	1,000	1,000
Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	3,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,000	1,000

Abstract: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC) allows for a more rapid review of infrastructure projects and facilitate DOC in evaluating the potential environmental impacts of a project and in determining whether a Categorical Exclusion (CE) to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) applies to the project.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	88 FR 34823	05/31/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 57924	08/24/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
DOC NEPA Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist		DOC NEPA Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	1,000	1,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	3,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,000	1,000

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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $144,000

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? No

Agency Contact: Sheleen Dumas 202 482-3306 [email protected]

Common Form ICR: No