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EPA employees by participating in
hiring, disciplining, or firing decisions.
• DITCA funded personnel cannot
operate vehicles which are either owned
or leased by the Federal government.
Information sharing and two-way
communication between the tribe and
EPA are key to a successful DITCA. EPA
and the tribe should negotiate and
complete a workplan prior to the
awarding of the DITCA. The workplan
should clearly delineates the status,
roles and responsibilities of the
respective parties. It must also
characterize and quantify the
environmental and public health
benefits (i.e., outputs and, to the
maximum extent practicable, outcomes)
to be gained from the DITCA’s activities,
in compliance with the EPA Order on
Environmental Results Under
Assistance Agreements which will go
into effect in January 2005. The
consulting offices listed in this guidance
can assist with all these issues.
VIII. Available Funding Sources
To this point, no funds are
appropriated specifically for DITCAs.
Funding is available from two existing
sources, subject to applicable
limitations contained in the applicable
appropriation act:
• STAG monies appropriated for
tribal program grants 1 and,
• EPM funds available for direct
implementation activities.
Either source of funding may be used
for any of the eligible activities
described in section VI.
DITCAs can be funded by
reprogramming subject to the usual
restrictions and procedures governing
this action with the exception of the
following situations:
• DITCAs for Title V permitting may
be funded only with funds appropriated
to EPA for Federal CAA Title V work,
and
• The statutory authority for DITCAs
expressly prohibits using funds
designated for State financial assistance
agreements.
The prohibition on using two general
appropriations for the same activity—
commonly referred to as the ‘‘pick and
stick’’ rule—applies.
1 The term ‘‘tribal program grants’’ as used in this
document refers only to funds for tribal grants
within the statutory earmark in the STAG account
‘‘for grants * * * for multi-media or single media
pollution prevention, control and abatement and
related activities.’’ Pub. L. 107–73, 115 Stat. 686
(2001). It does not refer to funds for other tribal
grants included in other earmarks in the STAG
account.
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IX. Award Process (Including Proper
Citation; Definition of Cooperative
Agreements; Relationship to MOAs,
etc.)
Each DITCA should cite only the
statutory authority for the applicable
fiscal year. Do not also use the citation
for the relevant program’s grant
authority.
DITCAs are awarded and
administered as ‘‘cooperative
agreements’’ under the Federal Grant
and Cooperative Agreement Act
(FGCAA) and are subject to all
applicable Agency assistance policies.
Because the statutory authority for
DITCAs is for cooperative agreements
and not grants, there must be substantial
Federal involvement in the performance
of each DITCA project. (See EPA Order
5700.1 for a description of ‘‘substantial
Federal involvement.’’).
Since DITCAs are authorized by
statute and are only available to tribes
and eligible intertribal consortia, they
are exempt from competition under
section 6(c)(2) of EPA Order 5700.5,
Policy for Competition in Assistance
Agreements. Application of the
competition policy is discretionary, not
mandatory. EPA will review on an
annual basis the extent to which
regional and program offices apply the
competition policy with regard to
DITCAs to consider in the future
whether the policy should or should not
be applied on a consistent basis across
the Agency.
A Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs),
or other preliminary documentation, is
not a prerequisite to a DITCA and
cannot be used to transfer funds.
DITCAs are awarded using the standard
grant/cooperative agreement application
and award forms. However, the DITCA’s
workplan must characterize and
quantify the environmental and public
health benefits (i.e., outputs and, to the
maximum extent practicable, outcomes)
to be gained from the DITCA’s activities,
in compliance with the EPA Order on
Environmental Results Under
Assistance Agreements which will go
into effect in January 2005.
X. Status of Individuals Carrying Out
Direct Implementation Activities
It is important that all parties
understand the status of the individuals
carrying out EPA’s direct
implementation activities under these
cooperative agreements. It is
recommended that the status of such
individuals be clearly stated in the work
plan to accompany the DITCA. These
individuals are employees of the DITCA
recipient (a tribe or intertribal
consortium) or its contractor. They are
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not EPA employees, nor are they EPA
contractors by virtue of being a DITCA
recipient. These individuals may not be
treated or present themselves to third
parties as Federal government
employees or Federal contractors based
on their status as employees of DITCA
recipients.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug-Free Communities Support
Program National Evaluation;
Proposed Information Collection;
Notice of 60-Day Public Comment
Period
Executive Office of the
President, Office of National Drug
Control Policy.
ACTION: Notice of 60-day public
comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Executive Office of the President,
Office of National Drug Control Policy,
Drug Free Communities Support
Program is publishing the following
summary of proposed information
collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the program’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
Executive Office of the President,
Office of National Drug Control Policy is
requesting OMB review and approval of
this information collection. Written
comments and/or recommendations will
be accepted from the public if received
by the individuals designated below
within 60 days from the date of
publication.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection;
Title: Drug-Free Communities (DFC)
Support Program National Evaluation;
Use: The DFC Support Program is an
integral component of the National Drug
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Control Strategy and a requirement of
Healthy People 2010 supporting the
President’s pledge to reduce America’s
drug use by 25 percent in five years
through building community capacity to
prevent substance abuse among our
nation’s youth. The DFC has two
primary goals: (1) Reduce substance
abuse among youth by addressing local
risk and protective factors to minimize
the likelihood of subsequent substance
abuse in the community; and (2)
support community anti-drug coalitions
in becoming self-sufficient by
establishing, strengthening, and
fostering collaboration among public
and private nonprofit agencies, as well
information for both ONDCP and the
National Evaluation. The Evaluation
Questionnaire will be used on an annual
basis and will answer evaluation
questions that are not appropriate for
the Monitoring and Tracking
instrument. The Typology Classification
Questionnaire will be used on an annual
basis to classify respondents into a
coalition typology developed by the
evaluation contractor.
Frequency: Quarterly and annually;
Affected Public: Anti-Drug Coalitions;
Type of Respondents: Directors of
Anti-Drug Coalitions or their designees;
Estimated annual burden is as
follows:
as federal, state, local, and tribal
governments to prevent and reduce
substance abuse.
A National Evaluation of the DFC
Support Program commenced in
September 2004 to assess the program’s
implementation and effectiveness. The
major purpose of the DFC Support
Program National Evaluation is to
design and implement a rigorous
evaluation and to support an effective
grant monitoring and tracking system.
The National Evaluation will make
use of three separate collection
instruments to gather information. The
Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire
will serve as a quarterly report for the
DFC grantees, and will provide
Estimated
number of responses per
respondent
Estimated
number of respondents
Type of respondents
Average burden per response (in
hours)
Total annual
burden (in
hours)
Instrument: Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire (Quarterly Report)
DFC Grantee Program Directors .....................................................................
714
4
1.5
1.0
4284
714
Instrument: Evaluation Questionnaire
DFC Grantee Program Directors .....................................................................
1
Instrument: Typology Classification Questionnaire
DFC Grantee Program Directors .....................................................................
714
1
1.5
1071
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
6069
The only cost to respondents is time
they spend completing the
questionnaire(s). Data collected from
grantees will be made available to them
for planning, implimentation, and
evaluation purposes. There are no
Capital Costs to report. There are no
Operating or Maintenance Costs to
report.
Request for Comments: Written
comments and/or recommendations
from the public and affected entities are
invited on one or more of the following
points: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the DFC program, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
those who are able to respond,
including the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
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techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comment Deadline: Comments
regarding these proposed information
collections must be mailed and/or faxed
to the designee listed below, within 60days of the date of this publication:
Executive Office of the President, Office
of National Drug Control Policy, Drug
Free Communities Support Program,
Attention: Keri-Lyn Coleman, MSW,
Acting DFCSP Administrator,
Washington, DC 20503. Fax number:
202–395–6641.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To
request more information on the
proposed information collections or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection plans and/or instruments,
contact Keri-Lyn Coleman, MSW,
Acting DFCSP Administrator, Executive
Office of the President, Office of
National Drug Control Policy,
Washington DC 20503, or call non-toll
free number 202–395–6762 or e-mail
your request to: KeriLyn_S._Coleman@ondcp.eop.gov.
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Dated: January 3, 2005.
Norman R. Deck,
Assistant Deputy Director, Office of National
Drug Control Policy.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug-Free Communities Support Program National Evaluation;
Proposed Information Collection; Notice of 60-Day Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug
Control Policy.
ACTION: Notice of 60-day public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Executive Office of the
President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Free
Communities Support Program is publishing the following summary of
proposed information collections for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the program's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control
Policy is requesting OMB review and approval of this information
collection. Written comments and/or recommendations will be accepted
from the public if received by the individuals designated below within
60 days from the date of publication.
Type of Information Collection Request: New collection;
Title: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program National
Evaluation;
Use: The DFC Support Program is an integral component of the
National Drug
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Control Strategy and a requirement of Healthy People 2010 supporting
the President's pledge to reduce America's drug use by 25 percent in
five years through building community capacity to prevent substance
abuse among our nation's youth. The DFC has two primary goals: (1)
Reduce substance abuse among youth by addressing local risk and
protective factors to minimize the likelihood of subsequent substance
abuse in the community; and (2) support community anti-drug coalitions
in becoming self-sufficient by establishing, strengthening, and
fostering collaboration among public and private nonprofit agencies, as
well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to prevent and
reduce substance abuse.
A National Evaluation of the DFC Support Program commenced in
September 2004 to assess the program's implementation and
effectiveness. The major purpose of the DFC Support Program National
Evaluation is to design and implement a rigorous evaluation and to
support an effective grant monitoring and tracking system.
The National Evaluation will make use of three separate collection
instruments to gather information. The Monitoring and Tracking
Questionnaire will serve as a quarterly report for the DFC grantees,
and will provide information for both ONDCP and the National
Evaluation. The Evaluation Questionnaire will be used on an annual
basis and will answer evaluation questions that are not appropriate for
the Monitoring and Tracking instrument. The Typology Classification
Questionnaire will be used on an annual basis to classify respondents
into a coalition typology developed by the evaluation contractor.
Frequency: Quarterly and annually;
Affected Public: Anti-Drug Coalitions;
Type of Respondents: Directors of Anti-Drug Coalitions or their
designees;
Estimated annual burden is as follows:
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Estimated
Estimated number of Average burden Total annual
Type of respondents number of responses per per response burden (in
respondents respondent (in hours) hours)
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Instrument: Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire (Quarterly Report)
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DFC Grantee Program Directors................... 714 4 1.5 4284
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Instrument: Evaluation Questionnaire
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DFC Grantee Program Directors................... 1 1.0 714
-------------------------------------------------
Instrument: Typology Classification Questionnaire
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DFC Grantee Program Directors................... 714 1 1.5 1071
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 6069
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The only cost to respondents is time they spend completing the
questionnaire(s). Data collected from grantees will be made available
to them for planning, implimentation, and evaluation purposes. There
are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or recommendations from
the public and affected entities are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the DFC
program, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information those who are able to
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comment Deadline: Comments regarding these proposed information
collections must be mailed and/or faxed to the designee listed below,
within 60-days of the date of this publication: Executive Office of the
President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Free
Communities Support Program, Attention: Keri-Lyn Coleman, MSW, Acting
DFCSP Administrator, Washington, DC 20503. Fax number: 202-395-6641.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed information collections or to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans and/or instruments, contact Keri-Lyn Coleman, MSW,
Acting DFCSP Administrator, Executive Office of the President, Office
of National Drug Control Policy, Washington DC 20503, or call non-toll
free number 202-395-6762 or e-mail your request to: Keri-Lyn--S.--
Coleman@ondcp.eop.gov.
Dated: January 3, 2005.
Norman R. Deck,
Assistant Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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