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pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: December 19, 2011.
Randolph L. Hill,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater
Management.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OARM–2011–0997; FRL–9613–8]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Contractor
Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire as follows:
EPA ICR No. 0246.11 on May 31, 2012.
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OARM–2011–0997 by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: hubbell.holly@epa.gov.
• Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a
total of three (3) copies and identify the
Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OARM–
2011–0997, Contractor Cumulative
Claim and Reconciliation.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket CenterAttention OEI Docket, EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington DC 20004. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
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normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OARM–2011–
0997. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov your email
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly Hubbell, Policy Training and
Oversight Division, Office of
Acquisition Management (3802R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–1091; email address:
hubbell.holly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OARM–2011–0997, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the OEI Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
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Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room
is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–
1752.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate 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;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
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5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: All contractors who
have completed an EPA cost
reimbursement type contract will be
required to submit EPA Form 1900–10.
These contractors represent a wide
range of industries which include, but
are not limited to: custom computer
programming, management and
consulting services, medical
laboratories, and testing laboratories.
Title: Contractor Cumulative Claim
and Reconciliation.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0246.11,
OMB Control No. 2030–0016.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2012.
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. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40
of the CFR, after appearing in the
Federal Register when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means,
such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: All contractors who have
completed an EPA cost reimbursement
type contract will be required to submit
EPA Form 1900–10. EPA Form 1900–10
summarizes all costs incurred in
performance of the contract and sets
forth the final indirect rates. This form
is reviewed by the contracting officer to
determine the final costs reimbursable
to the contractor. FAR 52.216–7 states
that the Government will pay only the
costs determined to be allowable by the
contracting officer in accordance with
FAR 31.2. Furthermore, FAR 52.216–7
states that indirect cost rates shall be
established for each fiscal year at the
close of a contractor’s fiscal year. EPA
Form 1900–10 summarizes this
information for the entire contract
period and provides a basis for cost
review by contracting, finance, and
audit personnel. As stated previously,
FAR 4.804–5 mandates that the office
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administering the contract shall ensure
that the costs and indirect cost rates are
settled.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average four hours. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 20.
Frequency of response: at end of
contract.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
4 hours.
Estimated total annual costs to all
respondents: $8,491.00. This includes
an estimated burden cost of $412.55/
respondent and an estimated cost of
$12.00/respondent for maintenance and
operational costs. Capital investment
costs are not necessary for respondents
to provide the requested information.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
EPA estimates that the hourly burden
will remain the same as reported in the
previous information collection because
there has been no change in the
information being collected and
approximately the same number of
contracts remains active.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICRs as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
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OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: December 20, 2011.
John R. Bashista,
Director, Office of Acquisition Management.
[FR Doc. 2011–33257 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0501; FRL–9612–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting
Requirements Under EPA’s Green
Power Partnership and Combined Heat
and Power (CHP) Partnership, EPA ICR
Number 2173.02 (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2004–0501 by one of the following
methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744.
• Mail: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation Docket, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket
Center—Public Reading Room, EPA
West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20004. Such deliveries are accepted
only during the Docket’s normal hours
of operation, and special arrangements
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OARM-2011-0997; FRL-9613-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire as follows: EPA ICR No. 0246.11 on May 31, 2012.
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OARM-2011-0997 by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: hubbell.holly@epa.gov.
Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of three (3) copies and identify the Docket ID
Number EPA-HQ-OARM-2011-0997, Contractor Cumulative Claim and
Reconciliation.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center-Attention OEI Docket, EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington DC 20004. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM-
2011-0997. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Hubbell, Policy Training and
Oversight Division, Office of Acquisition Management (3802R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1091; email address:
hubbell.holly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OARM-2011-0997, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OEI Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the
public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate 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;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
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5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: All contractors who have completed an EPA cost
reimbursement type contract will be required to submit EPA Form 1900-
10. These contractors represent a wide range of industries which
include, but are not limited to: custom computer programming,
management and consulting services, medical laboratories, and testing
laboratories.
Title: Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0246.11, OMB Control No. 2030-0016.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31,
2012.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: All contractors who have completed an EPA cost
reimbursement type contract will be required to submit EPA Form 1900-
10. EPA Form 1900-10 summarizes all costs incurred in performance of
the contract and sets forth the final indirect rates. This form is
reviewed by the contracting officer to determine the final costs
reimbursable to the contractor. FAR 52.216-7 states that the Government
will pay only the costs determined to be allowable by the contracting
officer in accordance with FAR 31.2. Furthermore, FAR 52.216-7 states
that indirect cost rates shall be established for each fiscal year at
the close of a contractor's fiscal year. EPA Form 1900-10 summarizes
this information for the entire contract period and provides a basis
for cost review by contracting, finance, and audit personnel. As stated
previously, FAR 4.804-5 mandates that the office administering the
contract shall ensure that the costs and indirect cost rates are
settled.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average four
hours. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements
which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond
to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 20.
Frequency of response: at end of contract.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 4 hours.
Estimated total annual costs to all respondents: $8,491.00. This
includes an estimated burden cost of $412.55/respondent and an
estimated cost of $12.00/respondent for maintenance and operational
costs. Capital investment costs are not necessary for respondents to
provide the requested information.
Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
EPA estimates that the hourly burden will remain the same as
reported in the previous information collection because there has been
no change in the information being collected and approximately the same
number of contracts remains active.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICRs as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: December 20, 2011.
John R. Bashista,
Director, Office of Acquisition Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-33257 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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