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Environmental Protection
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ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
Contractor Conflicts of Interest; EPA ICR
No. 1550.10, OMB Control No. 2030–
0023 to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. This is a ‘‘proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through August 31, 2014. 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OARM–2014–0058, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to
Humphries.daniel@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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Humphries, Policy, Training, and
Oversight Division, Acquisition Policy
and Training Service Center (3802R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
4377; fax number 202–565–2553; email
address: humphries.daniel@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: EPA contractors will be
required to disclose business
relationships and corporate affiliations
to determine whether EPA’s interests
are jeopardized by such relationships.
Because EPA has the dual responsibility
of cleanup and enforcement and
because its contractors are often
involved in both activities, it is
imperative that contractors are free from
conflicts of interest so as not to
prejudice response and enforcement
actions. Contractors will be required to
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maintain a database of business
relationships and report information to
EPA on either an annual basis or when
each work order is issued.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1550.10,
OMB Control No. 2030–0023.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
businesses or organizations performing
contracts for the EPA.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory to continue performance on
the respective contract, in accordance
with respective contract clause terms.
Estimated number of respondents:
135 (total).
Frequency: 1,138 hours per response
Total estimated burden: 153,626
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: Estimated total
annual costs are $10,978,201.08. This
includes an estimated contractor burden
cost of $9,858,202.20 and an estimated
agency burden cost of $1,119,998.88.
These amounts were calculated using
the hours above and the labor rates from
the 2009 Bureau of Labor National Mean
Statistics and the General Schedule.
Changes in Estimates: The Agency
does not anticipate a change in the
hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
Further, for the current ICR renewal,
EPA estimates no incurred capital/startup costs as it is not necessary for
respondents to acquire any capital
goods to provide the requested
information.
Dated: February 25, 2014.
John R. Bashista,
Director, Office of Acquisition Management.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OARM-2014-0058 FRL 9907-43-OARM]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Contractor Conflicts of Interest
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), Contractor Conflicts of Interest;
EPA ICR No. 1550.10, OMB Control No. 2030-0023 to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so,
EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below. This is a ``proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31,
2014. 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OARM-2014-0058, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to Humphries.daniel@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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Humphries, Policy, Training,
and Oversight Division, Acquisition Policy and Training Service Center
(3802R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-4377; fax number 202-
565-2553; email address: humphries.daniel@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
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. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: EPA contractors will be required to disclose business
relationships and corporate affiliations to determine whether EPA's
interests are jeopardized by such relationships. Because EPA has the
dual responsibility of cleanup and enforcement and because its
contractors are often involved in both activities, it is imperative
that contractors are free from conflicts of interest so as not to
prejudice response and enforcement actions. Contractors will be
required to maintain a database of business relationships and report
information to EPA on either an annual basis or when each work order is
issued.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1550.10, OMB Control No. 2030-0023.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are businesses or organizations performing contracts for
the EPA.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory to continue
performance on the respective contract, in accordance with respective
contract clause terms.
Estimated number of respondents: 135 (total).
Frequency: 1,138 hours per response
Total estimated burden: 153,626 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: Estimated total annual costs are
$10,978,201.08. This includes an estimated contractor burden cost of
$9,858,202.20 and an estimated agency burden cost of $1,119,998.88.
These amounts were calculated using the hours above and the labor rates
from the 2009 Bureau of Labor National Mean Statistics and the General
Schedule.
Changes in Estimates: The Agency does not anticipate a change in
the hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. Further, for the
current ICR renewal, EPA estimates no incurred capital/start-up costs
as it is not necessary for respondents to acquire any capital goods to
provide the requested information.
Dated: February 25, 2014.
John R. Bashista,
Director, Office of Acquisition Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-04616 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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