Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; State Review Framework; EPA ICR No. 2185.06; OMB Control No. 2020-0031, 70421-70422 [2016-24662]
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Regional Administrator’s determination
and a brief statement on information
that the requesting person intends to
submit at such hearing; (3) the signature
of the individual making the request or,
if the request is made on behalf of an
organization or other entity, the
signature of a responsible official of the
organization or other entity. Requests
for Public Hearing shall be addressed to:
Regional Administrator, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas
66219.
All documents relating to this
determination are available for
inspection between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
at the following offices: Nebraska
Department of Health and Human
Services, 301 Centennial Mall South,
3rd Floor, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509–
5007. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, Water Wetlands and
Pesticides Division, Drinking Water
Management Branch, 11201 Renner
Blvd, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth L. Deason, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7, Drinking
Water Management Branch, (913) 551–
7585, or by email at deason.ken@
epa.gov.
Notice is
hereby given that the EPA has
determined to approve an application
by the Nebraska Department of Health
and Human Services to incorporate the
following EPA National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations: (1) Long
Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule (January 5, 2006, 71 FR
654); (2) Stage 2 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (January
4, 2006, 71 FR 388, Vol. 71, No. 2); (3)
Ground Water Rule (November 8, 2006),
71 FR 65574); (4) for Lead and Copper:
Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and
Clarifications (October 10, 2007, 72 FR
57782). The application demonstrates
that Nebraska has adopted drinking
water regulations which satisfy the
National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations. The EPA has determined
that Nebraska’s regulations are no less
stringent than the corresponding
Federal regulations and that Nebraska
continues to meet all requirements for
primary enforcement responsibility as
specified in 40 CFR 142.10.
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(Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended, and 40 CFR
142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13)
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Mike Brincks,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; State
Review Framework; EPA ICR No.
2185.06; OMB Control No. 2020–0031
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit a request
to renew an existing approved
collection request (ICR), ‘‘State Review
Framework’’ (EPA ICR No. 2185.06,
OMB Control No. 2020–0031) 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 February 28, 2017.
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 December 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OECA–2010–0291 online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), 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:
Christopher Knopes, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Office of Compliance;
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
SUMMARY:
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DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
2337; email address:
knopes.christopher@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: The State Review
Framework is an oversight tool designed
to assess state performance in
enforcement and compliance assurance.
The Framework’s goal is to evaluate
state performance by examining existing
data to provide a consistent level of
oversight and develop a uniform
mechanism by which EPA Regions,
working collaboratively with their
states, can ensure that state
environmental agencies are consistently
implementing the national compliance
and enforcement program in order to
meet agreed-upon goals. Furthermore,
the Framework is designed to foster
dialogue on enforcement and
compliance performance between the
states that will enhance relationships
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and increase feedback, which will in
turn lead to consistent program
management and improved
environmental results. The Framework
is described in the April 26, 2005
Federal Register Notice (79 FR 21408).
This request will allow OECA to collect
information from enforcement and
compliance files reviewed during
routine on-site visits of state or local
agency offices that will assist in the
evaluation of the State Review
Framework implementation from FY
2017 to the end of FY 2019. It will allow
also EPA to make inquiries to assess the
State Review Framework process,
including the consistency achieved
among the EPA Regions and states, the
resources required to conduct the
reviews, and the overall effectiveness of
the program.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: States,
localities, and territories.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Required as part of program
authorization under the Clean Water,
Clean Air, and Resource Conservation
and Recovery Acts.
Estimated number of respondents: 54.
Frequency of response: Once every
five years.
Total estimated burden: 2,765 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $108,649 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is
decrease of 2,862 hours (per year) in the
total estimated respondent burden
compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease
reflects full implementation of
efficiencies instituted just prior to the
submittal of the currently approved ICR
in addition to continued experience on
the part of respondents with the review
process. Also, adjustments were made to
the estimates because several alternative
respondents were consulted to who had
completed a more recent review.
Dated: September 20, 2016.
Michael Mason,
Branch Chief, State and Tribal Performance
Branch, Office of Compliance.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket 2016–0053; Sequence 41]; OMB
Control No. 9000–0138]
Information Collection; Contract
Financing
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve an extension to a
previously approved information
collection requirement concerning
contract financing.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
December 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0138 by any of the following
methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching the OMB control number
9000–0138. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Now’’ that corresponds with
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0138,
Contract Financing’’. Follow the
instructions provided on the screen.
Please include your name, company
name (if any), and ‘‘Information
Collection 9000–0138, Contract
Financing’’ on your attached document.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Flowers/IC 9000–0138.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0138, in all correspondence
related to this collection. Comments
received generally will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
SUMMARY:
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Ms.
Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202–
969–7226, or email kathlyn.hopkins@
gsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining
Act (FASA) of 1994, Public Law 103–
355, provided authorities that
streamlined the acquisition process and
minimize burdensome Governmentunique requirements. Sections 2001 and
2051 of FASA substantially changed the
statutory authorities for Government
financing of contracts. Sections 2001(f)
and 2051(e) provide specific authority
for Government financing of purchases
of commercial items; here, contract
financing is permitted with certain
limitations. Likewise, sections 2001(b)
and 2051(b) substantially revised the
authority for Government financing of
purchases of non-commercial items, by
permitting contract financing on the
basis of certain classes of measures of
performance.
To implement these changes, DOD,
NASA, and GSA amended the FAR by
revising Subparts 32.0, 32.1, and 32.5;
by adding new Subparts 32.2 and 32.10;
and by adding new clauses to 52.232.
The coverage enables the Government
to provide financing to assist in the
performance of contracts for commercial
items and provide financing for noncommercial items based on contractor
performance.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 2 hours per request for
commercial financing and 2 hours per
request for performance-based
financing, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information.
The annual reporting burden for
commercial financing is estimated as
follows:
Respondents: 1,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 5.
Total Responses: 5,000.
Hours Per Response: 2.
Total Burden Hours: 10,000.
The annual reporting burden for
performance-based financing is
estimated as follows:
Respondents: 500.
Responses Per Respondent: 12.
Total Responses: 6,000.
Hours Per Response: 2.
Total Burden Hours: 12,000.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0291; FRL-9953-81-OECA]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; State
Review Framework; EPA ICR No. 2185.06; OMB Control No. 2020-0031
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit a
request to renew an existing approved collection request (ICR), ``State
Review Framework'' (EPA ICR No. 2185.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0031) 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
February 28, 2017. 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 December 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2010-0291 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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: Christopher Knopes, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance;
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2337; email address:
knopes.christopher@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: The State Review Framework is an oversight tool designed
to assess state performance in enforcement and compliance assurance.
The Framework's goal is to evaluate state performance by examining
existing data to provide a consistent level of oversight and develop a
uniform mechanism by which EPA Regions, working collaboratively with
their states, can ensure that state environmental agencies are
consistently implementing the national compliance and enforcement
program in order to meet agreed-upon goals. Furthermore, the Framework
is designed to foster dialogue on enforcement and compliance
performance between the states that will enhance relationships
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and increase feedback, which will in turn lead to consistent program
management and improved environmental results. The Framework is
described in the April 26, 2005 Federal Register Notice (79 FR 21408).
This request will allow OECA to collect information from enforcement
and compliance files reviewed during routine on-site visits of state or
local agency offices that will assist in the evaluation of the State
Review Framework implementation from FY 2017 to the end of FY 2019. It
will allow also EPA to make inquiries to assess the State Review
Framework process, including the consistency achieved among the EPA
Regions and states, the resources required to conduct the reviews, and
the overall effectiveness of the program.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: States, localities, and territories.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required as part of program
authorization under the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Resource
Conservation and Recovery Acts.
Estimated number of respondents: 54.
Frequency of response: Once every five years.
Total estimated burden: 2,765 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $108,649 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 2,862 hours (per year)
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects full implementation
of efficiencies instituted just prior to the submittal of the currently
approved ICR in addition to continued experience on the part of
respondents with the review process. Also, adjustments were made to the
estimates because several alternative respondents were consulted to who
had completed a more recent review.
Dated: September 20, 2016.
Michael Mason,
Branch Chief, State and Tribal Performance Branch, Office of
Compliance.
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