Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal), 22963-22964 [2021-09016]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 82 / Friday, April 30, 2021 / Notices scientific and technical committees. Agency officials developed the ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,’’ also referred to as Form 3110–48, for greater inclusion of information to discover any potential conflicts of interest as recommended by the Government Accountability Office. Form Numbers: EPA Form 3110–48. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are approximately 325 candidates for membership as SGEs on EPA federal advisory committees. SGEs are required to file a confidential financial disclosure report (Form 3110–48) when first appointed to serve on EPA advisory committees, and then annually thereafter. Committee members may also be required to update the confidential form before each meeting while they serve as SGEs. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to serve as an SGE on an EPA federal advisory committee (5 CFR 2634.903). Estimated number of respondents: 325 (total). Frequency of response: Once and annually. Total estimated burden: 325 hours per year (annually). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $35,880 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 175 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This change is due to a decrease in the estimated number of respondents (from 500 to 325). Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20210043, Final, FRA, OR, Oregon Passenger Rail Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Combined Record of Decision for the Oregon Portion of the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor (Portland to Eugene), Contact: Lydia Kachadoorian 781–227–0778. Under 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), FRA has issued a single document that consists of a final environmental impact statement and record of decision. Therefore, the 30day wait/review period under NEPA does not apply to this action EIS No. 20210044, Draft, USN, MD, Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent River Complex, Comment Period Ends: 06/15/2021, Contact: Crystal Ridgell 301–757–5282. EIS No. 20210045, Draft, USFWS, OR, Draft Bighorn Sheep Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement, Comment Period Ends: 06/ 14/2021, Contact: Shannon Ludwig 541–947–3315. EIS No. 20210046, Final, USACE, CA, Phase 3 Reclamation District 17 Levee Seepage Repair Project, Review Period Ends: 06/01/2021, Contact: Tanis Toland 916–557–6717. Dated: April 27, 2021. Cindy S. Barger, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2021–09062 Filed 4–29–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OARM–2016–0762; FRL–10023– 15–OMS] [FR Doc. 2021–09018 Filed 4–29–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9056–3] Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed April 19, 2021 10 a.m. EST Through April 26, 2021 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 253001 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 0938.22, OMB Control Number 2030–0020) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22963 approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2021. In addition, this ICR includes EPA’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as a result of the relocation of the DBE Program from the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to the Office of Grants and Debarment. The information collection activities for the DBE Program were previously covered under OMB Control Number 2090–0030. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 6, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 1, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OARM–2016–0762, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to docket_oms@ 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth January, Office of Grants and Debarment, National Policy, Training and Compliance Division, Mail Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (617) 918–8655; fax number: (202) 565–2470; email address: January.Elizabeth@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 22964 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 82 / Friday, April 30, 2021 / Notices 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. Abstract: The information is collected from applicants and recipients of EPA assistance to monitor adherence to the programmatic and administrative requirements of the Agency’s financial assistance program, which includes the Agency’s DBE program. The information collected is used to make awards, pay recipients, and collect information on how Federal funds are being spent. EPA needs this information to meet its Federal stewardship responsibilities. This ICR renewal requests authorization for the collection of information under EPA’s General Regulation for Assistance Programs, which establishes minimum management requirements for all recipients of EPA grants or cooperative agreements (assistance agreements). This ICR combines all of these requirements under OMB Control Number 2030–0020. The information required by these regulations will be used by EPA award officials to make assistance awards and assistance payments and to verify that the recipient is using Federal funds appropriately. Form Numbers: EPA Form 190–F–04–001, ‘‘EPA Payment Request’’ EPA Form 190–F–05–001, ‘‘Fellowship Stipend Payment Enrollment Form’’ EPA Form 4700–4, ‘‘Preaward Compliance Review Report for All Applicants and Recipients Requesting Federal Financial Assistance’’ EPA Form 5700–52A, ‘‘MBE/WBE Utilization Under Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements’’ EPA Form 5700–53, ‘‘Lobbying and Litigation Certification for Grants and Cooperative Agreements’’ EPA Form 5700–54, ‘‘Key Contacts Form,’’ and EPA Form 5700–54–2, ‘‘Key Contacts Form for Multiple Principal Investigators’’ EPA Form 5770–2, ‘‘Fellowship Application’’ EPA Form 5770–3, ‘‘Fellowship Facilities and Commitment Statement’’ EPA Form 5770–5, ‘‘Agency Fellowship Certification’’ EPA Form 5770–7, ‘‘EPA Fellowship Activation Notice’’ VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 253001 EPA Form 5770–8, ‘‘Fellowship Agreement’’ EPA Form 5770–9, ‘‘Completion of Studies Notice’’ EPA Form 6600–01, ‘‘EPA Administrative and Financial Onsite Review Questionnaire’’ EPA Form 6600–06, ‘‘Certification Regarding Lobbying’’ EPA Form 6600–08A, ‘‘Certificate of Indirect Costs for State & Local Governments’’ EPA Form 6600–08B, ‘‘Lobbying Indirect Cost Certificate for Non-Profit Organizations’’ and ‘‘Certificate of Indirect Costs for Indirect (F&A) Cost Rate for Non-Profit Organizations’’ EPA Form 6600–09, ‘‘EPA Administrative Capability Questionnaire’’ NCER Form 5, ‘‘EPA Office of Research and Development Current and Pending Support’’ Respondents/affected entities: The primary recipients of EPA assistance agreements are State and local governments, Indian Tribes, educational institutions, and not-for-profit institutions. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain an assistance agreement (40 CFR part 30, 40 CFR part 31, and 40 CFR part 33 for awards made prior to December 26, 2014, and 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 1500, and 40 CFR part 33 for awards made after December 26, 2014). Estimated number of respondents: 3,048 (total). Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually. Total estimated burden: 94,606 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $6,054,791 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 4,482 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The increase is partially due to the incorporation of burden into this ICR associated with the relocation of the DBE Program from OSDBU to OGD. EPA also made adjustments to the estimated number of respondents for each of the requirements included in the ICR and to the burden hour estimates for three of the requirements. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–09016 Filed 4–29–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–21–21DA; Docket No. CDC–2021– 0011] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Phased Approach to the Resumption of Passenger Operations. The proposed collection outlines a number of information collection activities required as part of the process to returning to passenger operations. DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 29, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2021– 0011 by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS– D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7118; Email: omb@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OARM-2016-0762; FRL-10023-15-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; General Administrative Requirements for 
Assistance Programs (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), General Administrative 
Requirements for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 0938.22, OMB 
Control Number 2030-0020) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved 
through April 30, 2021. In addition, this ICR includes EPA's 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as a result of the 
relocation of the DBE Program from the Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization to the Office of Grants and 
Debarment. The information collection activities for the DBE Program 
were previously covered under OMB Control Number 2090-0030. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 
6, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR 
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 
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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OARM-2016-0762, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth January, Office of Grants 
and Debarment, National Policy, Training and Compliance Division, Mail 
Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (617) 918-8655; fax number: 
(202) 565-2470; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain

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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.
    Abstract: The information is collected from applicants and 
recipients of EPA assistance to monitor adherence to the programmatic 
and administrative requirements of the Agency's financial assistance 
program, which includes the Agency's DBE program. The information 
collected is used to make awards, pay recipients, and collect 
information on how Federal funds are being spent. EPA needs this 
information to meet its Federal stewardship responsibilities. This ICR 
renewal requests authorization for the collection of information under 
EPA's General Regulation for Assistance Programs, which establishes 
minimum management requirements for all recipients of EPA grants or 
cooperative agreements (assistance agreements). This ICR combines all 
of these requirements under OMB Control Number 2030-0020. The 
information required by these regulations will be used by EPA award 
officials to make assistance awards and assistance payments and to 
verify that the recipient is using Federal funds appropriately.
    Form Numbers:

EPA Form 190-F-04-001, ``EPA Payment Request''
EPA Form 190-F-05-001, ``Fellowship Stipend Payment Enrollment Form''
EPA Form 4700-4, ``Preaward Compliance Review Report for All Applicants 
and Recipients Requesting Federal Financial Assistance''
EPA Form 5700-52A, ``MBE/WBE Utilization Under Federal Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements''
EPA Form 5700-53, ``Lobbying and Litigation Certification for Grants 
and Cooperative Agreements''
EPA Form 5700-54, ``Key Contacts Form,'' and EPA Form 5700-54-2, ``Key 
Contacts Form for Multiple Principal Investigators''
EPA Form 5770-2, ``Fellowship Application''
EPA Form 5770-3, ``Fellowship Facilities and Commitment Statement''
EPA Form 5770-5, ``Agency Fellowship Certification''
EPA Form 5770-7, ``EPA Fellowship Activation Notice''
EPA Form 5770-8, ``Fellowship Agreement''
EPA Form 5770-9, ``Completion of Studies Notice''
EPA Form 6600-01, ``EPA Administrative and Financial Onsite Review 
Questionnaire''
EPA Form 6600-06, ``Certification Regarding Lobbying''
EPA Form 6600-08A, ``Certificate of Indirect Costs for State & Local 
Governments''
EPA Form 6600-08B, ``Lobbying Indirect Cost Certificate for Non-Profit 
Organizations'' and ``Certificate of Indirect Costs for Indirect (F&A) 
Cost Rate for Non-Profit Organizations''
EPA Form 6600-09, ``EPA Administrative Capability Questionnaire''
NCER Form 5, ``EPA Office of Research and Development Current and 
Pending Support''

    Respondents/affected entities: The primary recipients of EPA 
assistance agreements are State and local governments, Indian Tribes, 
educational institutions, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain an 
assistance agreement (40 CFR part 30, 40 CFR part 31, and 40 CFR part 
33 for awards made prior to December 26, 2014, and 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 
1500, and 40 CFR part 33 for awards made after December 26, 2014).
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,048 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 94,606 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $6,054,791 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 4,482 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. The increase is partially due to the incorporation of 
burden into this ICR associated with the relocation of the DBE Program 
from OSDBU to OGD. EPA also made adjustments to the estimated number of 
respondents for each of the requirements included in the ICR and to the 
burden hour estimates for three of the requirements.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-09016 Filed 4-29-21; 8:45 am]
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