[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1879]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5680-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Conflict of Interest
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Conflict of Interest; OMB
Control No. 2030-0023; expiration date 3/31/96. The ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost;
where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 26, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1550.04.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conflict of Interest (OMB Control No. 2030-0023; EPA ICR
No.1550.04) expiring 3/31/97. This is a request for extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Contractors must disclose to EPA contracting offices all
actual or potential conflicts of interest, and certify to this on
either a work assignment or an annual basis. The information will be
used by the Agency to mitigate or neutralize all conflicts.
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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on 11/7/96 (61
FR 57672). No comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20
hours and 20 minutes hours per response. 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;
to 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; to adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously
applicable instructions and requirements; to train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or
otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: EPA contractors.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
Frequency of Response: 68 per contract.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 207,450 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $9,919,650.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 1550.04 and OMB Control No. 2030-0023 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 21, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-1879 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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