[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70015-70016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32521]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6509-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation
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 document announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Contractor Cumulative Claim
and Reconciliation, EPA ICR Number 0246.07, OMB Control Number 2030-
0016, expiration date March 31, 2000. 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 January 14, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)
260-2740, by email at farmer.sandy@epa.gov, or download a copy of the
ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR
No. 0246.07.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation (OMB Control
No. 2030-0016; EPA ICR No. 0246.07, expiring 3/31/2000). This is a
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: At the completion of a cost reimbursement contract,
contractors report final costs incurred, including direct labor,
materials, supplies, equipment, and other direct charges, subcontract
costs, consultant fees, indirect costs, and fees. Contractors report
this information on EPA Form 1900-10. EPA uses this information to
reconcile the contractor's costs, and determine proper reimbursement
under the contract. Establishment of the final costs and fee is
necessary to close out the contract, and contractor responses are
required prior to final payment under the contract.
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
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15. The Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
August 9, 1999 (64 FR 43177); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 40
minutes 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; 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; 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Large and small businesses holding
cost type contracts with EPA.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
Frequency of Response: Once, at contract completion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 43 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/Maintenance Cost
Burden: $0 (zero).
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. 0246.07 and OMB Control No. 2030-0016 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, Collection Strategies Division (2822), 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: December 8, 1999.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 99-32521 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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