[Federal Register: February 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 35)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0829, FRL-8776-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Drug Testing for Contract
Employees (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2183.03, OMB Control Number 2030-
0044
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 an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. This ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before March 26,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OARM-2008-0829, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Blanding, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 564-1130; fax
number: (202) 565-2475; e-mail address: blanding.donna@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On November 13, 2008 (73 FR 67152), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0829, which is available for public viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Office of Environmental Information Docket is
(202) 566-1752.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
Titles: Drug Testing for Contractor Employees (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2183.03, OMB Control No. 2030-0044.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2009.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: EPA uses contractors to perform services throughout the
nation with regard to environmental emergencies involving the release,
or threatened release, of oil, radioactive materials or hazardous
chemicals that may potentially affect communities and the surrounding
environment. Releases may be accidental, deliberate, or may be caused
by natural disasters. Emergency responders are available 24 hours-a-day
to an incident, and respond with necessary personnel and equipment to
eliminate dangers to the public and environment. Contractors responding
to any of these types of incidents are responsible for conducting drug
tests and applying Government-established suitability criteria in
determining whether employees are acceptable to perform on given sites
or on specific projects prior to contract employee performance. The
information to be collected under the ICR for Drug Testing for
Contractor Employees covers testing for the presence of marijuana,
cocaine, opiates, amphetamines and phencyclidine (PCP). The Contractor
shall maintain records of all drug tests.
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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1
hour 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
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information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are contractors involved with Emergency Response that have
significant security concerns, as determined by the Contracting Officer
on a case-by-case basis, to provide qualified personnel that meet the
drug testing requirements developed by EPA.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 450.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 450.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $70,686 which includes $0 annual
capital/startup and O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the estimated
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens.
Dated: February 18, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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