[Federal Register: March 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 55)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OARM-2005-0001; FRL-8786-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Administrative
Requirements for Assistance Programs; EPA ICR No. 0938.16, OMB Control
Number 2030-0020
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 23,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM-
2005-0001, to (1) EPA online using http://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: 2822T, 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: Alexandra Raver, Office of Grants and
Debarment, National Policy, Training and Compliance Division, Mail
Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection
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Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-5296; fax number: (202) 565-2470; e-mail address:
Raver.Alexandra@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On November 3, 2008 (73 FR 65307), 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
No. EPA-HQ-OARM-2005-0001, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information Docket in 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, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0938.16, OMB Control Number 2030-0020.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 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, and 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: The information is collected from applicants/recipients
of EPA assistance to monitor adherence to the programmatic and
administrative requirements of the Agency's financial assistance
program. It 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). Recipients must respond
to these information requests to obtain and/or retain a benefit
(Federal funds). 40 CFR part 30, ``Grants and Agreements with
Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-profit
Organizations,'' includes the management requirements for potential
grantees from non-profit organizations. 40 CFR part 31, ``Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to
State and Local Governments,'' includes the management responsibilities
for potential State and local government grantees. These regulations
include only those provisions mandated by statute, required by OMB
Circulars, or added by EPA to ensure sound and effective financial
assistance management. 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 to comply with OMB Circulars A-21, A-
87, A-102, A-110, A-122, A-128, and A-133, which set forth the pre-
award, post-award, and after-the-grant requirements.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 19
hours per respondent. 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 which have subsequently changed; 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: Applicants and recipients of EPA
assistance agreements.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,105.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 114,531.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,930,031. This includes an estimated
labor cost of $5,930,031 and $0 for capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 5,917 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase resulted from the addition and
elimination of some grant forms as well as updates to the ICR's burden
estimates.
Dated: March 17, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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