[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 195 (Monday, October 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25656]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5630-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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 EPA is planning to submit the 
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB): Contractor Cumulative Claim and 
Reconciliation, OMB Control No. 2030-0016. Before submitting the ICR to 
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Acquisition Management (3802F), 401 M. Street 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. Attention: Edward N. Chambers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward N. Chambers; (202)260-6028, 
FAX: (202) 260-1203; CHAMBERS.EDWARD@A1@MAIL

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
contractors with cost reimbursement contracts.
    Title: Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation, OMB Control 
No. 2030-0016, expiration date 2-28-97.
    Abstract: At the conclusion of cost reimbursable contracts, 
contractors will report the cumulative costs incurred, including direct 
labor, materials, supplies, equipment, other direct costs, 
subcontracting, consultant fees, indirect costs and fixed fee. 
Contractors will report this information one time on EPA Form 1900-10. 
EPA will use this information to reconcile the contractor's costs. 
Establishment of the final costs and fixed fee is necessary for 
closeout of 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 15.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The estimated annual public reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for this collection is 42.9 hours. This represents 
an average of 40 minutes for each of the 65 cost reimbursable contracts 
estimated to be physically complete per fiscal year. The total number 
of responses is estimated at 65 (1 reponse per contract x 65 
contracts). The annual cost of this collection is estimated at 
$1,133.60 (17.44 per contract x 65 contracts). 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, to acquire, to install, and to 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 methods 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.

    Dated: September 23, 1996.
Edward J. Murphy,
Chief, Procurement Policy Branch.
[FR Doc. 96-25656 Filed 10-4-96; 8:45 am]
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