[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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