[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 [email protected], 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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