[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 161 (Friday, August 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50520-50521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21074]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6853-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Invitation for Bids and Request for Proposals 
(IFBs and RFPs)

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: Invitation for Bids and 
Request for Proposals. OMB Control Number 2030-0006, expiration date 9/
30/2000. 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 September 18, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1038.10. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Leigh Pomponio at EPA by phone at (202) 
564-4364 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Invitation for Bids and Requests for Proposals (IFPs and 
RFPs). OMB Control No. 2030-0006. EPA ICR No. 1038.10. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: EPA requires contractors to submit information in order 
to be considered for the award of a contract. Information requested 
includes: prices for the supplies/services requested, information on 
past performance, technical and cost information, and general financial 
and organizational information. Information provided by vendors in 
response to an IFB/RFP is used to evaluate which vendor will provide 
the best product in terms of quality, timeliness, and price. Responses 
to IFBs/RFPs are required for a company to be considered for contract 
award. Contractor confidential business information submitted in 
connection with an IFB/RFP is protected from public release in 
accordance with 40 CFR 2.201 et seq.
    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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 04/20/00 
(65 FR 21177). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 8 
hours per response for IFBs and 251 hours per response for RFPs. 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

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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 which 
want to supply EPA with supplies and services.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 288 for IFBs and 973 for RFPs.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 246,527 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital and Operating & Maintenance Cost 
Burden: $0.
    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. 1038.10 and OMB Control No. 2030-0006 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Environmental Information, Collection Strategies Division (2822), 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave, NW, 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: August 10, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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