[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 161 (Friday, August 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 50521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21075]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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 document 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, Rule 
#1, OMB Control Number 2030-0023, expiration date 11/30/2000. 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 email at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1550.05. 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: Conflict of Interest, OMB Control No. 2030-0023. EPA ICR 
No.1550.05. This is a renewal of an existing collection.
    Abstract: Contractors performing Superfund contracts will be 
required to disclose business relationships and corporate affiliations 
to determine whether EPA's interests are jeopardized by such 
relationships. Because EPA has the dual responsibility of cleanup and 
enforcement and because its contractors are often involved in both 
activities, it is imperative that contractors are free from conflicts 
of interest so as not to prejudice response and enforcement actions. 
Contractors will be required to maintain a database of business 
relationships and report information to EPA on either an annual basis 
or when each work assignment is issued. Responses to the collection are 
required prior to award of a contract. Submissions will be protected 
from public release as Confidential Business Information in accordance 
with 40 CFR 2.201.
    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 05/01/00 
(65 FR 25323). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1969 
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; 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 business performing 
Superfund contracts for the Agency.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 165.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 324,885 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M 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 OMB Control No. 2030-0023, and EPA ICR No. 1550.05 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.
[FR Doc. 00-21075 Filed 8-17-00; 8:45 am]
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