[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52402-52403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25896]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7083-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, General Administration Request for Assistance 
Program Lobbying & Litigation Certification Amendment

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: General Administration 
Request for Assistance Programs (Lobbying & Litigation Certification 
Amendment), OMB Control Number 2030-0020, expiration date of December 
31, 2002. 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 November 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR Number 0938.08 and OMB 
Control Number 2030-0020, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
and to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th 
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 260-4901, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR Number 0938.08. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Pamela Luttner in the Office of Grants 
& Debarment at (202) 564-1902 or E-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: General Administration Request for Assistance Programs 
(Lobbying & Litigation Certification Amendment), OMB Control Number 
2030-0020, EPA ICR Number 0938.08, expiring December 31, 2002. This is 
a request to amend the existing approved collection.
    Abstract: Public Law 106-377, section 424 of the FY 2001 VA, HUD 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act (Appropriations Act) 
requires ``A chief executive officer of any entity receiving funds 
under this Act shall certify that none of the funds have been used to 
engage in the lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation 
against the United States unless authorized by law.'' Public Law 106-
74, section 426 of the FY 2000 Appropriations Act contains a similar 
provision. These provisions impose additional information collection 
requirements on EPA assistance agreements and thus necessitate an 
amendment to the existing ICR.
    The sole purpose of the certification is to validate that a chief 
executive officer of any entity receiving EPA assistance funds has 
certified that none of the funds were used in lobbying the Federal 
Government or in litigation against the United States. The 
certification will consist of a one-paragraph form that will be signed 
by a chief executive officer. It will normally be submitted with the 
final Financial Status Report. Recipients with multiple awards may 
choose to submit one certification covering all their awards on an 
annual basis.
    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 May 29, 
2001, (66 FR 29125); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to be five 
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: Not-for-profit institutions, 
educational institutions, state, local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per project.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 166.
    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

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the use of automated collection techniques to the addresses listed 
above. Please refer to EPA ICR Number 0938.08 and OMB Control Number 
2030-0020 in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 5, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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