[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61087-61088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24645]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7384-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Pre-Award Compliance Review Report for All Applicants 
Requesting Federal Financial Assistance

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 EPA is planning to submit the 
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB): Preaward Compliance Review Report--ICR 
Number 0275.08; Active ICR OMB Expiration Date 02/28/2003 and OMB 
Control Number 2090-0014 before submitting the ICR to OMB for review 
and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Interested Persons may obtain a copy of the ICR without 
charge by calling 202-564-7272 or by writing the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Civil Rights (1201A), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Yorker, Title VI Team Leader, 
202-564-7272, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which request federal financial assistance from the Environmental 
Protection Agency.
    Title: Preaward Compliance Review Report for all Applicants 
Requesting Federal Financial Assistance (OMB Control No. 2090-0015; EPA 
ICR No. 0275.08 expiring 2/28/03)
    Abstract: The information request and gathering is a part of the 
requirement of 40 CFR part 7, ``Nondiscrimination in Programs Receiving 
Federal Assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency,'' at 40 
CFR 7.80. The Regulation implements statutes which prohibit 
discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex and 
handicap. This information is also required, in part, by the Department 
of Justice regulation, 28 CFR 42.406 and 28 CFR 42.407. The information 
is collected on a short form for grant and loan applicants as part of 
the application process. The EPA Director of Civil Rights manages the 
data collection through a regional component whom also carries out the 
data analysis and makes the recommendation on the respondent's ability 
to meet the requirements of the regulation, as well as the respondent's 
current compliance with the regulation. The information and analysis is 
of sufficient value for the Director to determine whether the appliance 
is in compliance with the regulation.
    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. Give 
enough background information so someone could comment on points (i)-
(iv) below.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary

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for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: 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.
    Affected Entities: State, local, and tribal governments; 
universities, associations; and non-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,100.
    Frequency of Response: 1 per 1 to 2 years.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,550 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden (non-labor costs): $0.

    Dated: September 18, 2002.
Karen D. Higginbotham,
Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 02-24645 Filed 9-26-02; 8:45 am]
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