[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65347-65348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27139]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7398-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, General Administrative Requirements for 
Assistance Programs

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 Administrative 
Requirements for Assistance Programs, OMB Control Number 2030-0020, 
expiration date 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 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 0938.09 and OMB 
Control No. 2030-0020, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 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, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, contact Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 566-1672, by E-Mail at [email protected] 
or download it off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to 
EPA ICR No. 0938.09. For technical questions about the ICR, contact 
William Hedling at 202-564-5377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs, 
OMB Control Number 2030-0020, EPA ICR Number 0938.09, expiration date 
December 31, 2002. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The information is collected from applicants/recipients 
of EPA assistance to monitor adherence to the programmatic and 
administrative requirements of the Agency's financial assistance 
program. It is used to make awards, pay recipients, and collect 
information on how Federal funds are being spent. EPA needs this 
information to meet its Federal stewardship responsibilities. This ICR 
renewal requests authorization for the collection of information under 
EPA's General Regulation for Assistance programs, which establishes 
minimum management requirements for all recipients of EPA grants or 
cooperative agreements (assistance agreements). Recipients must respond 
to these information requests to obtain and/or retain a benefit 
(Federal funds). 40 CFR part 30, ``Grants and Agreements with 
Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-profit 
Organizations,'' includes the management requirements for potential 
grantees from non-profit organizations. 40 CFR part 31, ``Uniform 
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to 
State and Local Governments,'' includes the management responsibilities 
for potential state and local government grantees. These regulations 
include only those provisions mandated by statute, required by OMB 
Circulars, or added by EPA to ensure sound and effective financial 
assistance management. The information required by these regulations 
will be used by EPA award officials to make assistance awards and

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assistance payments and to verify that the recipient is using Federal 
funds appropriately to comply with OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, A-102, A-
110, A-122, A-128, and A-133, which set forth the pre-award, post-
award, and after-the-grant requirements.
    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 June 10, 
2002; no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 33 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,100.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 166,037.
    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 the use of automated 
collection techniques, to the addresses listed above. Please refer to 
EPA ICR No. 0938.09 and OMB Control No. 2030-0020 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: October 17, 2002.
Doreen Sterling,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-27139 Filed 10-23-02; 8:45 am]
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