[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8250-8251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3908]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0829, FRL-8776-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Drug Testing for Contract 
Employees (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2183.03, OMB Control Number 2030-
0044

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the 
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OARM-2008-0829, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail 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: Donna Blanding, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 564-1130; fax 
number: (202) 565-2475; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On November 13, 2008 (73 FR 67152), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0829, which is available for public viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Office of Environmental Information Docket is 
(202) 566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Titles: Drug Testing for Contractor Employees (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2183.03, OMB Control No. 2030-0044.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2009. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: EPA uses contractors to perform services throughout the 
nation with regard to environmental emergencies involving the release, 
or threatened release, of oil, radioactive materials or hazardous 
chemicals that may potentially affect communities and the surrounding 
environment. Releases may be accidental, deliberate, or may be caused 
by natural disasters. Emergency responders are available 24 hours-a-day 
to an incident, and respond with necessary personnel and equipment to 
eliminate dangers to the public and environment. Contractors responding 
to any of these types of incidents are responsible for conducting drug 
tests and applying Government-established suitability criteria in 
determining whether employees are acceptable to perform on given sites 
or on specific projects prior to contract employee performance. The 
information to be collected under the ICR for Drug Testing for 
Contractor Employees covers testing for the presence of marijuana, 
cocaine, opiates, amphetamines and phencyclidine (PCP). The Contractor 
shall maintain records of all drug tests.
    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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 
hour 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

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information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are contractors involved with Emergency Response that have 
significant security concerns, as determined by the Contracting Officer 
on a case-by-case basis, to provide qualified personnel that meet the 
drug testing requirements developed by EPA.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 450.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 450.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $70,686 which includes $0 annual 
capital/startup and O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the estimated 
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 
Burdens.

    Dated: February 18, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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