[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35751-35752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14680]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2010-0757; FRL-9912-74-OARM]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees 
Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2260.04, OMB Control No. 2090-
0029

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Confidential Financial 
Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal 
Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2260.05, OMB Control No. 2090-0029) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects 
of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
August 31, 2014. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2010-0757, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,

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1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Moreau, Office of Diversity, 
Advisory Committee Management and Outreach, Office of Administration 
and Resources Management, Mail Code 1601M, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-564-5320; fax number: 202-564-8129; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary 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. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection request is to 
assist EPA in selecting federal advisory committee members who will be 
appointed as Special Government Employees (SGEs), mostly to EPA's 
scientific and technical committees. To select SGE members as 
efficiently and cost effectively as possible, the Agency needs to 
evaluate potential conflicts of interest before a candidate is hired as 
an SGE and appointed as a member to a committee by EPA's Administrator 
or Deputy Administrator.
    Agency officials developed the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure 
Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory 
Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,'' also referred 
to as Form 3110-48, for greater inclusion of information to discover 
any potential conflicts of interest as recommended by the Government 
Accountability Office.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 3110-48.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are approximately 250 candidates for membership as SGEs on 
EPA federal advisory committees. SGEs are required to file a 
confidential financial disclosure report (Form 3110-48) when first 
appointed to serve on EPA advisory committees, and then annually 
thereafter. Committee members may also be required to update the 
confidential form before each meeting while they serve as SGEs.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required in order to serve as a 
SGE on an EPA federal advisory committee (5 CFR 2634.903).
    Estimated number of respondents: 250 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 250 hours per year (1 hour per respondent). 
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $22,000 (per year). There are no capital 
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The estimated number of respondents and 
hourly labor costs have been reduced resulting in a lower total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB.

    Dated: June 9, 2014.
Craig E. Hooks,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-14680 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
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