[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 13369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04802]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OARM-2018-0065; FRL-10019-36-OMS]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Drug 
Testing for Contractor Employees (Renewal)

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), ``Drug Testing for Contractor 
Employees (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2183.08, OMB Control No. 2030-0044) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 September 30, 2021. 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 May 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM-
2018-0065 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, 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: Thomas Valentino, Policy Training and 
Oversight Division, Office of Acquisition Solutions (3802R), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4522; 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), 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: This ICR applies to a contractor who performs response 
services at sensitive sites with serious security concerns where the 
Agency and public interest would best be protected through drug testing 
of contractor employees. It requires the contractor to test employees 
for the use of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, phencyclidine 
(PCP), and any other controlled substances. Only contractor employees 
who have been tested within the previous 90 calendar days and have 
passing drug test results may be directly engaged in on-site response 
work and/or on-site related activities at designated sites with 
significant security concerns. The Agency may request contractors 
responding to any of these types of incidents to conduct drug testing 
and apply Government-established suitability criteria in title 5 CFR 
731.104, Appointments subject to investigation, 732.201, Sensitivity 
level designations and investigative requirements, and 736.102, Notice 
to investigative sources, when determining whether employees are 
acceptable to perform on given sites or on specific projects.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private contractors.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain a benefit 
per title 5 CFR 731.104, Appointments subject to investigation, 
732.201, Sensitivity level designations and investigative requirements, 
and 736.102, Notice to investigative sources.
    Estimated number of respondents: 500 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 1,125 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $133,010 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB.

Kimberly Patrick,
Director, Office of Acquisition Solutions.
[FR Doc. 2021-04802 Filed 3-5-21; 8:45 am]
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