[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 82 (Friday, April 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22962-22963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09018]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2010-0757; FRL-10023-36-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for 
Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at 
the US Environmental Protection Agency (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Confidential Financial Disclosure 
Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory 
Committees at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ICR Number 
2260.07, OMB Control Number 2090-0029) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through June 30, 2021. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its 
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OA-2010-0757, to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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: Toni Rousey, Office of Resources and 
Business Operations, Federal Advisory Committee Management Division, 
Mail Code 1601M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5356; 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.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection request is to 
assist the EPA in selecting federal advisory committee members who will 
be appointed as Special Government Employees (SGEs), mostly to the 
EPA's

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scientific and technical committees. 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 325 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 to serve as an SGE on 
an EPA federal advisory committee (5 CFR 2634.903).
    Estimated number of respondents: 325 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 325 hours per year (annually). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $35,880 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 175 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This change is due to a decrease in the estimated 
number of respondents (from 500 to 325).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-09018 Filed 4-29-21; 8:45 am]
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