[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12205-12206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04430]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Proposal To Extend the Information Collection 0348-0065

AGENCY: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to extend the 
information collection 0348-0065 it uses for members of the public who 
request a meeting with OIRA on rules under review at the time pursuant 
to Executive Order 12866. The information collected would be subject to 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and this notice announces and 
requests comment on OIRA's proposal for such a collection.

DATES: May 2, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments to https://www.regulations.gov, 
will be posted to the docket unchanged.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 0348-0065 in all correspondence related to this collection. 
To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check regulations.gov, 
approximately two to three business days after submission to verify 
posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by 
mail).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected], Lisa 
Jones, 202-395-5897.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Information on Meetings with Outside Parties Pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866.
    Abstract: Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review,'' issued by President Clinton on September 30, 1993, 
establishes and governs the process under which OIRA reviews agency 
draft proposed and final regulatory actions. The Executive Order also 
establishes a disclosure process regarding the OIRA Administrator's (or 
his/her designee's) meetings with outside parties during formal review 
of a regulatory action if such meetings occur. In such instances, OIRA 
would disclose the subject, date, and participants of the meeting on 
the Reginfo.gov website, as well as any materials provided to OIRA at 
such meetings.
    These meetings occur at the initiative and request of outside 
parties who seek to present views about a regulatory action under OIRA 
review. Members of the public who request meetings may invite other 
outside parties to attend, and OIRA invites representatives from the 
agency or agencies that would issue the regulatory action. If such 
meetings occur, OIRA does not take minutes during the meeting but 
would, however, posts on RegInfo.gov any written materials provided by 
outside parties during these meetings, including the initial meeting 
request.
    To help ensure transparency associated with meetings pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866, OIRA would collect--and then post publicly--the 
following information from outside parties that request a meeting with 
OIRA to present their views on a regulatory action currently under 
review:
    1. Names of all attendees who will be present at the meeting from 
the outside party or parties. Each attendee's organization or 
affiliation. If an attendee is representing another organization, the 
name of the organization the attendee is representing.
    2. The name of the regulatory action under review on which the 
party would like to present its views.
    3. Electronic copies of all of briefing materials that will be used 
during the presentation.
    4. An acknowledgment by the requesting party that all information 
submitted to OIRA pursuant to this collection and meeting request will 
be made publicly available at Reginfo.gov.
    OIRA welcomes any and all public comments on the proposed 
collection of information such as the accuracy of OIRA's burden 
estimate, the practical utility of collecting this information, and 
whether there are additional pieces of information that could be 
collected from meeting requestors to further the disclosure provisions 
of Executive Order 12866.
    Current actions: Proposal for extending an existing information 
collection requirement.
    Type of review: Extension.
    Affected public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Expected average annual number of respondents: 300.
    Average annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
    Total number of responses annually: 600.
    Burden per response: 15 minutes.
    Total average annual burden: 150 hours.
    Request for comments: OMB anticipates that comments submitted in 
response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the 
request for OMB approval. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates 
of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and 
purchase of services to provide information. 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; to 
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the 
purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information, 
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 
information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a 
collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information.
    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.

Dominic J. Mancini,
Deputy Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-04430 Filed 3-2-22; 8:45 am]
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