Notice2021-23366
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contractor Conflicts of Interest (Renewal)
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October 27, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Contractor Conflicts of Interest (EPA ICR Number 1550.12, OMB Control Number 2030-0023) 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 December 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 9, 2021 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 59380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23366]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OARM-2018-0028; FRL-9195-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Contractor Conflicts of Interest (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), Contractor Conflicts of Interest
(EPA ICR Number 1550.12, OMB Control Number 2030-0023) 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 December 31, 2021. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 9, 2021
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 November 26,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OARM-2018-0028, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method)
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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Leftrict, Policy Training and
Oversight Division, Office of Acquisition Solutions (3802R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-9463; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b272e2d3f3922283f653b2a262e272a0b2e3b2a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d21282b393f242e39633d2c2028212c0d283d2c632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: The collection of this information is required to ensure
that the Agency can effectively identify, evaluate, and take
appropriate action concerning contractor conflicts of interest (COI).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contractors are required to
disclose any actual or potential COI with regard to their employees,
corporate affiliations, and business relationships. Contractors will be
required to maintain a database of business relationships and report
information to EPA on either an annual basis or when work is ordered
under an Agency contract. Additionally, under some contracts, the
contractor must request written approval from the contracting officer
to enter a proposed contract subject to the restrictions of EPA's
Limitation of Future Contracting Clause that can found at CFR 48
1552.209-74.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: All contractors seeking contract
award that are identified with the potential conflict of interest upon
contract award.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory in accordance with
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 9.5.
Estimated number of respondents: 56.
Frequency of response: Varies.
Total estimated burden: 69,757.52 hours annually. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $5,029,174 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 13,703 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an increase in the number of
Conflicts of Interest Plans required by the upsurge in acquisitions
during the past three years. In the previous filing, there were 45
required COI plans, but in the current filing there are 56 required COI
plans.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-23366 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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