Notice2022-11572
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping for Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance (Renewal)
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Published
May 31, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Recordkeeping for Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance" (EPA ICR No. 2530.03, OMB Control No. 2080-0082) 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 January 1, 2023. 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 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32409-32410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11572]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2016-0010; FRL 9871-01-ORD]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Recordkeeping for Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC)
Policy Compliance (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping for
Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance''
(EPA ICR No. 2530.03, OMB Control No. 2080-0082) 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 January 1, 2023. 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 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2016-0010 online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#77180513591318141c12033712071659101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9869b8dc78d868a828c9da98c9988c78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>, 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: Viktoriya Plotkin, Center for
Environmental Solution and Emergency Response, Office of Research and
Development, 26 W Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45268;
telephone number: 202-510-3602; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cecf0f3e8f7f5f2b2eaf5f7e8f3eef5e5fddcf9ecfdb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c7c606378676562227a656778637e65756d4c697c6d226b637a">[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>.
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
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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: To comply with the U.S. Government Policy for
Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern
(iDURC Policy), EPA must ensure that the institutions subject to iDURC
Policy appropriately train their laboratory personnel and maintain
records of their training. This training is specific to ``dual use
research of concern,'' and should include information on how to
properly identify DURC, appropriate methods for ensuring research that
is determined to be DURC, and that it is conducted and communicated
responsibly.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Private sector and federal-owned/
contractor-operated labs.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (Per EPA Order
1000,19: Policy and Procedures for Managing Dual Use Research of
Concern).
Estimated number of respondents: Forty (total).
Frequency of response: Only once and/or as necessary.
Total estimated burden: 20 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $1,260 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no change in estimate from the
previous ICR renewal submission.
Gregory Sayles,
Director, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response,
Office of Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-11572 Filed 5-27-22; 8:45 am]
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