Notice2025-09276
Proposed Information Collection Request; Contractor Conflicts of Interest (Renewal)
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Published
May 23, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Contractor Conflicts of Interest" (EPA ICR No. 1550-12, OMB Control No. 2023-0023) 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 June 30, 2025. 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 90, Number 99 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22087-22088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09276]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OMS-2025-0051; FRL-12703-01-OMS]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Contractor Conflicts of
Interest (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), ``Contractor Conflicts of
Interest'' (EPA ICR No. 1550-12, OMB Control No. 2023-0023) 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 June 30, 2025. 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 July 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID EPA-HQ-OMS-2025-
0051, 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#8ce3e9e5a2e8e3efe7e9f8cce9fceda2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="345b515d1a505b575f5140745144551a535b42">[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: Pamela Leftrict, Policy Oversight,
Purchase Card, and Interagency Agreement 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#38545d5e4c4a515b4c164859555d5459785d4859165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3bfb6b5a7a1bab0a7fda3b2beb6bfb293b6a3b2fdb4bca5">[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="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://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 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: 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: This obligation is mandatory in
accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 9.5.
Estimated number of respondents: 61 (total).
Frequency of response: Varies.
Total estimated burden: 68,933 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $5,029,174.34 (per year), includes $0
annualized
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capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the estimated
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.
There was only a slight increase in the number of Conflicts of Interest
Plans during the past three (3) years. In the previous filing, there
were 56 required COI plans, but in the current filing there are 61
required COI plans.
Pamela Legare,
Director, Office of Acquisition Solutions.
[FR Doc. 2025-09276 Filed 5-22-25; 8:45 am]
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