83 FR 8987 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Contractor Conflicts of Interest; EPA ICR 1550.11, OMB Control No. 2030-0023
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 42 (March 2, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 42 (March 2, 2018)
| Page Range | 8987-8988 | |
| FR Document | 2018-04310 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 8987-8988] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04310] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OARM-2018-0028; FRL-9974-93-OARM] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Contractor Conflicts of Interest; EPA ICR 1550.11, OMB Control No. 2030-0023 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Conflict of Interest'' (EPA ICR No. 1550.11, OMB Control No. 2030-0023) 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, 2018. 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 May 1, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM- 2018-0028, 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. 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, Training, and Oversight Division, Acquisition Policy and Training Service Center (3802R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-9463; 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 [[Page 8988]] 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. 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: EPA contractors will be required to disclose business relationships and corporate affiliations to determine whether EPA's interests are jeopardized by such relationships. Because EPA has the dual responsibility of cleanup and enforcement and because its contractors are often involved in both activities, it is imperative that contractors are free from conflicts of interest so as not to prejudice response and enforcement actions. Contractors will be required to maintain a database of business relationships and report information to EPA on either an annual basis or when each work order is issued. Form numbers: ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1550.11, OMB Control No. 2030-0023. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are businesses or organizations performing contracts for the EPA. Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory to continue performance on the respective contract, in accordance with respective contract clause terms. Estimated number of respondents: 45 (total). Frequency of response: 1,245.67 hours per response. Total estimated burden: 14,652 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: Estimated total annual costs are $3,214,288.05. This includes an estimated contractor burden cost of $2,798,168.85 and an estimated agency burden cost of $416,119.20. These amounts were calculated using the hours above and the labor rates from the 2017 Bureau of Labor National Mean Statistics and the General Schedule. Changes in estimates: There is no change in the number of hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared to the ICR currently approved by OMB. Dated: February 21, 2018. Kimberly Y. Patrick, Director, Office of Acquisition Management. [FR Doc. 2018-04310 Filed 3-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Filed Date: 2/23/18. Description: Tariff Amendment: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Accession Number: 20180223–5065. Errata-Fuel Tracker (RP18–450–000) to AGENCY
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/18. be effective 4/1/2018.
[EPA–HQ–OARM–2018–0028; FRL–9974–
Docket Numbers: ER18–906–000. Filed Date: 2/20/18. 93–OARM]
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator Inc. Accession Number: 20180220–5231. Information Collection Request
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18. Submitted to OMB for Review and
2018–02–23_Compensation of Demand Docket Numbers: RP18–451–000. Approval; Contractor Conflicts of
Response Resources to be effective 7/1/ Interest; EPA ICR 1550.11, OMB
2018. Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Control No. 2030–0023
Filed Date: 2/23/18. Pipe Line Company.
Accession Number: 20180223–5098. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Garden AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/18. State Expansion—Phase 2 Rate Filing to Agency (EPA).
be effective 3/23/2018. ACTION: Notice.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by Filed Date: 2/20/18. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
clicking on the links or querying the Accession Number: 20180220–5031. Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
docket number. information collection request (ICR),
Any person desiring to intervene or Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18.
‘‘Conflict of Interest’’ (EPA ICR No.
protest in any of the above proceedings Docket Numbers: RP18–452–000. 1550.11, OMB Control No. 2030–0023)
must file in accordance with Rules 211 to the Office of Management and Budget
and 214 of the Commission’s Applicants: PG Pipeline LLC.
(OMB) for review and approval in
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Description: Compliance filing accordance with the Paperwork
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Annual Adjustment of Fuel and Gas Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
time on the specified comment date. Loss Retention Percentage. soliciting public comments on specific
Protests may be considered, but Filed Date: 2/20/18. aspects of the proposed information
intervention is necessary to become a collection as described below. This is a
Accession Number: 20180220–5222.
party to the proceeding. proposed extension of the ICR, which is
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18. currently approved through June 30,
information relating to filing Docket Numbers: RP18–453–000. 2018. An Agency may not conduct or
requirements, interventions, protests, sponsor and a person is not required to
service, and qualifying facilities filings Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline
respond to a collection of information
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ LLC.
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: FL&U control number.
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Electric Power Rate Adjustment 2018 to DATES: Comments must be submitted on
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. be effective 4/1/2018. or before May 1, 2018.
Dated: February 23, 2018. Filed Date: 2/20/18. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Accession Number: 20180220–5230. referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Deputy Secretary. OARM–2018–0028, online using
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18.
[FR Doc. 2018–04303 Filed 3–1–18; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov (our preferred
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P The filings are accessible in the method), by email to oei.docket@
Commission’s eLibrary system by epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
clicking on the links or querying the Center, Environmental Protection
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket number. Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Any person desiring to intervene or Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Federal Energy Regulatory 20460.
protest in any of the above proceedings
Commission EPA’s policy is that all comments
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s received will be included in the public
Combined Notice of Filings docket without change including any
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Take notice that the Commission has 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern personal information provided, unless
received the following Natural Gas time on the specified date(s). Protests the comment includes profanity, threats,
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: may be considered, but intervention is information claimed to be Confidential
necessary to become a party to the Business Information (CBI) or other
Filings Instituting Proceedings information whose disclosure is
proceeding.
Docket Number: PR18–31–000. restricted by statute.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Applicants: Louisville Gas and
information relating to filing Pamela Leftrict, Policy, Training, and
Electric Company.
requirements, interventions, protests, Oversight Division, Acquisition Policy
Description: Tariff filing per
service, and qualifying facilities filings and Training Service Center (3802R),
284.123(b),(e)/: Revised Statement of
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Operating Conditions DDC to be
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
effective 2/1/2018.
other information, call (866) 208–3676
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Filed Date: 2/20/18. 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 9463; email address: leftrict.pamela@
Accession Number: 201802205135.
Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/ Dated: February 23, 2018. epa.gov.
13/18. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Docket Numbers: RP18–450–001. Deputy Secretary. Supporting documents which explain in
Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply [FR Doc. 2018–04302 Filed 3–1–18; 8:45 am] detail the information that the EPA will
Corporation. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P be collecting are available in the public
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![8988 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2018 / Notices
docket for this ICR. The docket can be Estimated number of respondents: 45 EIS No. 20180029, Final, USACE, NC,
viewed online at www.regulations.gov (total). Bogue Banks Master Beach
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Frequency of response: 1,245.67 hours Nourishment Plan, Review Period
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 per response. Ends: 04/02/2018, Contact: Mickey
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Total estimated burden: 14,652 hours Sugg 910–251–4811.
The telephone number for the Docket (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR EIS No. 20180030, Draft, FHWA, WA,
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional 1320.03(b). Industrial Way/Oregon Way
information about EPA’s public docket, Total estimated cost: Estimated total Intersection Project, Comment Period
visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. annual costs are $3,214,288.05. This Ends: 04/16/2018, Contact: Liana Liu
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of includes an estimated contractor burden 360–753–9553.
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments cost of $2,798,168.85 and an estimated
and information to enable it to: (i) agency burden cost of $416,119.20. Amended Notices
Evaluate whether the proposed These amounts were calculated using EIS No. 20170249, Draft, OSM, MT,
collection of information is necessary the hours above and the labor rates from Western Energy Company’s Rosebud
for the proper performance of the the 2017 Bureau of Labor National Mean Mine Area F, Revision to Federal
functions of the Agency, including Statistics and the General Schedule. Register Notice published 01/05/
whether the information will have Changes in estimates: There is no 2018, extending comment period from
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the change in the number of hours in the 02/20/2018 to 03/05/2018, Contact:
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the total estimated respondent burden Logan Sholar 303–293–5036.
burden of the proposed collection of compared to the ICR currently approved
by OMB. Dated: February 27, 2018.
information, including the validity of
Kelly Knight,
the methodology and assumptions used; Dated: February 21, 2018.
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
Kimberly Y. Patrick,
clarity of the information to be of Federal Activities.
Director, Office of Acquisition Management.
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden [FR Doc. 2018–04301 Filed 3–1–18; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2018–04310 Filed 3–1–18; 8:45 am]
of the collection of information on those BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE
technological collection techniques or AGENCY CORPORATION
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of [ER–FRL–9037–9] Regular Meeting: Farm Credit System
responses. EPA will consider the Insurance Corporation Board
comments received and amend the ICR Environmental Impact Statements;
Notice of Availability AGENCY: Farm Credit System Insurance
as appropriate. The final ICR package
Corporation.
will then be submitted to OMB for Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
review and approval. At that time, EPA ACTION: Notice, regular meeting.
Activities, General Information (202)
will issue another Federal Register 564–7156 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
notice to announce the submission of Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact regular meeting of the Farm Credit
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to Statements System Insurance Corporation Board
submit additional comments to OMB. Filed 02/19/2018 Through 02/23/2018
Abstract: EPA contractors will be (Board).
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
required to disclose business DATES: The meeting of the Board will be
relationships and corporate affiliations Notice held at the offices of the Farm Credit
to determine whether EPA’s interests Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act Administration in McLean, Virginia, on
are jeopardized by such relationships. requires that EPA make public its March 8, 2018, from 2:00 p.m. until
Because EPA has the dual responsibility comments on EISs issued by other such time as the Board concludes its
of cleanup and enforcement and Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters business.
because its contractors are often on EISs are available at: http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
involved in both activities, it is cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/
L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
imperative that contractors are free from action/eia/search.
Credit System Insurance Corporation
conflicts of interest so as not to EIS No. 20180025, Final Supplement, Board, (703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883–
prejudice response and enforcement FTA, CA, VTA’s BART Silicon Valley 4056, aultmand@fca.gov.
actions. Contractors will be required to Phase II Extension Project. Review
ADDRESSES: Farm Credit System
maintain a database of business Period Ends: 04/02/2018, Contact:
relationships and report information to Mary Nguyen 213–202–3960. Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm
EPA on either an annual basis or when EIS No. 20180026, Final, USFS, ID, Big Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102.
each work order is issued. Creek Geothermal Leasing Project, Submit attendance requests via email to
Form numbers: ICR numbers: EPA Review Period Ends: 04/16/2018, VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See
ICR No. 1550.11, OMB Control No. Contact: Julie Hopkins 208–756–5279. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further
2030–0023. EIS No. 20180027, Draft, FDA,GSA, MD, information about attendance requests.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities 2018 Federal Research Center Master SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
potentially affected by this action are Plan, Comment Period Ends: 04/16/ this meeting of the Board will be open
businesses or organizations performing 2018, Contact: Paul Gyamfi 202–440– to the public (limited space available),
contracts for the EPA. 3405. and parts will be closed to the public.
Respondent’s obligation to respond: EIS No. 20180028, Final, Caltrans, CA, Please send an email to VisitorRequest@
Mandatory to continue performance on State Route 269 Bridge Project, FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the
the respective contract, in accordance Review Period Ends: 09/03/2018, meeting. In your email include: Name,
with respective contract clause terms. Contact: Jeff Sorensen 559–445–5329. postal address, entity you are
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 8987 |
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