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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2006–0278; FRL–9669–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Participation by 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 

in Procurement Under Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Financial 

Assistance Agreements (Renewal); 

EPA ICR No. 2047.04 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to reinstate an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). This ICR expired on January 31, 

2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OA–2006–0278, by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2006– 

0278. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider CBI or otherwise protected 

through www.regulations.gov or email. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Teree Henderson, Office of Small 

Business Programs, Mailcode: 1230T, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 

2222; fax number: 202–566–0548; email 

address: Henderson.Teree@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OA–2006–0278, which is available 

for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Office of Environmental 

Information Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Reading Room is 202– 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Office of Environmental Information 

Docket is 202–566–1752. Use 

www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of 

the draft collection of information, 

submit or view public comments, access 

the index listing of the contents of the 

docket, and to access those documents 

in the public docket that are available 

electronically. Once in the system, 

select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket 

ID number identified in this document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are all recipients 

of EPA financial assistance agreements, 


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and any entities receiving identified 

loans under a financial assistance 

agreement capitalizing a revolving loan 

fund. 

Title: Participation by Disadvantaged 

Business Enterprises in Procurement 

under EPA Financial Assistance 

Agreements (Reinstatement). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2047.04, 

OMB Control No. 2090–0030. 

ICR status: This ICR expired on 

January 31, 2011. 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. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: EPA currently requires an 

entity to be certified in order to be 

considered a Minority Business 

Enterprise (MBE) or Women’s Business 

Enterprise (WBE) under EPA’s 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 

(DBE) Program. EPA currently requires 

an entity to first attempt to become 

certified by a federal agency (e.g., the 

Small Business Administration (SBA), 

or the Department of Transportation 

(DOT)), or by a State, locality, Indian 

Tribe or independent private 

organization so long as their applicable 

criteria match those under Section 

8(a)(5) and (6) of the Small Business Act 

and applicable implementing 

regulations. EPA only certifies firms that 

are denied certification by one of these 

entities. To qualify as an MBE or WBE 

under EPA’s programs an entity must 

establish that it is owned and/or 

controlled by socially and economically 

disadvantaged individuals who are of 

good character and are citizens of the 

United States. Entities that meet the 

aforementioned requirements and wish 

to obtain an EPA DBE certification must 

submit a DBE Certification Application 

to the Office of Small Business Programs 

based on business type: Sole 

Proprietorship (6100–1a); Limited 

Liability Company (6100–1b); 

Partnership (6100–1c); Corporation 

(6100–1d); Alaska Native Corporation 

(6100–1e); Tribally Owned Business 

(6100–1f); Private and Voluntary 

Organization (6100–1g); Native 

Hawaiian Organization (6100–1h); or 

Community Development Corporation 

(6100–1i). 

The EPA DBE Program also includes 

contract administration requirements 

designed to prevent unfair practices that 

adversely affect DBEs. There are three 

forms associated with these 

requirements: EPA Form 6100–2 (DBE 

Subcontractor Participation Form), EPA 

Form 6100–3 (DBE Subcontractor 

Performance Form), and EPA Form 

6100–4 (DBE Subcontractor Utilization 

Form). The requirements to complete 

these forms are intended to prevent any 

‘‘bait and switch’’ tactics at the 

subcontract level by prime contractors 

which may circumvent the spirit of the 

DBE Program. 

Burden Statement: The combined 

total annual public reporting and 

recordkeeping burden for all forms 

associated with this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

three (3) hours and fifteen (15) minutes 

per response. Burden means the total 

time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. 

This burden estimate includes the time 

needed to review instructions, develop, 

acquire, install, and utilize technology 

and systems for the purposes of 

collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. The ICR provides a 

detailed explanation of the Agency’s 

estimate, which is only briefly 

summarized here: 

• Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 3600. 

• Frequency of response: 

Certification: Every three years or more 

often as required. Form 6100–2: As 

needed, Form 6100–3 and Form 6100– 

4: At the time of bid or proposal. 

• Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 3600. 

• Estimated total annual burden 

hours: 11,700 (three hours and fifteen 

minutes per respondent). 

• Estimated total annual costs: 

$146,916. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $146,916, and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There will be a change in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with that identified in the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. The 6100–2, –3, and 

–4 forms have been revised to include 

more detailed instructions, which 

should decrease the amount of time it 

takes to complete each form. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

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 pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: May 13, 2012. 

John Reeder, 

Deputy Chief of Staff. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

EPA Board of Scientific Counselors 

Advisory Board; Notice of Charter 

Renewal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

has determined that, in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2, 

the EPA Board of Scientific Counselors 

Advisory Board (BOSC) is a necessary 

committee which is in the public 

interest. Accordingly, BOSC will be 

renewed for an additional two-year 

period. The purpose of BOSC is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Administrator regarding science and 

engineering research, programs and 

plans, laboratories, and researchmanagement practices. Inquiries may be 

directed to Greg Susanke, U.S. EPA, 

(Mail Code 8104R), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, 

telephone (202) 564–9945, or 

susanke.greg@epa.gov. 


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