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Incorporated; LabOne, Inc.; Center for Laboratory Services, a Division of LabOne, Inc.,). Maxxam Analytics*, 6740 Campobello

Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5N 2L8, (905) 817–5700, (Formerly: Maxxam Analytics Inc., NOVAMANN (Ontario), Inc.). MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W.

County Road D, St. Paul, MN 55112, (651) 636–7466/(800) 832–3244. MetroLab-Legacy Laboratory Services,

1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 97232, (503) 413–5295/(800) 950–

5295. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical

Center, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, (612) 725–

2088. National Toxicology Laboratories, Inc.,

1100 California Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93304, (661) 322–4250/(800) 350–

3515. One Source Toxicology Laboratory, Inc.,

1213 Genoa-Red Bluff, Pasadena, TX 77504, (888) 747–3774, (Formerly: University of Texas Medical Branch, Clinical Chemistry Division; UTMB Pathology-Toxicology Laboratory). Pacific Toxicology Laboratories, 9348

DeSoto Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311, (800) 328–6942, (Formerly: Centinela Hospital Airport Toxicology Laboratory). Pathology Associates Medical

Laboratories, 110 West Cliff Dr., Spokane, WA 99204, (509) 755–8991/ (800) 541–7891 x7. Phamatech, Inc., 10151 Barnes Canyon

Road, San Diego, CA 92121, (858)

643–5555. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 1777

Montreal Circle, Tucker, GA 30084, (800) 729–6432, (Formerly:
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories). Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 400

Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403, (610) 631–4600/(877) 642–2216, (Formerly: SmithKline BeechamClinical Laboratories; SmithKline BioScience Laboratories). Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 8401

Fallbrook Ave., West Hills, CA 91304, (800) 877–2520, (Formerly:
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories). S.E.D. Medical Laboratories, 5601 Office

Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 727–6300/(800) 999–5227. South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.,

530 N. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601, (574) 234–4176 x1276. Southwest Laboratories, 4625 E. Cotton

Center Boulevard, Suite 177, Phoenix, AZ 85040, (602) 438–8507/(800) 279–

0027. St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology Laboratory, 1000 N. Lee St., Oklahoma City, OK 73101, (405) 272–

7052. STERLING Reference Laboratories, 2617

East L Street, Tacoma, WA 98421, (800) 442–0438. Toxicology & Drug Monitoring

Laboratory, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics, 301 Business Loop 70 West, Suite 208, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 882–1273. Toxicology Testing Service, Inc., 5426

NW. 79th Ave., Miami, FL 33166, (305) 593–2260. U.S. Army Forensic Toxicology Drug

Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St., Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755– 5235, (301) 677–7085.

*The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) voted to end its Laboratory Accreditation Program for Substance Abuse (LAPSA) effective May 12, 1998. Laboratories certified through that program were accredited to conduct forensic urine drug testing as required by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. As of that date, the certification of those accredited
Canadian laboratories will continue under DOT authority. The responsibility for conducting quarterly performance testing plus periodic on-site inspections of those
LAPSA-accredited laboratories was transferred to the U.S. HHS, with the HHS’ NLCP contractor continuing to have an active role in the performance testing and laboratory inspection processes. Other Canadian laboratories wishing to be considered for the NLCP may apply directly to the NLCP contractor just as U.S.
laboratories do.

Upon finding a Canadian laboratory to be qualified, HHS will recommend that DOT certify the laboratory ( Federal Register , July 16, 1996) as meeting the minimum standards of the Mandatory Guidelines published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2010 (75 FR 22809). After receiving DOT certification, the laboratory will be included in the monthly
list of HHS-certified laboratories and participate in the NLCP certification maintenance program.

Janine Denis Cook, Chemist, Division of Workplace Programs, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,

CAMHSA.

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**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND**
**SECURITY**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Solicitation of Proposal** 
**Information for Award of Public**
**Contracts**

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS.

**ACTION :**  30-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension without change of a currently approved collection, 1600–

0005.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, will submit the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on August 31, 2011 at 76 FR 54243, for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.

**DATES :**  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 4, 2012. This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.

**ADDRESSES :**  Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent via
electronic mail to

oira

_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.

The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments
which:

1. 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;

2. 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;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

4. 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 submissions of responses.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  If additional information is required contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, DHS Attn.: Camara Francis, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief


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Procurement Officer, Room 3114, Washington, DC 20528, Camara.Francis@hq.dhs.gov, (202) 447–

5904.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) collect information when inviting firms to submit bids, proposals, and offers for public contracts for supplies and
services. The information collection is necessary for compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); 48 CFR Chapter 1, the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act (Division C of Title 41), under the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs 15 U.S.C.

628.

For solicitations to contract made through a variety of means, whether conducted orally or in writing, contracting officers normally request information from prospective offerors such as pricing information, delivery schedule compliance, and whether the offeror has the resources (both human and financial) to accomplish requirements. Examples of the kinds of
information collected can be found in the FAR at FAR 13.106–1, 13.106–3, 13.302–1, –3, –5, subpart 13.5, subpart 14.2, subpart 15.2, subpart 6.1, and subpart 35.

Examples where collections of information occur in soliciting for supplies/services include the issuance of draft Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Information (RFI), and Broad Agency Announcements (BAA). The Government generally issues an RFP using the uniform contract format (FAR 15.204–1) with the intent of awarding a contract to one or more prospective offerors. The RFP can require those interested in making an offer to provide information in the following areas: schedule (FAR 15.204– 2); contract clauses (FAR 15.204–3); list of documents, exhibits and other attachments (FAR 15.204–4) or representations and instructions (15.204–5).

FAR 15.201(e) authorizes agencies to issue RFIs when an agency ‘‘does not presently intend to award a contract, but wants to obtain price, delivery, other market information, or capabilities for planning purposes’’. RFIs solicit responses from the public. Similarly, FAR 35.106 authorizes Federal agencies
to use BAAs to ‘‘fulfill their requirements for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding rather than focusing on a specific system or hardware solution.’’

The DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate issues BAAs soliciting white papers and proposals from the public. DHS S&T evaluates white papers and proposals received from the public in response to a DHS S&T BAA using the evaluation criteria specified in the BAA through a peer or scientific review process in accordance with FAR 35.016(d). White paper evaluation
determines those research ideas that merit submission of a full proposal and proposal evaluation determines those proposals that merit selection for
contract award. Unclassified white papers and proposals are typically
collected via the DHS S&T BAA secure Web site, while classified white papers and proposals must be submitted via proper classified courier or proper classified mailing procedures as
described in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NSPOM).

Federal agencies with an annual extramural research and development (R&D) budget exceeding $100 million are required to participate in the SBIR Program. Similarly, Federal agencies with an extramural R&D budget exceeding $1 billion are required to participate in the STTR Program.

Federal agencies who participate in the SBIR and STTR programs must collect information from the public to: (1) Meet their reporting requirements under 15 U.S.C. 638 (b)(7), (g)(8), (i), (j)(1)(E), (j)(3)(C), (l), (o)(10), and (v); (2)Meet the requirement to maintain both a publicly accessible database of
SBIR/STTR award information and a government database of SBIR/STTR
award information for SBIR and STTR program evaluation under 15 U.S.C. 638(g)(10), (k), (o)(9), and (o)(15); and (3) Meet requirements for public outreach under 15 U.S.C. 638 (j)(2)(F), (o)(14), and (s).

DHS is not asking for anything outside of what is already required in the FAR. Should anything outside the FAR arise, DHS will submit a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. The prior information collect request for OMB No. 1600–005 was approved through October 31, 2011 by OMB in a Notice of OMB Action.

The information being collected is used by the Government’s contracting officers and other acquisition personnel, including technical and legal staffs to determine adequacy of technical and management approach, experience, responsibility, responsiveness, expertise of the firms submitting offers, identification of members of the public (i.e., small businesses) who qualify for, and are interested in participating in, the DHS SBIR Program, facilitate SBIR outreach to the public, and provide the DHS SBIR Program Office necessary and
sufficient information to determine that proposals submitted by the public to the DHS SBIR Program meet criteria for consideration under the program.

Failure to collect this information would adversely affect the quality of products and services DHS receives from contractors. Potentially, contracts
would be awarded to firms without sufficient experience and expertise, thereby placing the Department’s operations in jeopardy. Defective and inadequate contractor deliverables would adversely affect DHS’s fulfillment of the mission requirements in all areas. Additionally, the Department would be unsuccessful in identifying small businesses with research and development (R&D) capabilities, which would adversely affect the mission requirements in this

area.

Many sources of the requested
information use automated word processing systems, databases, emails, and, in some cases, web portals to facilitate preparation of material to be submitted and to post and collect information. It is common place within many of DHS’s Components for
submissions to be electronic as a result of implementation of e-Government

initiatives.

DHS S&T uses information technology (i.e., electronic web portals) in the
collection of information to reduce the data gathering and records management
burden. DHS S&T uses a secure Web site which the public can propose SBIR research topics and submit proposals in response to SBIR solicitations. In addition, DHS uses a web portal to review RFIs and register to submit a white paper or proposal in response to a specific BAA. The data collection
forms standardize the collection of information that is necessary and sufficient for the DHS SBIR Program Office to meet its requirements under 15

U.S.C. 638.

According to Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps), the number of competitive solicitations
and award actions has increased each over the past three years, thereby increasing the universe of possible respondents to DHS and its Components’ solicitations. However, an
increase in the information collection burden associated with the gathering of additional information to support the evaluation of solicitation responses has been offset, by the use of electronic web portals, such as CCR, FAPIIS, those used


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to submit SBIR research topics and submit response to DHS SBIR solicitations. Additionally, electronic web portals are used to collect unclassified white papers and proposals to reduce the data gathering and records management burden for BAAs.

In addition to issuance of solicitations over the Internet or electronic systems; increased use of oral presentations in
lieu of written proposals, permitted under FAR 15.102; and increased use of
combined contract action notices/ requests for proposals, as encouraged by FAR 12.603, are contributing to the relative stability of DHS’s information collection burden to the public. There is no change in the information being
collected.

The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments
which:

1. 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;

2. 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;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

4. 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 submissions of responses.

Analysis

Agency: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS.

Title: Solicitation of Proposal
Information for Award of Public

Contracts.

OMB Number: 1600–0005.
Frequency: On Occasion. Affected Public: Private Sector. Number of Respondents: 17,180. Estimated Time per Respondent: 13 hours.

Total Burden Hours: 721,560.

Dated: November 28, 2011.
Margaret H. Graves, Deputy Chief Information Officer.

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**BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND** 
**SECURITY**

**U.S. Citizenship and Immigration**
**Services**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I–690; Revision of an**  **Existing Information Collection; Comment Request** 

**ACTION :**  30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I–690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability; OMB Control Number

1615–0032.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. An information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2011, at 76 FR 51996, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments in connection with that

notice.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 4, 2012. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529–2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to (202)
272–0997 or via email at uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov, and to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at (202) 395–5806 or via email at

oira

_submission@omb.eop.gov.

When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB Control No. 1615–0032 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) 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; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) 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.

Overview of This Information
Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I–690. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primar y: Individuals or
Households. USCIS will use this form to determine whether applicants are eligible for admission to the United
States under sections 210 and 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 74 responses at .25 hours (15 minutes) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 19 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: http://www.regulations. gov/.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020, Telephone number (202) 272–8377.

Dated: November 29, 2011. Sunday Aigbe, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

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