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If no such motions are filed, the 

restricted service list will be effective at 

the end of the 15 day period. Otherwise, 

a further notice will be issued ruling on 

any motion or motions filed within the 

15 day period. 

Dated: February 25, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04609 Filed 2–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2014–0058 FRL 9907–43– 

OARM] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Contractor 

Conflicts of Interest 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Contractor Conflicts of Interest; EPA ICR 

No. 1550.10, OMB Control No. 2030– 

0023 to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

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 August 31, 2014. 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 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OARM–2014–0058, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to 

Humphries.daniel@epa.gov 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: 

Daniel Humphries, Policy, Training, and 

Oversight Division, Acquisition Policy 

and Training Service Center (3802R), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

4377; fax number 202–565–2553; email 

address: humphries.daniel@epa.gov. 

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 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. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1550.10, 

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: 

135 (total). 

Frequency: 1,138 hours per response 

Total estimated burden: 153,626 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b) 

Total estimated cost: Estimated total 

annual costs are $10,978,201.08. This 

includes an estimated contractor burden 

cost of $9,858,202.20 and an estimated 

agency burden cost of $1,119,998.88. 

These amounts were calculated using 

the hours above and the labor rates from 

the 2009 Bureau of Labor National Mean 

Statistics and the General Schedule. 

Changes in Estimates: The Agency 

does not anticipate a change in the 

hours in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

Further, for the current ICR renewal, 

EPA estimates no incurred capital/startup costs as it is not necessary for 

respondents to acquire any capital 

goods to provide the requested 

information. 

Dated: February 25, 2014. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEI–2013–0803; FRL 9907–40– 

OEI] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Proposed 

Collection; Toxic Chemical Release 

Reporting; Request for Comments on 

Proposed Renewal of Form R and 

Form A 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency plans to submit a request to 

renew an existing approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR), ‘‘Toxic 

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