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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OMS–2024–0126; FRL–12430–01– 

OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Drug Testing for Contractor 

Employees (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Background Checks for Contractor 

Employees (EPA ICR Number 2183.09, 

OMB Control Number 2030–0044) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through November 30, 2024. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

May 29, 2024 during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA ICR 

Number 2159.09, OMB Control Number 

2030–0043 to EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), 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. 

Submit written comments and 

recommendations to OMB for the 

proposed information collection within 

30 days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Leftrict, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number; 202–564–9463; 

email address: leftrict.pamela@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through November 

30, 2024. 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. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

May 29, 2024 during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

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. 

Abstract: The EPA uses contractors to 

perform services throughout the nation 

with regard to environmental 

emergencies involving the release, or 

threatened release, of oil, radioactive 

materials, or hazardous chemicals that 

may potentially affect communities and 

the surrounding environment. The 

Agency may request contractors 

responding to any of these types of 

incidents to conduct background checks 

and apply Government-established 

suitability criteria in Title 5 CFR 

Administrative Personnel 731.104 

Appointments Subject to Investigation, 

732.201 Sensitivity Level Designations 

and Investigative Requirements, and 

736.102 Notice to Investigative Sources 

when determining whether employees 

are acceptable to perform on given sites 

or on specific projects. In addition to 

emergency response contractors, EPA 

may require background checks for 

contractor personnel working in 

sensitive sites or sensitive projects. The 

background checks and application of 

the Government’s suitability criteria 

must be completed prior to contract 

employee performance. The contractor 

shall maintain records associated with 

all background checks. Background 

checks cover citizenship or valid visa 

status, criminal convictions, weapons 

offenses, felony convictions, and parties 

prohibited from receiving federal 

contracts. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Private 

Contractors. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain a benefit per Title 5 

CFR Administrative Personnel 731.104 

Appointments Subject to Investigation, 

732.201 Sensitivity Level Designations 

and Investigative Requirements, and 

736.102 Notice to Investigative Sources. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

500 (total). 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Total estimated burden: 1,125 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $135,030 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is no 

change in the hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27521 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT–IMPORT BANK 

Review of Updated Additionality 

Guidance and Checklist for EXIM’s 

Medium and Long-Term Transactions 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Charter 

directive to supplement and encourage, 

and not compete with, private capital 

the Export-Import Bank (‘‘EXIM’’) 

reviews all applications for 

additionality. EXIM is in the process of 

updating the 2020 Guidance on 

assessing additionality and is seeking 

comments on proposed guidelines for 

determining Additionality on requests 

the Bank receives to support export 

transactions with repayment amortizing 

over the medium or long term. The 

proposed revisions can be viewed at: 

https://www.exim.gov/2024-draftrevised-additionality-checklist. 

DATES: Comments are due 21 days from 

publication in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit comments on this transaction 

electronically on www.regulations.gov. 

To submit a comment, enter ‘‘Review of 

Updated Additionality Guidance and 

Checklist for EXIM’s Medium and Longterm Transactions’’ under the heading 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and select 

Search. Follow the instructions 

provided at the Submit a Comment 

screen. Please include your name, 

company name (if any) and ‘‘Review of 

Updated Additionality Guidance and 

Checklist for EXIM’s Medium and Longterm Transactions’’ on any attached 


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document. Comments can also be sent 

by email to Scott.Condren@exim.gov. 

Scott Condren, 

Vice President, Policy Analysis Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27519 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1301; FR ID 263308] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal Agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC 

seeks specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ The Commission may not 

conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) control number. No 

person shall be subject to any penalty 

for failing to comply with a collection 

of information subject to the PRA that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before December 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. Your comment must be 

submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Nicole Ongele, 

FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the 

comments the OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go 

to the web page https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

(2) look for the section of the web page 

called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) 

click on the downward-pointing arrow 

in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the Title 

of this ICR and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 

submission to OMB will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited 

the general public and other Federal 

Agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following information 

collection. Comments are requested 

concerning: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Commission, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimates; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), 

the FCC seeks specific comment on how 

it might ‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1301. 

Title: Preparation of Annual Reports 

to Congress for the Collection & Use of 

Fees for 988 Services by States & Other 

Jurisdictions Under the National 

Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 

2020. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently-approved collection. 

Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 630 respondents; 630 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 55 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in National 

Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 

2020, Public Law 116–172, 134 Stat. 832 

(2020) (988 Act). 

Total Annual Burden: 34,650 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection enables the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) to fulfill its continuing 

obligations under the National Suicide 

Hotline Designation Act of 2020, Public 

Law 116–172, 134 Stat. 832 (2020) (988 

Act), to submit an annual ‘‘Fee 

Accountability Report’’ to the 

Committees on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation and Appropriations of 

the Senate, and the Committees on 

Energy and Commerce and 

Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives, detailing ‘‘the status in 

each State, political subdivision of a 

State, Indian Tribe, or village or regional 

corporation serving’’ an Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act region, of the 

collection and distribution of fees or 

charges for ‘‘the support or 

implementation of 9–8–8 services,’’ 

including ‘‘findings on the amount of 

revenues obligated or expended by each 

[state, political entity, and subdivision] 

for any purpose other than the purpose 

for which any such fees or charges are 

specified.’’ (988 Act, 134 Stat. at 833– 

34.) 

The Commission will collect 

information for the preparation of the 

annual Fee Accountability Report 

through a survey, to be distributed via 

electronic mail, that appropriate 

officials of States and political 

subdivisions thereof, Indian Tribes, and 

village or regional corporations serving 

a region established pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) can 

use to submit data pertaining to the 

collection and distribution of revenues 

from fees and charges for the support or 

implementation of 988 services, 

including the use of such collected fees 

and charges for any purpose other than 

for the support or implementation of 

988 services. In addition, consistent 

with the definition of ‘‘State’’ set forth 

in 47 U.S.C. 153(40) of the 

Communications Act, the Commission 

will collect this information from states 

as well as the District of Columbia and 


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