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4522; email address: valentino.thomas@

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 http://

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: This notice is a proposed 

extension of EPA ICR No. 1039.14, OMB 

Control No. 2030–0005, which is 

approved through May 31, 2015. 

Appropriate Government surveillance of 

contractor performance is required to 

give reasonable assurance that efficient 

methods and effective cost controls are 

being used for various cost-reimbursable 

and fixed-rate contracts. Per 48 CFR 

1552.211 regulations, on a monthly 

basis, the Agency requires contractors to 

provide the Contracting Officer’s 

Representative (COR) with a report 

detailing: (a) What was accomplished on 

the contract for that period, (b) 

expenditures for the same period of 

time, and (c) what is expected to be 

accomplished on the contract for the 

next month. Responses to the 

information collection are mandatory 

for contractors and are required for the 

contractors to receive monthly 

payments. 

Form numbers: 1900–68. 

Respondents/affected entities: Private 

sector. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory per 48 CFR 1552.211. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

203. 

Frequency of response: Monthly. 

Total estimated burden: 60,900 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $5,391,258 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: Please note: the 

revised estimates and burden numbers 

are included in the Supporting 

Statement that will be added to Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–OARM–2011–0748 for 

public review and comment. There may 

be a decrease in the number of hours in 

total estimated respondent burden down 

from 60,900 hours, as collection 

activities may decrease with improved 

tracking software and overall efficiency. 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2014–0858; FRL–9922– 

63–OARM] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Drug 

Testing for Contract Employees 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Drug Testing for Contract Employees 

(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2183.06, OMB 

Control No. 2030–0044) 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 April 30, 

2015. 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 April 7, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OARM–2014–0858 online using http://

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to oei.docket@

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: 

Dianne Lyles, Policy Training and 

Oversight Division, Office of 

Acquisition Management (3802R), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–2017; email address: lyles.dianne@

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 http://

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, 


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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: The EPA uses contractors to 

perform services throughout the nation 

in response 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. 

Contractors responding to any of these 

types of incidents may be responsible 

for testing their employees for the use of 

marijuana, cocaine, opiates, 

amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), 

and any other controlled substances. 

The testing for drugs must be completed 

prior to contract employee performance 

in accordance with 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. 

The contractor shall maintain records 

associated with all drug tests. 

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: 

450. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 1,013 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $102,870 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is no 

change in the hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0820; 9922–59–OW] 

Notice of Withdrawal 

AGENCIES: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) and the Department of the 

Army, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. 

Department of the Army (Army) are 

announcing the withdrawal of an 

interpretive document addressing the 

exemption from permitting provided 

under section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA). 

DATES: The interpretive rule is 

withdrawn as of January 29, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Damaris Christensen, Office of Water 

(4502–T), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number 202–564–2442; email address: 

Wetlands-HQ@epa.gov or Ms. Stacey 

Jensen, Regulatory Community of 

Practice (CECW–CO–R), U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20314; telephone 

number 202–761–5856; email address: 

USACE_CWA_RULE@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

25, 2014, the Agencies signed an, 

‘‘Interpretive Rule Regarding 

Applicability of the Exemption from 

Permitting under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of 

the Clean Water Act to Certain 

Agricultural Conservation Practices,’’ 

that addressed applicability of the 

permitting exemption provided under 

section 404(f)(1)(A) of the CWA to 

discharges of dredged or fill material 

associated with certain agricultural 

conservation practices. Congress 

subsequently directed the agencies to 

withdraw this interpretive rule. See, 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriation Act, 2015, Division D, 

section 112, Public Law 113–235. On 

January 29, 2015, the agencies signed a 

memorandum withdrawing the 

interpretive rule and this action is 

effective immediately. The 

memorandum of understanding signed 

on March 25, 2014, by the U.S. EPA, the 

U.S. Department of the Army and the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

concerning the interpretive rule is also 

withdrawn. The memorandum 

withdrawing the interpretive rule is 

available on the EPA Web site at 

http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/

wetlands/agriculture.cfm and in the 

docket for this notice. 

Dated: January 29, 2015. 

Kenneth J. Kopocis, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

Dated: January 29, 2015. 

Jo-Ellen Darcy, 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 

Department of the Army. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02175 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9019–4] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 01/26/2015 Through 01/30/2015 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http://

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/

eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20150027, Revised Final EIS, 

USFWS, AK, Arctic National Wildlife 

Refuge Revised Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Review Period Ends: 

03/09/2015, Contact: Stephanie Brady 

907–306–7448. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20140311, Draft EIS, BLM, 00, 

Southeastern States Draft Resource 

Management Plan, Comment Period 

Ends: 03/16/2015, Contact: Gary 

Taylor 601–977–5413. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 10/ 

31/2014; Extending Comment Period 

from 1/29/2015 to 03/16/2015. 

EIS No. 20140371, Draft EIS, USACE, 

CA, South San Francisco Bay 

Shoreline Phase I, Comment Period 

Ends: 02/23/2015, Contact: William 

DeJager 415–503–6866. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 12/ 

19/2014; Extending the Comment Period 

from 02/02/2015 to 02/23/2015. 


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