Document ID: EPA-HQ-ORD-2016-0010-0010
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Recordkeeping for Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2022-05-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32409-32410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11572]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2016-0010; FRL 9871-01-ORD]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Recordkeeping for Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) 
Policy Compliance (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping for 
Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance'' 
(EPA ICR No. 2530.03, OMB Control No. 2080-0082) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 January 1, 2023. 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 August 1, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2016-0010 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], 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: Viktoriya Plotkin, Center for 
Environmental Solution and Emergency Response, Office of Research and 
Development, 26 W Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45268; 
telephone number: 202-510-3602; email address: 
[email protected].

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

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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: To comply with the U.S. Government Policy for 
Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern 
(iDURC Policy), EPA must ensure that the institutions subject to iDURC 
Policy appropriately train their laboratory personnel and maintain 
records of their training. This training is specific to ``dual use 
research of concern,'' and should include information on how to 
properly identify DURC, appropriate methods for ensuring research that 
is determined to be DURC, and that it is conducted and communicated 
responsibly.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private sector and federal-owned/
contractor-operated labs.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (Per EPA Order 
1000,19: Policy and Procedures for Managing Dual Use Research of 
Concern).
    Estimated number of respondents: Forty (total).
    Frequency of response: Only once and/or as necessary.
    Total estimated burden: 20 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $1,260 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change in estimate from the 
previous ICR renewal submission.

Gregory Sayles,
Director, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, 
Office of Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-11572 Filed 5-27-22; 8:45 am]
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