Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEI-2005-0003-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-09-14T04:00Z

1
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
This
information
collection
request
is
for
the
new
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
requirement
entitled
"
Background
Checks
for
Contractor
Employees
(
Renewal),"
EPA
ICR
Number
2159.02
and
OMB
Control
Number
2030­
0043
The
Agency
requires
background
checks
for
specified
contractor
employees
working
in
sensitive
locations
or
sensitive
projects
and
not
otherwise
covered
by
a
background
check
in
accordance
with
Homeland
Security
Presidential
Directive
­
12.

(
b)
Short
Characterization
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.
Releases
may
be
accidental,
deliberate,
or
may
be
caused
by
natural
disasters.
The
Agency
may
request
contractors
responding
to
any
of
these
types
of
incidents
to
conduct
background
checks
and
apply
Government­
established
suitability
criteria
in
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.

2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
(
a)
Need/
authority
for
the
Collection
The
legal
authority
for
this
collection
is
Title
5,
Code
of
Federal
Regulations,
Parts
731,
732,
and
736.
The
EPA
has
a
responsibility
to
protect
the
public,
Agency
employees,
and
contractors
through
a
background
check
and
application
of
Government­
established
suitability
criteria
to
ensure
reliability,
trustworthiness,
and
good
conduct
and
character.
This
process
is
necessary
to
allow
the
EPA
to
meet
its
responsibilities
and
mitigate
the
threat
to
the
public
health,
welfare
and
the
environment.

(
b)
Uses/
users
of
the
Data
Information
collected
by
contractors
for
performing
background
checks
is
necessary
for
applying
the
Government­
established
suitability
criteria
on
contract
employees
before
the
individual
employees
perform
contractual
services
for
the
EPA.
2
3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATION,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
(
a)
Nonduplication
Information
requested
from
a
contractor's
employee
to
determine
suitability
to
perform
on
a
response
contract
is
unique
to
a
specific
individual;
this
information
cannot
be
obtained
from
any
other
source.

(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
submission
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget.

The
information
collection
request
has
been
published
as
a
Notice
in
the
Federal
Register
on
June
10,
2005.
No
comments
were
received.

(
c)
Consultations
To
determine
contractor
burden
associated
with
the
information
collection
identified
in
this
request,
the
following
vendors
were
contacted:

Representative
Firm
Phone
Mr.
Bradley
Cunningham
WRS
Infrastructure&
Env.
(
267)
540­
0048
Ms
Cindy
Sengo
Project
Resources,
Inc.
(
858)
505­
1000
Mr.
Bill
McGowan
Earth
Tech,
Inc.
(
805)
515­
8501
Each
individual
consulted
indicated
that
he/
she
understood
the
need
for
the
information
collection
and
did
not
find
the
collection
excessively
burdensome.
Estimated
time
to
complete
the
information
collection
is
described
in
section
6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection."

(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
The
information
provided
by
the
contractors'
employees
is
collected
once
prior
to
the
employee
performing
work
for
EPA.
The
requirement
for
a
background
check
and
application
of
the
Government's
suitability
criteria
cannot
be
met
with
a
less
frequent
collection.

(
e)
General
Guidelines
The
information
contained
in
this
ICR
is
in
accordance
with
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget's
general
guidelines
for
Federal
data
collection,
except
that
small
entities
have
to
follow
the
same
collection
procedures
as
other
respondents.

(
f)
Confidentiality
3
The
EPA
contractor
is
responsible
for
collecting
and
maintaining
information
under
this
collection
of
information;
therefore,
each
contractor
will
have
his
own
procedures
for
ensuring
confidentiality.

(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
Information
requested
is
commonly
collected
as
a
normal
business
practice.
The
contractor
will
collect
and
maintain
employee
information.
The
EPA
will
not
collect
contractor
employee
information
nor
maintain
it.
The
Agency
is
responsible
for
receiving
the
suitability
notification
from
contractors.

If
a
contractor
employee's
background
check
does
not
meet
the
suitability
criteria,
but
the
contractor
wants
the
employee
to
work
on
the
response
site,
the
contractor
must
submit
a
waiver
request
to
the
Director,
Superfund/
RCRA
Regional
Procurement
Operations
Division
(
SRRPOD).
The
information
submitted
to
SRRPOD
is
maintained
and
protected
in
accordance
with
Privacy
Act
requirements.

4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
RECEIVED
(
a)
Respondents/
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
Codes
Information
is
collected
for
employees
of
the
contractor
and
subcontractor
who
perform
work
in
sensitive
sites
or
sensitive
projects.
All
contractor
employees
who
will
perform
on
response
action
are
subject
to
a
background
check
and
must
meet
the
Government­
established
suitability
criteria
prior
to
contract
performance.
Typically,
these
contractor
respondents
fall
into
the
following
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
code:
562910
Remediation
Services.
Other
contractors
may
be
subject
to
background
check
requirements.

(
b)
Information
Requested
The
contractor's
employees
will
be
required
to
provide
information
such
as
name,
social
security
number,
proof
of
US
citizenship
or
legal
resident
status,
employment
history,
education,
military
service,
and
address
of
residence.

After
performing
a
background
check
and
applying
the
Government's
suitability
criteria
for
an
employee,
the
contractor
must
notify
the
contracting
officer
that
the
background
checks
and
the
application
the
Government's
suitability
criteria
have
been
completed
and
that
named
individuals
are
suitable
to
work
on
a
specific
contract.

5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED:
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
(
a)
Agency
Activities
4
EPA
contracting
officers
are
responsible
for
ensuring
that
they
have
received
notification
from
the
contractor
that
all
of
its
employees
working
under
the
emergency
response
contract
at
an
incident
have
undergone
a
background
check
and
have
met
the
Government­
established
suitability
criteria.

(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
The
information
is
collected
by
each
contractor
from
each
employee
who
will
be
working
at
sensitive
sites
or
in
sensitive
positions
which
could
involve
law
enforcement
activities,
indoor
cleanups
(
including
occupied
household
residences),
drug
lab
cleanups
,
and
emergency
response
actions
at
geographically
sensitive
locations
such
at
military
installations
and
Government
buildings.
Submissions
are
accepted
in
any
format
so
long
as
they
include
the
requested
data.
No
information
is
submitted
to
the
Agency,
but
compliance
is
mandatory
and
no
employee
may
work
on
a
response
site
without
meeting
the
Government­
established
suitability
criteria
unless
the
requirement
has
been
waived
by
the
contracting
officer.
Contracting
officers,
on
a
case­
by­
case
basis,
may,
either
temporarily
or
permanently,
waive
the
requirements,
if
they
determine,
in
writing,
that
these
requirements
are
not
necessary
at
a
specific
location,
or
for
a
specific
individual,
in
order
to
protect
the
Government's
interests.
The
suitability
criteria
has
been
developed
by
the
Government
to
determine
that
there
are
reasonable
grounds
to
believe
that
an
individual
will
likely
be
able
to
perform
the
contract
requirements
on
a
sensitive
site
or
in
a
sensitive
position
without
undue
risk
to
the
interests
of
the
Government.
Once
the
contractor
has
applied
the
criteria
and
the
employee
has
met
the
requirements
as
prescribed
in
the
Statement
of
Work,
contractors
must
notify
the
EPA
contracting
officer.
Contractors
must
maintain
the
records
of
their
background
checks
and
application
of
the
Agency's
suitability
criteria.

(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
Separate
or
further
simplified
requirements
for
small
entities
are
not
practical
because
the
stated
objectives
cannot
be
met
under
such
alternatives.
The
requirements
of
the
information
collection
apply
to
the
awardee
of
the
contract.
Reasonable
expense
associated
with
the
EPA
background
checks
is
reimbursable;
therefore,
small
businesses
are
not
expected
to
experience
financial
difficulties
in
fulfilling
these
requirements.
There
are
numerous
commercial
sources
that
perform
background
checks.

(
d)
Collection
Schedule
Information
will
be
collected
periodically
as
individuals
are
requested
to
work
at
a
sensitive
site
or
in
a
sensitive
position
under
new
or
existing
contracts.

6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
(
a)
Estimation
of
Respondent
Burden
Respondent
burden
estimates
for
this
collection
are
based
upon
interviews
with
the
5
contractors
identified
in
3(
c)
above
and
discussions
with
Agency
personnel.
The
Agency
anticipates
that
the
contractor
burden
for
complying
with
this
requirement
includes
the
time
it
takes
for
employees
to
provide
the
required
information,
the
time
to
manage
a
subcontract
for
background
checks,
the
administrative
time
to
apply
the
Government's
suitability
criteria,
the
time
to
notify
the
Agency,
and
the
effort
to
maintain
the
records.

(
b)
Estimation
of
Respondent
Costs
(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
Respondent
Cost
Estimate
Respondent
Cost
Estimate
Burden
Loaded
Step
Collection
Activity
Labor
Cat.
Hours
Rate
Cost
1.
Time
to
fill
out
information
Employees
.25
hour
$
58.94
$
14.74
2.
Cost
to
perform
Background
$
100.00
Check
(
Subcontract)
3.
Review/
apply
Manager
.25
hour
$
106.91
$
26.73
suitability
criteria
4.
Submit
notification
Manager
.25
hour
$
106.91
$
26.73
5.
Maintain
files
Amin.
Support
.25
hour
$
43.96
$
10.99
1.0
hours
$
179.19
Step
1
of
the
information
collection
is
completed
by
an
employee
at
any
level
working
onsite
Steps
2
is
a
plug
figure
based
upon
market
research.
This
may
be
performed
in
house
or
contracted
out
to
a
third
party.
Step
3
and
4
of
the
collection
activity
is
performed
by
an
administrative
manager
responsible
for
personnel
management.
Administrative
support
personnel
are
responsible
for
completing
step
5.

The
cost
associated
with
this
effort
was
estimated
using
a
loaded
hourly
rate
based
upon
the
National
Compensation
Survey:
Occupational
Wages
in
the
United
States,
2003
published
by
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
in
August
of
2004,
and
represents
the
most
current
survey
data
available.

Since
the
labor
rates
used
in
this
estimate
are
from
2003,
an
escalation
factor
of
4%
(
based
upon
Defense
Contract
Audit
Agency)
was
applied
for
each
year
to
determine
an
average
wage
for
the
respective
year.
The
cost
for
each
labor
category
was
determined
by
multiplying
the
escalated
hourly
labor
rate
by
an
estimated
loading
factor
of
2.95
(*
see
below)
to
reflect
industries'
over
head,
fringe
benefits,
and
general
and
administrative
costs
for
each
year
(
2005
thru
2007)
that
the
ICR
will
be
in
effect.
These
loaded
labor
cost
for
2005
thru
2007
are
then
divided
by
three
(
number
of
years
for
the
ICR)
to
arrive
at
an
annualized
labor
cost
for
each
labor
category.
6
The
following
are
the
loaded
labor
rates
used
in
the
calculations
in
the
table
above:

Employees:
2003
=
$
17.75
2004
=
($
17.75
x
1.04)
$
18.46
2005
=
($
18.46
x
1.04)
$
19.20
x
2.95
=
$
56.64
2006
=
($
19.20
x
1.04)
$
19.97
x
2.95
=
$
58.91
2007
=
($
19.97
x
1.04)
$
20.77
x
2.95
=
$
61.27
$
176.82/
3
=
$
58.94
Administrative
Manager:
2003
=
$
32.20
2004
=
($
32.20
x
1.04)
$
33.49
2005
=
($
33.49
x
1.04)
$
34.83
x
2.95
=
$
102.75
2006
=
($
34.83
x
1.04)
$
36.22
x
2.95
=
$
106.85
2007
=
($
36.22
x
1.04)
$
37.67
x
2.95
=
$
111.13
$
320.73/
3
=
$
106.91
Administrative
Support:
2003
=
$
13.77
2004
=
($
13.77
x
1.04)
$
13.23
2005
=
($
13.23
x
1.04)
$
14.32
x
2.95
=
$
42.24
2006
=
($
14.32
x
1.04)
$
14.89
x
2.95
=
$
43.93
2007
=
($
14.89
x
1.04)
$
15.49
x
2.95
=
$
45.70
$
131.87/
3
=
$
43.96
*
2.95
is
a
factor
recommended
by
EPA
cost
analyst
as
representative
of
labor
related
burdens
experienced
by
EPA
contractors.

(
ii)
Capital/
Start­
up
Costs
Respondents
will
not
be
required
to
acquire
capital
goods
to
provide
the
requested
information;
therefore,
capital
start­
up
costs
have
not
been
included
in
this
estimate.

(
iii)
Operating
and
Maintenance
Costs
Operating
and
maintenance
costs,
which
include
such
items
as
file
storage,
photocopying,
and
postage,
will
be
nominal.

(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Agency
burden
for
responses
to
background
check
and
application
of
Government
suitability
criteria.
7
Agency
Burden
Cost
Estimate
Labor
Loaded
Step
Collection
Activity
Category
Burden
Hours
Rate
Cost
1.
Ensure
Compliance
GS­
13­
5
.25
hour
$
78.00
$
19.50
2.
Document
Contractors'
GS­
13­
5
.25
hour
$
78.00
$
19.50
Notifications
.5
hour
$
39.00
*
EPA
Waiver
GS­
13­
5
.25
hour
$
78.00
$
19.50
*
Requests
for
waivers
are
estimated
at
25%
of
contractor
employees.

2005
=
35.01
x
2.16**
=
$
75.62
2006
=
($
35.01
x
3.1%)
$
36.10
x
2.16
=
$
77.98
2007
=
($
36.10
x
3.1%)
$
37.22
x
2.16
=
$
80.40
$
234.00/
3
=
$
78.00
Performing
background
checks
and
applying
the
Government's
suitability
criteria
are
the
responsibility
of
the
EPA
contractor.
The
Agency
is
primarily
responsible
for
ensuring
that
contractors
notify
the
Agency
that
a
background
check
and
application
of
the
suitability
criteria
have
been
completed
for
all
applicable
employees.
The
Agency's
effort
is
estimated
to
be
at
the
GS­
13
step
5
level.
The
GS­
13
step
5
per
hour
salary
for
2005
is
$
35.01.
This
per
hour
wage
was
escalated
by
an
estimated
factor
of
3.1%
(
compounded)
for
2005
and
2006,
based
upon
historical
cost
of
living
increases
for
federal
workers.
These
wage
rates
were
then
multiplied
by
a
factor
of
**
2.16
to
reflect
Federal
employee
benefits
and
then
divided
by
three
for
an
annualized
loaded
rate
of
$
78.00,
for
the
three
years
the
ICR
is
in
effect
(
see
above).

**
2.16
is
a
factor
recommended
by
EPA
cost
analyst
as
representative
of
employee
related
benefits.

(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
All
EPA
contractor
personnel
performing
on
a
response
site
must
provide
the
required
background
information
unless
this
requirement
is
waived
by
the
contracting
officer.
The
number
of
contractor
employees
expected
to
submit
the
requested
information
for
background
checks
for
the
life
of
this
ICR
(
3
years)
is
3,000.
This
number
was
derived
by
estimating
the
number
of
currently
performing
contract
employees
under
emergency
response
contracts.
The
Agency
estimated
this
number
of
employees
by
reviewing
current
contract
databases
and
information
received
from
all
10
regions.
A
10%
factor
was
then
applied
to
cover
all
other
contractor
personnel
who
may
work
at
sensitive
sites
or
sensitive
projects.

There
are
both
small
and
large
businesses
working
in
the
field
with
diverse
response
site
situations
that
require
large
variations
in
the
number
of
employees.
Contractors
may
be
on­
site
for
a
few
days
or
many
years
depending
on
the
situation.
There
are
currently
51
contracts
that
8
respond
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.
Many
START,
ERRS,
REAC
and
RAC
contracts
require
employees
to
be
prepared
to
report
to
work
locations.
Therefore,
these
employees
must
have
background
checks
and
meet
the
Government's
suitability
criteria
even
if
not
continuously
located
on­
site.

Additionally,
there
are
contractors
working
at
their
own
facilities
or
at
other
than
government
locations
who
work
on
sensitive
locations
or
on
sensitive
projects.
These
may
include,
but
not
limited
to,
maintenance
of
anti­
terrorism
equipment
warehouses,
water
systems,
environmental
information,
private
laboratories
working
on
genetically
modified
herbicides
and
pathogens,
and
law
enforcement
activities.

Finally,
there
are
situations
in
which
contracting
officers
may
waive
this
background
check
requirement,
making
it
difficult
to
precisely
determine
the
number
of
respondents.
For
these
reasons,
this
initial
request
represents
our
best
estimate
given
current
information.
Future
estimates
will
be
more
accurate
and
based
on
historical
data
monitored
through
the
Agency's
contractual
systems
on
the
use
of
the
subject
clause.

(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
Total
annual
respondent
hours
for
this
collection
request
is
1,000
hours.
This
is
derived
by
taking
the
total
number
of
background
checks,
3,000,
divided
by
3
(
the
number
of
years
the
ICR
is
effective
for
a
total
of
1,000
occurrences
per
year.
Then
the
number
of
annual
occurrences,
1,000,
is
multiplied
by
the
respondent
burden
effort
of
1
hour
to
collect
information
to
arrive
at
the
total
of
1,000
hours
per
year.

Total
annual
respondent
cost
for
this
collection
request
is
$
179,000.
This
is
calculated
by
multiplying
the
number
of
annual
occurrences,
1,000
by
the
respondent
cost
of
one
collection,
$
179.00
(
ii)
The
Agency
Tally
The
total
annual
Agency
burden
for
this
collection
request
is
estimated
at
500
hours.
This
is
calculated
by
multiplying
the
estimated
burden
hours,
.5,
by
the
number
of
annual
occurrences,
1,000
to
arrive
at
500
hours.
Additionally,
the
estimated
number
of
waivers,
250
(
see
below),
is
multiplied
by
the
estimated
time
it
takes
to
perform
a
waiver,
.25,
to
arrive
at
62.5
hours
per
year.
The
total
Agency
burden
is
estimated
by
adding
the
contracting
officer
burden,
500
hours,
to
the
estimated
waiver
burden,
62.5,
to
arrive
at
562.5
hours
per
year.

The
total
annual
Agency
cost
for
this
collection
request
is
estimated
at
$
43,875.
This
is
calculated
by
adding
the
cost
of
the
contracting
officer
effort,
$
39,000
(
see
below),
plus
the
estimated
cost
of
the
waiver,
$
4,875
(
see
below),
to
arrive
at
a
total
Agency
burden
of
$
43,
875.
9
(
a)
Contracting
Officer
Effort
The
cost
of
the
contracting
officer
effort
is
determined
by
multiplying
the
estimated
burden
hours,
.5,
by
the
estimated
hourly
rate
of
$
78.00,
for
a
total
of
$
39.00
for
one
collection
request
by
the
contracting
officer.
The
total
cost
of
the
contracting
officer
effort
is
calculated
by
multiplying
the
number
of
occurrences,
1,000,
by
the
cost
for
one
occurrence,
$
39.00,
to
arrive
at
a
total
estimated
cost
of
$
39,000.

(
b)
Estimated
Cost
of
the
Waiver
Determination
Additionally,
it
is
estimated
that
25%
of
contractor
employees
will
have
adverse
information
reported
and
the
contractor
will
request
a
waiver.
The
number
of
waiver
determinations
is
calculated
by
multiplying
25%
by
the
number
of
annual
occurrences,
1,000
to
arrive
at
an
estimated
250
(
25%
x
1,000)
waiver
determinations.
Then
the
cost
of
the
waiver
determinations
is
estimated
by
multiplying
the
hourly
rate
of
$
78.00,
at
the
GS­
13,
step
5
rate,
by
the
.25
hours
estimated
to
make
the
determination,
for
a
cost
of
$
19.50
per
occurrence.
The
total
cost
of
the
waiver
determination
effort
is
calculated
by
multiplying
the
number
of
occurrences,
250,
by
the
cost
for
one
waiver
determination,
$
19.50,
to
arrive
at
a
total
of
$
4,875.00.

(
f)
Burden
Statement
The
annual
public
reporting
and
record
keeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
1
hour
per
response.
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
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.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
chapter
15.

To
comment
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OEI­
2005­
0003,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
1752.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
10
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
No.
OEI­
2005­
0003
and
OMB
control
number:
2030­
0043
in
any
correspondence.