Four Private Party Surveys Regarding Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Comfort/Status Letters

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23499	Four Private Party Surveys Regarding Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Comfort/Status Letters	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2020-0013	ICR Reference No: 199804-2020-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OECA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Four Private Party Surveys Regarding Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Comfort/Status Letters
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/15/1998
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/06/1998
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved through 4/30/99 pursuant to 5 CFR Part 1320. In order to ensure that the information has practical utility, EPA should ensure that any statistics prepared relating to job creation as a result of the program do not include jobs that are already there in an existing use. In addition, EPA will provide OMB a copy of any report or any data summary prepared from the results of the survey.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/1999	04/30/1999
Responses	600	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	488	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: OSRE will use four surveys to collect information from private parties (non-Government personnel) at Brownfield sites where Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Comfort/Status Letters have been issued or where they have been sought but not obtained. OSRE will use the information collected to evaluate the effectiveness of the guidance on Propective Purchaser Agreements and the Comfort/Status Letter policy, consider revisions to the guidance and policy, and consider expanding the use of Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Confort/Status Letters in other EPA media programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Four Private Party Surveys Regarding Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Comfort/Status Letters	1837.02

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	600	0	0	600	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	488	0	0	488	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/06/1998

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