This ICR is approved persuant to 5 CFR 1320. When EPA resubmits this package for renewal, the Agency should verify that the wage rates referenced in sections 6(b) and 6(c) of the supporting statement have been properly loaded to include fringe and overhead, consistent with OMB and EPA guidance.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2003
04/30/2003
03/31/2000
13,100
0
4,000
6,550
0
2,000
0
0
0
The information request and gathering is part of the requirement of 40 CFR part 7 "Nondiscrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance from the Environmental Protection Act," at 40 CFR 7.80. The regulation implements statutes which prohibit discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex, and handicap. This information is also required, in part, by the Department of Justice regulations, 28 CFR 42.406 and 28 CFR 42.407. The information collection is on a short form from grant and loan applicants as part of the application.
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:
(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;
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.