This ICR is
approved pursuant to 5 CFR 1320. When EPA resubmits this package
for renewal, the Agency should change the wage rates in sections
6(b) and 6(c) of the supporting statement to include fringe
benefits and overhead, consistent with OMB and EPA guidance.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2006
04/30/2006
04/30/2003
13,100
0
13,100
6,550
0
6,550
0
0
0
The information request and gathering
is a part of the require- ment of 40 CFR Part 7, "Nondiscrimination
in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance from the Environmental
Protection Agency," at 40 CFR 7.80. This regulation implements
statutes which prohibit discrimination on the bases of race, color,
natonal 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 is collected on a short
form from grant and loan applicants as part of the application. The
EPA Director of Civil Rights manages the data collection through a
...........
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.