Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurements under EPA Financial Assistance Agreements (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 6100-3 Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance Agreements	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2047ss05.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-05-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
181388	Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance Agreements	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2090-0030	ICR Reference No: 201504-2090-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-2090-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/AdmO	Agency Tracking No: 2047.05
Title: Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurements under EPA Financial Assistance Agreements (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn	Conclusion Date: 03/07/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2015
Terms of Clearance: EPA is withdrawing this ICR. The agency is currently working on a proposed rule that will change the reporting requirements of the Disadvantaged Business Program. In the meantime, the agency will discontinue use of the 6100 series forms covered by this ICR. When the agency issues the proposed rule, it will submit a new ICR covering the revised reporting requirements under the new rule. OMB will act on that new ICR when it is submitted.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		10/31/2016	03/31/2016
Responses	0	0	1,865
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	11,614
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: EPA currently requires an entity to be certified in order to be considered a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) or Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) under EPA's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. To qualify as an MBE or WBE under EPA's programs an entity must establish that it is owned and/or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are of good character and are citizens of the United States. The EPA DBE Program also includes contract administration requirements designed to prevent unfair practices that adversely affect DBEs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 4370d Name of Law: Clean Water Act
   US Code: 42 USC 7601 Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 10087	02/25/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 39428	07/09/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance Agreements	6100-1h, 6100-1f, 6100-1e, 6100-1d, 6100-1c, 6100-1b, 6100-1a, 6100-1g, 6100-3, 6100-2, 6100-4, 6100-1i	DBE Subcontractor Performance Form ,   DBE Subcontractor Participation Form ,   DBE Subcontractor Utilization Form ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Concerns Owned by Community Development Corporations) ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Concerns Owned by Native Hawaiian Organizations) ,   EPA DBE Certification Applications (Private and Voluntary Organizations) ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Tribally Owned Businesses) ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Alaska Native Corporations) ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Corporations) ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Partnerships) ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Sole Proprietorship) ,   EPA DBE Certification Application (Limited Liability Company)

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

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: $271,290

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 07/17/2015

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