1
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
FOR
ICR
NO.
2212.02
MINORITY
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE/
WOMAN
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE
(
MBE/
WBE)
UTILIZATION
UNDER
FEDERAL
GRANTS,
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS
AND
INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENTS
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
This
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
is
entitled
Minority
Business
Enterprise/
Woman
Business
Enterprise
(
MBE/
WBE)
Utilization
Under
Federal
Grants,
Cooperative
Agreements
and
Interagency
Agreements,
ICR
Number
2212.02
(
Renewal)

1(
b)
Short
Characterization
All
EPA
financial
assistance
agreement
recipients
are
required
to
make
good
faith
efforts
to
assure
that
small,
minority
and
women
owned
businesses
are
used,
when
possible,
as
sources
of
construction,
services,
equipment,
and
supplies.
All
financial
assistance
agreement
recipients
must
report
on
a
quarterly
basis,
except
for
recipients
of
continuing
environmental
program
grants,
and
institutions
of
higher
education,
hospitals
and
other
non­
profit
organizations
receiving
financial
assistance
awards
under
40
CFR
part
30,
who
report
on
an
annual
basis.
The
information
collected
by
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
is
used
to
compile
data
concerning
the
utilization
of
minority
and
women
owned
businesses
as
contractors
and
subcontractors
under
procurements
funded
by
EPA
financial
assistance
agreements.
Moreover,
the
effectiveness
of
EPA's
MBE/
WBE
Program
and
overall
programmatic
compliance
is
measured
through
this
reporting
requirement.

EPA
Form
5700­
52A
is
not
a
new
form.
This
form
has
historically
been
approved
under
ICR
Number
0938.11
(
2030­
0020),
"
General
Administrative
Requirements
for
Assistance
Programs."
Even
though
this
form
is
now
supported
by
its
own
ICR,
the
form
continues
to
be
required
for
grants
management
purposes.
The
completion
and
submission
of
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
is
mandatory.
The
modifications
to
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
were
made
to
simplify
and
shorten
the
form
itself.
The
instructions
in
the
modified
form
also
provide
more
information
about
questions
frequently
asked
by
respondents.
*
2.
NEED/
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
COLLECTION
(
2)(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
this
Collection
The
effectiveness
of,
and
compliance
with
EPA's
MBE/
WBE
Program
is
measured
through
its
reporting
requirements.
These
reports
also
measure
EPA's
progress
in
achieving
2
the
national
objectives
established
by
EPA's
8%
and
10%
statutes.
The
primary
legal
authorities
for
EPA's
MBE/
WBE
Program
and
this
associated
ICR
are
as
follows:

 
Public
Law
102­
389,
a
1993
appropriations
act
(
42
U.
S.
C.
§
4370d)
(
EPA's
8%
statute),
which
provides
in
pertinent
part:

"
The
Administrator
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
shall,
hereafter,
to
the
fullest
extent
possible,
ensure
that
at
least
8
percent
of
Federal
funding
for
prime
and
subcontracts
awarded
in
support
of
authorized
programs,
including
grants,
loans
and
contracts
for
wastewater
treatment
and
leaking
underground
storage
tanks
grants,
be
made
available
to
business
concerns
or
other
organizations
owned
or
controlled
by
socially
and
economically
disadvantaged
individuals
(
within
the
meaning
of
Section
8(
a)(
5)
and
(
6)
of
the
Small
Business
Act
(
15
U.
S.
C.
§
637
(
a)(
5)
and(
6)),
including
historically
black
colleges
and
universities.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
economically
and
socially
disadvantaged
individuals
shall
be
deemed
to
include
women..."

 
Public
Law
101­
549,
Title
X
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990
(
42
U.
S.
C.
§
7601
note)
(
EPA's
10%
statute),
which
provides
in
pertinent
part:

"
In
providing
for
any
research
relating
to
the
requirements
of
the
amendments
made
by
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
which
use
funds
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
the
Administrator
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
shall,
to
the
extent
practicable,
require
that
not
less
than
10
percent
of
the
total
Federal
funding
for
such
research
will
be
made
available
to
disadvantaged
business
concerns."

 
Executive
Order
11625
which
states
in
pertinent
part:

"
The
officials
designated
under
the
preceding
paragraph,
when
so
requested,
shall
review
and
report
to
the
Secretary
upon
the
policies
and
programs
of
the
minority
business
enterprise
program,
and
shall
keep
the
Secretary
informed
of
all
proposed
budgets,
plans
and
programs
of
his
department
or
agency
affecting
minority
business
enterprise."

 
Executive
Order
12138
which
states
in
pertinent
part:

"
Each
department
or
agency
empowered
to
extend
Federal
financial
assistance
to
any
program
or
activity
shall
issue
regulations
requiring
the
recipient
of
such
assistance
to
take
appropriate
affirmative
action
in
support
of
women's
business
enterprise
and
to
prohibit
actions
or
policies
which
discriminate
against
women's
business
enterprise
on
the
ground
of
sex.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
Federal
financial
assistance
means
assistance
extended
by
way
of
grant,
3
cooperative
agreement,
loan
or
contract
other
than
a
contract
of
insurance
or
guaranty .
To
the
extent
permitted
by
law,
each
department
and
agency
upon
request
by
the
Chairperson
shall
furnish
information,
assistance
and
reports
and
otherwise
cooperate
with
the
Chairperson
and
the
Committee
in
the
performance
of
their
functions
hereunder.
Each
department
or
agency
shall
ensure
that
systematic
data
collection
processes
are
capable
of
providing
the
Committee
current
data
helpful
in
evaluating
and
promoting
the
efforts
herein
described."

 
Executive
Order
12432
which
states
in
pertinent
part:

"
Each
Federal
agency
shall
encourage
recipients
of
Federal
grants
and
cooperative
agreements
to
achieve
a
reasonable
minority
business
participation
in
contracts
let
as
a
result
of
its
grants
and
agreements .
Each
Federal
agency
shall
provide
the
Cabinet
Council
on
Commerce
and
Trade
such
information
as
it
shall
request
from
time
to
time
concerning
the
agency's
progress
in
implementing
these
programs"

(
2)(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Uses
of
the
Data
The
data
collected
by
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
is
needed
to
measure
the
accomplishments
of
EPA
financial
assistance
recipients
with
the
requirements
of
EPA's
MBE/
WBE
program.
The
data
collected
is
also
needed
to
show
EPA's
overall
performance
in
achieving
the
Agency's
national
8%
and
10%
objectives
for
the
utilization
of
MBEs
and
WBEs
under
the
program,
and
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
EPA's
MBE/
WBE
Program.

The
data
collected
by
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
will
be
used
by
EPA
to
compile
required
and
requested
reports
on
the
effectiveness
of,
and
accomplishments
under
EPA's
MBE/
WBE
Program,
and
to
ensure
recipient
compliance.
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
will
be
received
by
the
EPA
Office
of
Grants
and
Debarment,
Grants
Administration
Division,
and
by
the
EPA
Office
of
Small
and
Disadvantaged
Business
Utilization.
The
results
of
these
reports
will
be
used
to
insure
that
the
program
is
meeting
its
statutorily
required
objectives.

3.
NON
DUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Non
Duplication
All
of
the
information
collected
pursuant
to
this
ICR
is
specific
to
the
associated
legal
authorities
for
EPA's
MBE/
WBE
Program,
and
is
required
by
statute.
The
information
collected
under
this
ICR
is
asked
of
recipients
of
EPA
financial
assistance
agreements,
concerning
procurement
activities
funded
by
those
agreements.
EPA
is
only
requesting
information
from
a
clearly
defined
body
of
responders,
for
a
clearly
defined
purpose.
Information
concerning
the
utilization
of
MBEs
and
WBEs
under
EPA
financial
assistance
4
agreements
is
not
available
from
other
sources.
There
is
no
duplication
of
effort
involved.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
On
April
3,
2006,
a
notice
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
concerning
this
ICR.
The
notice
solicited
public
comment
on
EPA
Form
5700­
52A,
and
included
the
required
60
day
comment
period.
EPA
received
no
comments
on
the
Federal
Register
notice..

3(
c)
Consultations
EPA
contacted
the
following
grant
recipients
to
solicit
their
comments,
ideas,
and
opinions
concerning
the
revision
of
Form
5700­
52A:

1)
Anthony
Maisano
Pennsylvania
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
717­
787­
6744
2)
Brian
Leahy
Delaware
Department
of
Natural
Resources
and
Environmental
Control
302­
739­
9921
3)
Kay
G.
Bee
Maryland
Water
Quality
Financing
Administration
410­
537­
3146
4)
Amy
Crowe
Metropolitan
Water
Reclamation
District
of
Chicago
312­
751­
5600
5)
Joshua
Bunker
Minnesota
Department
of
Administration
and
Materials
Management
651­
282­
9889
6)
Susan
Schweitzer
Department
of
Public
Works,
City
of
Vallejo
707­
651­
7152
7)
Sandra
Sutton
Arizona
Dept.
of
Environmental
Quality
602­
771­
4727
8)
Nadine
Feletto
California
Department
of
Health
Services
916­
449­
5621
5
3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
Currently,
all
financial
assistance
agreement
recipients
must
report
on
a
quarterly
basis,
except
for
recipients
of
continuing
environmental
program
grants,
and
institutions
of
higher
education,
hospitals
and
other
non­
profit
organizations
receiving
financial
assistance
awards
under
40
CFR
part
30,
who
report
on
an
annual
basis.
Under
the
MBE/
WBE
Program,
recipients
are
required
to
undertake
affirmative
steps
to
include
MBEs
and
WBEs
in
their
competitive
procurement
processes.
Some
of
those
steps
include:
general
outreach
efforts;
soliciting
MBEs
and
WBEs
to
bid
or
quote
on
procurements;
and
using
databases
and
other
resources
to
locate
MBEs
and
WBEs.
Financial
assistance
recipients
are
also
required
to
negotiate
fair
share
objectives
for
the
use
of
MBEs
and
WBEs.
Quarterly
reporting
affords
EPA
the
opportunity
to
monitor
recipients'
accomplishments
under
the
MBE/
WBE
program
to
determine
whether
or
not
the
program
is
effective
in
meeting
its
objective
of
increasing
MBE/
WBE
participation
in
procurements
funded
by
EPA
financial
assistance
agreements.
When
we
monitor
those
accomplishments
quarterly,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
see
if
the
application
of
the
affirmative
steps
is
translating
into
increased
MBE/
WBE
participation,
before
the
term
of
the
grant
or
term
of
the
project
is
complete.
Once
the
grant
or
project
is
complete,
the
opportunity
to
increase
MBE/
WBE
participation
is
lost.
Many
of
the
grants
that
must
report
quarterly
are
grants
with
shorter
completion
terms.
Therefore,
more
frequent
reporting
is
needed.
Furthermore,
quarterly
reporting
is
necessary
for
effective
grants
management.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
This
data
collection
is
consistent
with
OMB's
General
Guidelines.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
Any
information
submitted
to
the
Agency
for
which
a
claim
of
confidentiality
is
made
will
be
safeguarded
according
to
the
Agency
policies
set
forth
in
Title
40,
Chapter
1,
Part
2,
Subpart
B­
Confidentiality
of
Business
Information
(
CBI)
(
see
40
CFR
2;
41
FR
36902,
September
1,
1976;
amended
by
43
FR
40000,
September
8,
1978;
43
FR
42251,
September
20,
1978;
44
FR
17674,
March
23,
1979).

3(
f)
Sensitive
Questions
None
of
the
reporting
or
recordkeeping
requirements
contain
sensitive
questions.

4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC/
NAICS
Codes
6
The
respondents
to
this
data
collection
are
recipients
of
EPA
financial
assistance
agreements.
These
recipients
include
Tribal,
state,
and
local
governments,
institutions
of
higher
education,
hospitals,
and
other
non­
profit
organizations.
SIC
and
NAICS
Codes
do
not
apply.

4(
b)
Information
Requested
(
i)
Data
Items,
Including
Recordkeeping
Requirements
The
data
items
requested
in
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
are
as
follows:

Data
Item
Recordkeeping
Reporting
CBP
Recipient
contact
information
X
X
Type
of
report
(
quarterly,
annual,
or
a
revision
of
a
prior
report
X
X
The
grant
number
and
grant
program
X
X
The
total
dollar
amount
of
the
grant
X
X
The
total
dollar
amount
of
the
grant
spent
on
procurements
X
X
The
total
dollar
amount
of
those
procurements
spent
with
MBEs
or
WBEs
X
X
The
total
dollar
amount
a
sub­
recipient,
loan
recipient,
or
a
recipient's
prime
contractor
spent
with
MBEs
or
WBEs
X
X
The
name
and
contact
information
of
the
MBEs
and
WBEs
with
whom
procurement
dollars
were
spent
X
X
The
dollar
value
of
the
procurements
with
the
MBEs
and
WBEs,
and
the
type
of
services
or
products
provided
X
X
The
date
of
the
award
of
the
procurement
with
the
MBE
or
WBE.
X
X
7
The
recordkeeping
requirements
associated
with
this
form
are
those
required
by
the
applicable
retention
and
access
requirements
for
a
recipient's
financial
assistance
agreement,
e.
g.,
40
CFR
30.53
(
for
institutions
of
higher
education,
hospitals
and
other
non­
profit
organizations);
40
CFR
31.42
(
for
Indian
Tribal,
State
and
local
Government
recipients);
and
40
CFR
35.6705,
35.6710
(
for
Superfund
Response
Action
Cooperative
Agreements).
This
form
imposes
no
special
recordkeeping
requirements
outside
of
those
already
required
under
the
financial
assistance
agreement.

Since
the
last
clearance
for
EPA
Form
5700­
52A,
changes
to
the
data
items
reflect
an
effort
to
simplify
the
information
requested
in
some
parts
of
the
form.

 
Block
1c
has
been
added
to
allow
the
respondent
to
clearly
indicate
whether
or
not
the
report
is
a
revision
of
a
prior
report.
 
Blocks
5d
and
5e
have
been
eliminated.
This
information
is
now
consolidated
into
block
5c.
 
The
instructions
to
the
form
have
been
revised
to
instruct
respondents
on
where
to
find
some
of
the
general
information
required
on
the
form,
and
to
clarify
the
definitions
of
some
of
the
terms
used
on
the
form.

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
The
respondents
will
engage
in
the
following
activities
to
assemble,
submit,
and
store
the
data
items
listed
in
the
previous
section.
These
activities
reflect
the
items
of
burden
mandated
by
the
1995
Paperwork
Reduction
Act.

1.
Review
Instructions
 
The
instructions
to
the
form
are
straight
forward
and
were
revised
to
provide
more
clarity.
The
form
will
remain
the
same
from
year
to
year.

2.
Acquire,
Install,
and
Utilize
Technology
and
Systems
 
The
information
requested
in
the
ICR
is
typical
of
information
gathered
as
part
of
good
business
practices.
No
special
technology
or
systems
would
be
required
for
this
collection.
Neither
email
nor
internet
access
is
currently
required
for
the
completion
or
submission
of
this
form.

3.
Adjust
the
Existing
Ways
to
Comply
with
Any
Previously
Applicable
Instructions
or
Requirements
 
As
stated
above,
the
form
will
remain
the
same
from
year
to
year.
While
we
have
simplified
the
form
by
consolidating
some
of
the
data
and
revising
the
instructions,
the
substance
of
the
form
has
not
changed.
No
adjustment
to
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
or
requirements
is
needed.
8
4.
Search
Data
Sources
 
Gathering
and
updating
the
information
required
on
this
form
is
either
a
quarterly
or
annual
task.
EPA
financial
assistance
recipients
have
been
reporting
on
their
activities
under
the
MBE/
WBE
program
for
over
a
decade.
The
information
required
on
the
form
is
information
that
recipients
already
collect
as
a
customary
business
practice.

5.
Complete
and
Review
the
Collection
Information
 
All
information
requested
by
this
form
should
be
readily
available.
Completing
and
reviewing
this
form
should
be
straightforward
and
procedural.

6.
Transmit
or
Otherwise
Disclose
the
Information
 
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
is
available
through
EPA's
website.
The
form
can
also
be
obtained
by
email
and
by
hard
copy
through
regular
mail.
Respondents
to
this
form
can
transmit
the
form
to
EPA
by
email
(
followed
by
signed,
hard
copy
by
mail),
by
fax
(
followed
by
signed,
hard
copy
by
mail),
or
by
regular
mail.
Currently
this
form
cannot
be
submitted
online.

7.
Store,
File,
and
Maintain
 
The
recordkeeping
requirements
associated
with
this
form
are
those
required
by
the
applicable
retention
and
access
requirements
for
a
recipient's
financial
assistance
agreement,
e.
g.,
40
CFR
30.53
(
for
institutions
of
higher
education,
hospitals
and
other
non­
profit
organizations);
40
CFR
31.42
(
for
Indian
Tribal,
State
and
local
Government
recipients);
and
40
CFR
35.6705,
35.6710
(
for
Superfund
Response
Action
Cooperative
Agreements).
This
form
imposes
no
special
recordkeeping
requirements
outside
of
those
already
required
under
the
financial
assistance
agreement.

5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED­­
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
 
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
will
be
available
to
all
respondents
at
any
time,
via
our
website,
or
by
request
through
email
or
regular
mail.
When
requested
by
email
or
regular
mail,
EPA
staff
will
send
the
form
to
the
respondents.
 
EPA
personnel
will
answer
respondent
questions
regarding
the
form.
 
A
master
database
has
already
been
setup
to
receive,
store,
and
aid
in
the
analysis
of
the
date
being
collected.
 
EPA
staff
will
record
or
enter
submissions
into
the
database.
 
The
data
will
be
analyzed
by
EPA
staff
and
be
reformatted
to
compile
reports
on
the
Agency's
accomplishments
under
the
MBE/
WBE
Program.
 
EPA
staff
may
audit
or
review
data
submissions.
9
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
The
data
collection
for
this
ICR
is
a
form.
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
has
been
in
use
for
over
a
decade,
and
is
therefore
well­
tested.
As
previously
stated,
the
revisions
to
the
form
did
not
affect
the
substance
of
the
requested
data,
it
only
consolidated
and
simplified
the
form.

 
How
will
you
check
data
quality?
 
All
EPA
financial
assistance
agreements
are
subject
to
random,
periodic
audits.
Data
quality
will
be
checked
during
those
audits.
Also,
EPA
staff
who
are
directly
responsible
for
the
implementation
of
the
MBE/
WBE
Program,
including
the
receipt
of
the
form,
will
be
involved
in
checking
data
quality.
 
What
machines
and
processing
technology
will
you
employ?
 
Computers
and
the
internet
will
be
used
to
aid
in
the
dissemination
of
the
form.
Also,
the
database
that
will
be
used
to
store
the
information
collected
by
the
form,
will
be
used
to
analyze
the
data
and
generate
reports
from
the
data.
 
How
will
you
enter
and
store
the
data?
 
As
mentioned
above,
EPA
has
developed
a
database
to
enter
and
store
the
data.
 
How
may
the
public
access
the
data?
 
The
public
will
be
able
to
access
the
data
through
reports
that
will
be
generated
from
the
data.
The
raw
data
collected
from
the
form,
and
the
database
in
which
the
data
will
be
kept
will
not
be
available
to
the
public.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
The
completion
and
submission
of
this
form
will
have
an
effect
on
small
organizations
and
small
governmental
jurisdictions
to
the
extent
that
entities
under
these
classifications
are
recipients
of
EPA
financial
assistance
agreements.
Currently,
all
EPA
financial
assistance
recipients
are
required
to
submit
Form
5700­
52A
on
a
quarterly
basis,
except
recipients
of
continuing
environmental
program
grants,
and
institutions
of
higher
education,
hospitals
and
other
non­
profit
organizations
receiving
financial
assistance
awards
under
40
CFR
part
30,
who
report
on
an
annual
basis.
By
having
recipients
of
continuing
environmental
program
grants,
institutions
of
higher
education,
hospitals,
and
other
non­
profit
organizations
report
on
an
annual
basis,
we
have
"
establish
[
ed]
differing
compliance
or
reporting
requirements
or
timetables
that
take
into
account
the
resources
available
to
those
who
are
to
respond,"
in
accordance
with
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
(
5
U.
S.
C
601(
6)).

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
Respondents
are
required
to
submit
EPA
Form
5700­
52A
thirty
(
30
days
after
the
end
of
each
federal
fiscal
quarter
or
annually,
per
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
financial
assistance
agreement.
Submission
dates
are
January
30,
April
30,
July
30,
and
October
30.
The
submission
date
for
annual
reports
is
October
30.

6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
and
6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Respondent
burden
estimates
can
be
found
in
Table
1
below.
There
are
approximately
3600
respondents
to
this
form
based
on
the
number
of
grants
awarded
by
the
Agency.
10
Approximately
1/
3
of
those
respondents
report
on
a
quarterly
basis.
The
remaining
respondents
report
annually.
The
estimates
in
Table
1
reflect
burden
hour
and
cost
estimates
based
on
quarterly
and
annual
reporting.

The
wage
rates
used
to
determine
cost
were
calculated
as
follows:

Applicant
Wage
Rate:
$
36.28
x
1.40
=
$
50.79
$
36.28
represents
the
average
wage
rate
of
several
occupations
expected
to
manage
financial
assistance
agreements.
1.40
represents
a
40%
rate
for
benefits.
This
figure
was
derived
from
Table
1.
Civilian
Workers,
by
Major
Occupation
Group;
Management,
Professional,
and
Related
 
found
in
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
New
Release,
"
Employer
Costs
for
Employee
Compensation
 
March
2005."

TABLE
1.
ANNUAL
RESPONDENT
BURDEN/
COST
ESTIMATE
Burden
Hours
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Collection
Activity
Response
Hours
Per
Year
Annl.
Qtr.
Annl.
Qtr.
2400
1200
Resp.
Resp.
Total
Labor
Costs
Per
Year
(
hrs.
x
$
50.79)

Annl.
Qtr.
Capital
Costs
O
&
M
Costs
Total
Cost
Per
Year
Review
instructions
.25
.25
1
600
1200
$
30,474
$
60,948
0
0
$
91,422
Acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
$
0
0
0
$
0
Adjust
existing
ways
to
comply
with
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
$
0
0
0
$
0
Gather
information
.50
.50
2
1200
2400
$
60,948
$
121,896
0
0
$
182,844
Search
data
sources
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
$
0
0
0
$
0
Complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information
.50
.50
2
1200
2400
$
60,948
$
121,896
0
0
$
182,844
Transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information
.25
.25
1
600
1200
$
30,474
$
60,948
0
0
$
91,422
Store,
file,
or
maintain
the
information
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
$
0
0
0
$
0
TOTALS
1.50
1.50
6
3600
7200
$
182,844
$
365,688
0
0
$
548,532
Respondent
Total
Burden
Hours
(
annual
and
quarterly)
Per
Year:
10,800
hrs
Respondent
Total
Costs
Per
Year
(
annual
and
quarterly):
$
548,532
Labor
Costs
Start­
up/
Capital
Costs
and
Operation
and
Maintenance
Costs
­
Start­
up
costs
for
EPA
grant
applications
and
associated
forms
are
minimal
and
are
part
of
customary
and
usual
recipient
business
expenses.
There
are
no
capital
costs
related
to
EPA
grant
related
reporting
requirements.
Therefore,
total
start­
up
and
capital
costs
are
zero
(
0).
There
are
no
O&
M
costs
required.
11
6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Agency
burden
hours
and
costs
are
estimated
below:

TABLE
2.
ANNUAL
AGENCY
BURDEN/
COST
ESTIMATE
Burden
Hours
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Collection
Activity
Response
Hours
Per
Year
Annl.
Qtr.
Annl.
Qtr.
2400
1200
Total
Labor
Costs
Per
Year
(
hrs.
x
$
48.10)

Annl.
Qtr.
Capital
Costs
O
&
M
Costs
Total
Cost
Per
Year
Review
instructions
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
$
0
0
0
$
0
Acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
.25
.25
1
600
1200
$
28,860
$
57,720
0
0
$
86580
Adjust
existing
ways
to
comply
with
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
$
0
0
0
$
0
Gather
information
.25
.25
1
600
1200
$
28,860
$
57,720
0
0
$
86580
Search
data
sources
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
$
0
0
0
$
0
Complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information
.50
.50
2
1200
2400
$
57,720
$
115440
0
0
$
173160
Transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information
.25
.25
1
600
1200
$
28,860
$
57,720
0
0
$
86580
Store,
file,
or
maintain
the
information
.25
.25
1
600
1200
$
28,860
$
57,720
0
0
$
86580
TOTALS
1.50
1.50
6
3600
7200
$
173160
$
346320
0
0
$
519480
Agency
Total
Burden
Hours
Per
Year:
10,800
Agency
Total
Costs
Per
Year:
$
519,480
The
hourly
labor
rate
was
derived
from
using
a
GS
12,
Step
5
hourly
rate
of
$
30.06,
with
a
1.6
benefit
factor.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
Costs
The
estimates
are
reflected
in
the
analysis
in
Section
6(
b).

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Respondent
Total
Burden
Hours
Per
Year:
10,800
hrs
Shown
on
83I
Form
block
13(
c).

Respondent
Total
Costs
Per
Year
:
$
548,532
Represents
annualized
labor
costs
not
shown
on
83I
Form.
12
Agency
Total
Burden
Hours
Per
Year:
10,800
Agency
Total
Costs
Per
Year:
$
519,480
6(
f)
Reason
for
Change
in
Burden
The
estimates
reflect
an
increase
in
Respondent
burden
hours
and
costs
due
to
extra
time
needed
to
review
the
new
instructions
for
the
form.
Even
though
we
received
no
comments
regarding
the
form
from
our
consultation
efforts,
or
from
public
comments,
hours
to
gather
information
to
complete
the
form
were
increased
in
response
to
past
comments
about
the
form.
The
total
change
in
burden
represents
an
increase
from
1
burden
hour
to
1.5
burden
hours.
Also
the
burden
estimate
was
revised
to
include
both
annual
and
quarterly
reporting.
The
original
ICR
only
reflected
annual
reporting.
Both
of
these
changes
are
categorized
as
adjustments.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
1.5
hours
per
respondent.
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.

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
Number
EPA­
HQ­
OA­
2006­
0278,
which
is
available
for
online
viewing
at
www.
regulations.
gov,
or
in
person
viewing
at
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
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
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
is
(
202)
566­
1752.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
www.
regulations.
gov.
This
site
can
be
used
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.
When
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
Docket
ID
number
identified
above.
You
can
also
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
Number:
EPA­
HQ­
OA­
2006­
0278,
and
OMB
Control
Number
2090­
0025
in
any
correspondence.
