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OMB Control No: 2030-0020	ICR Reference No: 200909-2030-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-2030-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OMS	Agency Tracking No: 0938.17
Title: General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/30/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/16/2009
Terms of Clearance: This change to the General Administration Requirements for Assistance Programs ICR, to implement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is approved. This change transfers 20,066 hours of burden from Emergency ICR 2030-0046, which expires on Sept 30, 2009, to this ICR, and approves EPAs collection of 4 additional data items required by EPA to meet the requirements of ARRA that were not previously approved under this ICR. These are: Site Assessments Initiated; Site Assessments Completed; Cleanups Initiated, and Cleanups Completed. Additionally, EPAs requirement for information for each LUST site (latitude/longitude), and reporting is also approved. The additional burden primarily reflects the increase in grant applicants and awards expected as a result of ARRA, as well as accounting for the new reporting requirements. OMB approves this collection for six (6) months. If EPA decides to continue use of the collection past the six month approval time period, it must resubmit to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process, and include the two requests for public comment. New recordkeeping or requirements, like those listed above, will be incorporated into the supporting statement for the ICR. Additionally, EPA will include these specific items in the two requests for public comment that precede the submission of the ICR to OMB. OMB recognizes EPAs review of the forms covered by this request and encourages EPA to be as rigorous in the review of each form prior to resubmission of this ICR in future years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2012	04/30/2012	04/30/2012
Responses	51,664	0	49,378
Time Burden (Hours)	134,597	0	114,531
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This is a request for a renewal of an existing Information Collection Request (ICR) due to expire on April 30, 2009. This ICR authorizes the collection of information under EPA's General Regulation for Assistance Programs that establishes the minimum management requirements for all recipients of EPA grants or cooperative agreements (assistance agreements). 40 CFR Part 30, "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations," establishes the management requirements for institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations, as well as procurement requirements for non-governmental recipients. 40 CFR Part 31, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments," includes the management requirements for States, local governments, and Indian Tribal governments. These regulations include only those provisions mandated by statute, required by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, or added by EPA to ensure sound and effective financial assistance management. In addition, under Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432, EPA is required to promote and report on programs to assist minority and women-owned enterprises. Under P.L. 101-507 and P.L. 102-389, EPA is required to set aside funds for socially and disadvantaged individuals/firms under the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 537(a) (5) and (6). This ICR combines all of these requirements under OMB Control Number 2030-0020. EPA award officials will use the information required by these regulations to make assistance awards, to make assistance payments, and to verify that the recipient is using Federal funds appropriately to comply with Federal requirements.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	51,664	49,378	2,286
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	134,597	114,531	20,066
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Justification for increase: This increase is due to the ARRA increase in grants that was previously approved under an Emergency ICR (OMB #2030-0046) that expires 09/30/2009.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,496,578

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)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Alexandra Raver 2025645296 raver.alexandra@epa.gov

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