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OMB Control No: 2080-0082	ICR Reference No: 201601-2080-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/ORD	Agency Tracking No: 2530.01
Title: Recordkeeping for Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/29/2016
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/03/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/04/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2016	6 Months From Approved
Responses	24	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	72	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC Policy) in September 2014. It became effective, September 24, 2015 (79 Federal Register 57589). All federal departments and agencies are required to implement this Policy. Institutions subject to the iDURC Policy are those that receive funding from a USG entity for research that involves a certain set of agents or toxins, or that receive funding from a non-USG entity for the same research and also receive funding from a USG entity for life sciences research. The iDURC Policy requires that institutions subject to the Policy train individuals within their institution that are conducting research involving any of the agents or toxins identified in the Policy. Additionally, institutions are to maintain records of that training. EPA is submitting an emergency information collection request for these recordkeeping requirements.

Emergency Justfication: EPA is requesting emergency clearance of this ICR under 5 CFR 1320.13(a)(2)(i) because the iDURC policy’s effective date has passed, but without PRA approval the recordkeeping provisions cannot yet be implemented. Standard processing of this ICR would further delay full implementation of the policy, which seeks to mitigate the risk of public harm from life sciences research being misapplied.

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
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 5749	02/03/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Federally-owned, Contractor-run Labs
Private Sector

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	24	24
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	72	72
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: There is no currently approved burden as this is a new information collection request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,422

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

Agency Contact: Brendan Doyle 202 564-4584 doyle.brendan@epa.gov

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