[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 75520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31038]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 29, 2011.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Office of Procurement and Property Management
Title: Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement.
OMB Control Number: 0503-0011.
Summary of Collection: Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act (FSRIA) of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008, provides for a preferred procurement
program under which Federal agencies are required to purchase biobased
products, with certain exceptions. Items (which are generic groupings
of products) are designated by rulemaking for preferred procurement. To
qualify items for procurement under this program, the statute requires
that the Secretary of Agriculture consider information on the
availability of items, the economic and technological feasibility of
using such items and the life cycle costs of using such items. In
addition, the Secretary is required to provide information on
designated items to Federal agencies about the availability, relative
price, performance, and environmental and public health benefits of
such items and where appropriate shall recommend the level of biobased
material to be contained in the procured product.
Need and Use of the Information: The Office of Procurement and
Property Management (OPPM) and the Center for Industrial Research and
Service at Iowa State University will interact with manufacturers and
venders to gather such information and material for testing, as may be
required for designation of items for preferred procurement by Federal
agencies. The information collected will be gathered using a variety of
methods, including face to face visits with a manufacturer or vendor,
submission by manufacturers and vendors of information electronically
to OPPM, and survey instruments filled out by manufacturers and vendors
and submitted to OPPM.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 7,800.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-31038 Filed 12-1-11; 8:45 am]
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