[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63803-63804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25575]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 36; OMB Control No. 9000-0147]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Pollution
Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (FAR 52.223-5)
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a
previously approved information collection requirement concerning
pollution prevention and right-to-know information.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and whether it
will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden
of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid
assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0147, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information by any of the
following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the
OMB control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0147, Pollution
Prevention and Right-to-Know Information''. Follow the instructions
provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0147,
Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information'' on your attached
document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN:
Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0147, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know
Information.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0147, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know
Information, in all correspondence related to this collection. All
comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business
confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Petrusek, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501-0136 or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
As implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart
23.10, Executive Order 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental,
Energy, and Economic Performance, signed on October 5, 2009 (74 FR
52117, October 8, 2009) and Executive Order 13423, Strengthening
Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, signed on
January 24, 2007 (72 FR 3919, January 26, 2007), mandates compliance
with right-to-
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know laws and pollution prevention requirements; implementation of an
Environmental Management System (EMS); and completion of Facility
Compliance Audits (FCAs).
This information collection will be accomplished by means of FAR
clause 52.223-5. This clause requires that Federal facilities comply
with the planning and reporting requirements of the Pollution
Prevention Act (PPA) of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13101-13109) and the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
11001-11050). Additionally, this clause requires contractors to provide
information necessary so that agencies can implement EMSs and complete
FCAs at certain Federal facilities.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
The estimated annual reporting burden is slightly decreased since
published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 48745, on September 24,
2009. The adjustment is made based on current data and consultation
with Federal Government subject matter experts familiar with the
requirements under this information collection.
Number of Respondents: 5,401.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 5,401.
Hours per Response: 3.7493.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20,250.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals
Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection
documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417,
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control Number 9000-0147,
Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information, in all
correspondence.
Dated: October 11, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-25575 Filed 10-16-12; 8:45 am]
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