[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2850-2852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00684]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-PBS-2013-04; Docket 2013-0002; Sequence 42]
Notice Pursuant to Executive Order 12600 of Posting Certain GSA
Real Property Lease Documents With Private Sector Landlords on GSA's
Public Online Portal
AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, Office of Leasing, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides submitters notice pursuant to Executive
Order 12600 that the GSA, Public Buildings Service, Office of Leasing
is complying with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Open
Government Directive issued December 8, 2009, as M-10-06, to implement
the principles of transparency and openness in government by posting
certain GSA real property lease documents with private sector landlords
on GSA's public online portal.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by ``Notice-PBS-2013-04'', by any
of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``Notice-
PBS-2013-04''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Comment Now''
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Notice-
PBS-2013-04'' on your attached document.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington,
DC 20405. Notice-PBS-2013-04.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Notice-PBS-
2013-04'', in all correspondence related to this notice. 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: Mr. John D. Thomas at 202-501-2454.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [OMB's Open Government Directive issued
December 8, 2009, as M-10-06, instructs federal agencies, including
GSA, to take specific actions to implement the principles of
transparency, participation, and collaboration. More specifically, the
directive asks agencies to expand access to information by making it
available online in open formats. To comply with this initiative,
certain GSA real property lease documents with private sector landlords
will be posted on GSA's public online portal, with specific data
elements being redacted to protect privacy, personal, and proprietary
information as outlined under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and
the Privacy Act. As such, this notice describes typical data elements
contained in these lease documents and their exemption status under the
FOIA statute.]
GSA, the nation's largest public real estate organization, provides
workspace
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for more than 1.2 million federal workers through its Public Buildings
Service. Approximately half of the employees are housed in buildings
owned by the federal government and half are located in over 7,200
separate leased properties (in over 8,700 leases), including buildings,
land, antenna sites, etc., across the country. In order to comply with
OMB's Open Government Directive issued December 8, 2009, as M-10-06, of
transparency and openness in government, by posting certain GSA real
property lease documents with private sector landlords on GSA's public
online portal, GSA has identified several data elements that are exempt
from disclosure pursuant to FOIA under, 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
The following table contains a description of these data fields and
their exempt status under FOIA:
FOIA Review of Data Elements in GSA Lease Documents
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Data field Exempt status Public comments
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(1) Lease Number.................... Not exempt under the FOIA.
(2) Lease Award Date................ Not exempt under the FOIA.
(3) Leased Building Address Not exempt under the FOIA.
(Including City State And Zip Code).
(4) Lease Effective Date............ Not exempt under the FOIA.
(5) Lease Expiration Date........... Not exempt under the FOIA.
(6) Length of Renewal Option Term(s) Not exempt under the FOIA.
(7) Renewal Option Rental Rate...... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4).
(8) Information on Lease termination Not exempt under the FOIA.
rights.
(9) Itemized Operating Cost Rate Exempt--5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4).
(Including Components Of Operating
Costs, Such As Fuel Costs,
Utilities, Janitorial Costs, etc.).
(10) Lease Agreement Rentable Square Not exempt under the FOIA.
Feet (RSF).
(11) Lease Agreement ANSI/BOMA Not exempt under the FOIA.
Office Area Square Feet (ABOA SF).
(12) Lease Structured Parking Spaces Not exempt under the FOIA.
(13) Lease Surface Parking Spaces... Not exempt under the FOIA.
(14) Percentage Of Occupancy........ Not exempt under the FOIA.
(15) Annual Rent (Including Rent Not exempt under the FOIA.
Structure For Term Of Lease).
(16) Lessor Name.................... Not exempt under the FOIA.
(17) Lessor Address if Lessor is an Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
individual (including City, State,
and Postal Code).
(18) Lessor Phone if Lessor is an Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
individual.
(19) Lessor Fax if Lessor is an Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
individual.
(20) Lessor Email if Lessor is an Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
individual.
(21) Name of Person Signing Lease... Not exempt under the FOIA.
(22) Name of Person Witnessing Lease Not exempt under the FOIA.
Signature.
(23) Payee Name..................... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(24) Payee Address (including City, Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
State, and Postal Code).
(25) Payee Phone.................... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(26) Payee Fax...................... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(27) Payee Email.................... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(28) Itemized Unit Price Schedule Exempt--5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4).
(Including Construction Costs For
Tenant Buildout Items Such As
Drywall Partitioning, Electrical
Outlets, Doors, Carpeting, Locks,
Cabinets, etc.).
(29) HVAC Overtime Rate............. Not exempt under the FOIA.
(30) Corporate Resolution........... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(31) Partnership Agreement.......... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(32) Adjustment For Vacant Premises Not exempt under the FOIA.
Rate.
(33) Legal Description Of Building.. Not exempt under the FOIA.
(34) Normal Business Hours Of Not exempt under the FOIA.
Building.
(35) Agency Name or Agency initials. Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7).
(36) Floor Plan and drawings........ Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5) and (7).
(37) Identification Of Building Not exempt under the FOIA.
Floors Occupied.
(38) Lessor Tax Payer Identification Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) or (6).
Number if Lessor is business entity
or individual.
(39) Social Security Number......... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
(40) DUNS Number (9 digit DUNS Not exempt under the FOIA.
Number).
(41) DUNS+4 (13 digit DUNS Number).. Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(42) Financial Institution.......... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(43) Account Number................. Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(44) ABA Routing ID................. Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(45) Automated Clearing House (ACH) Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
Network U.S. Phone.
(46) ACH Non-U.S. Phone............. Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(47) ACH Fax........................ Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(48) ACH E-Mail..................... Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(49) Broker Commission Information Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(Including Rates and Percentages).
(50) Address of Person Witnessing Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
Lease Signature if Person is an
individual.
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(51) Security Information or Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7). ...............................
Requirements Deemed Sensitive.
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Dated: January 8, 2014.
John D. Thomas,
Director, Center for Lease Policy, Public Building Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-00684 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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