[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 10656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04833]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 6, 2018.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by April
11, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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, and the Agricultural Act of 2014 [7
U.S.C. 8102] provides for a preferred procurement program under which
Federal agencies are required to purchase biobased products, with
certain exceptions. Product categories (which are generic groupings of
products) are designated by rulemaking for preferred procurement. To
qualify product categories for procurement under this program, the
statute requires that the Secretary of Agriculture consider information
on the availability of biobased products, the economic and
technological feasibility of using such products and the costs of using
such products. In addition, the Secretary is required to provide
information on designated product categories to Federal agencies about
the availability, price, performance, and environmental and public
health benefits of such product categories, 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 its contractors will interact with
manufacturers and vendors to gather such information and material for
testing, as may be required for designation of products categories for
preferred procurement by Federal agencies. The information collected
will continue to 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: 220.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 8,800.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04833 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am]
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