[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 49318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19814]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0180; Docket No. 2014-0055; Sequence 20]
Information Collection; Biobased Procurements
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 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) 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 regarding Biobased Procurements.
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0180, Biobased Procurements, 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 9000-0180. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0180, Prohibition on
Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor''.
Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0180,
Prohibition on Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured
Child Labor'' on your attached document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0180, Prohibition on Acquisition of
Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0180, Prohibition on Acquisition of Products Produced
by Forced or Indentured Child Labor, 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: Ms. Marissa Petrusek, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, at telephone 202-
501-0136 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.223-2, Affirmative
Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction
Contracts, requires prime contractors to report annually the product
types and dollar values of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-
designated biobased products purchased to the System for Award
Management (SAM) Web site. The information reported by prime
contractors enables Federal agencies to report annually to the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) concerning actions taken to
implement and measure progress in carrying out the preference for
biobased products required under section 9002 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002, codified at 7 U.S.C. 8102.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
A reassessment of 52.223-2 was preformed. Based on the
comprehensive reassessment performed, this information collection
resulted in an increase in the total burden hours from the previous
information collection that was published in the Federal Register at 76
FR 81940 on December 29, 2011. Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
was searched to determine the number of unique DUNS numbers for the
following selected Product Services Codes: A-Research and Development;
F-Natural Resources Management; J-Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding
of Equipment; M-Operation of Government-Owned Facility; S-Utilities and
Housekeeping Services; T-Photographic, Mapping, Printing, and
Publication Services; Y-Construction of Structures and Facilities; and
Z-Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property. The clause will
apply to the majority of the contract actions in the selected PSCs. The
increase is likely a result of increased awareness of the biobased
requirements and use of the contract clause in service and construction
contracts.
Respondents: 64,123.
Responses per Respondent: 5.
Hours per Response: 5.
Total Burden Hours: 1,603,075.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the 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.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0180, Biobased Procurements, in all correspondence.
Dated: August 15, 2014.
Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of
Government-Wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy,
Office of Government-Wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-19814 Filed 8-19-14; 8:45 am]
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