[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-630]



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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Rescission of OMB Circular

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Proposed rescission of OMB Circular A-106.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that OMB intends to rescind Circular 
No. A-106, ``Reporting Requirements in Connection With the Prevention, 
Control, and Abatement of Environmental Pollution at Existing Federal 
Facilities.'' The circular provides reporting procedures for Federal 
agencies to prepare and submit semi-annual plans to OMB for the control 
of environmental pollution at Federal facilities. The plans, prepared 
under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, identify 
environmental pollution improvements and associated costs for Federally 
owned or leased facilities. Circular A-106 is being proposed for 
rescission because its requirements are duplicative and inconsistent 
with the reporting requirements of Executive Order 12088, ``Federal 
Compliance With Pollution Control Standards,'' which will remain in 
effect after the Circular is rescinded. Terminating the circular was 
recommended in the Vice President's National Performance Review to 
eliminate duplicative reporting requirements and to allow agencies to 
report under Executive Order 12088 using their own in-house data 
systems or an inter-agency system provided by EPA.

DATES: Persons who wish to comment on the proposed rescission of 
Circular No. A-106 should submit their comments no later than February 
22, 1996. The rescission will take place 45 days after the close of the 
comment period, unless the comments raise significant concerns 
regarding the proposed rescission.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Kevin Neyland, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, 
NW, Room 8026, Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the 
rescission of Circular No. A-106, contact Kevin Neyland at (202) 395-
6827. For further information on OMB's overall review of its circulars, 
contact Frank J. Seidl, III, Staff Assistant, at (202) 395-5146; or 
Rosalyn Rettman, Associate General Counsel for Budget at (202) 395-
5600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) has initiated a systematic review of all OMB circulars, in 
an effort to reduce unnecessary Government directives. As part of this 
initiative, each OMB circular is being reviewed to see whether it 
should be rescinded or whether its requirements can be simplified.

John B. Arthur,
Associate Director for Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-630 Filed 1-19-96; 8:45 am]
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