[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1737-1738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-691]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[FAR Case 92-054B]


Submission for OMB Review Entitled Environmentally Preferable 
Products

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
a request to review and approve a new information collection 
requirement concerning Environmentally Preferable Products (FAR Case 
92-054B). This request is pursuant to the emergency processing 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13).

DATES: Comment Due Date: March 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite FAR case 92-054B, Environmentally 
Preferable Products, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Linfield, Office of Federal 
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-1757.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    E.O. 12856 of August 3, 1993, ``Federal Compliance With Right-To-
Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements,'' requires that 
Federal facilities comply with the planning and reporting requirements 
of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 and the Emergency Planning 
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. The E.O. requires that contracts 
to be performed on a Federal facility provide for the contractor to 
supply to the Federal agency all information the Federal agency deems 
necessary to comply with these reporting requirements.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents 
2,550; responses per respondent, 7.6; total annual responses, 19,500; 
preparation hours per response, .75; and total response burden hours, 
14,500.

OBTAINING COPIES OF JUSTIFICATIONS: Requester may obtain copies of 
justifications from the General Services Administration, FAR 
Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 
501-4755. Please cite FAR case 92-054B, Environmentally Preferable 
Products, in all correspondence.


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    Dated: January 7, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-691 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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