[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 31449] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-15234] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0021] Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Clean Air and Water Certification AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance (9000-0021). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning Clean Air and Water Certification. The clearance currently expires on September 30, 1998. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before August 10, 1998. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Linfield, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1757. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose It is the Government's policy to improve environmental quality. Accordingly, Executive agencies must conduct their acquisition activities in a manner that will result in effective enforcement of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.) and the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.). The information required by the Clean Air and Water Certification is used to determine a contractor's compliance with these laws. A determination of noncompliance by the contracting officer requires notifying the agency head or designee who, in turn, notifies the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Administrator, or a designee, in writing. Government contracting offices use the information to determine a firm's eligibility for award of a contract and to provide information to the EPA. B. Annual Reporting Burden Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .01666 hours 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, 83,400; responses per respondent, 20; total annual responses, 1,668,000; preparation hours per response, .01666; and total response burden hours, 27,800. Obtaining Copies of Proposals Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000- 0021, Clean Air and Water Certification, in all correspondence. Dated: June 3, 1998. Sharon A. Kiser, FAR Secretariat. [FR Doc. 98-15234 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-P