[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15155-15156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7473]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0147]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Pollution 
Prevention and Right-to-Know Information

AGENCIES: 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 (9000-0147).

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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 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 pollution 
prevention and right-to-know information. This OMB clearance expires on 
May 31, 2003.
    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.

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DATES: Submit comments on or before May 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, including suggestions for reducing this 
burden to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVA), 
1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Smith, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA, 208-7279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Executive Order 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 executive order 
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

    Number of Respondents: 2,550.
    Responses Per Respondent: 7.647.
    Annual Responses: 19,500.
    Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 14,500.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVA), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0147, 
Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: March 25, 2003.
Ralph J. Destefano,
Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 03-7473 Filed 3-27-03; 8:45 am]
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