[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 195 (Friday, October 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52233-52234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24397]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0205]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
Part 523; Submission for OMB Review; Environmental Conservation, 
Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding the reinstatement of a 
previously existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration will be 
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve a reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection requirement regarding Environmental Conservation, 
Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace. A request for public 
comments was published at 74 FR 11889, March 20, 2009. No comments were 
received.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary 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; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: November 9, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Clark, Procurement Analyst,

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Contract Policy Division, at telephone (202) 219-1813 or via e-mail to 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to the Regulatory Secretariat, General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. 
Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0205, Environmental Conservation, 
Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Federal Hazardous Substance Act and Hazardous Material 
Transportation Act prescribe standards for packaging of hazardous 
substances. To meet the requirements of the Acts, the General Services 
Administration Regulation prescribes clause 552.223-72, Hazardous 
Material Information, to be inserted in solicitations and contracts 
that provides for delivery of hazardous materials on an f.o.b. origin 
basis. This information collection will be accomplished by means of the 
clause, which requires the contractor to identify for each National 
Stock Number the DOT Shipping Name, DOT Hazards Class, and whether the 
item requires a DOT label. Contracting Officers and technical personnel 
use the information to monitor and ensure contract requirements based 
on law and regulation. Properly identified and labeled items of 
hazardous material allows for appropriate handling of such items 
throughout GSA's supply chain system. The information is used in GSA 
warehouses, stored in an NSN database and provided to GSA customers. 
Non-Collection and/or a less frequently conducted collection of the 
information resulting from Clause 552.223-72 would prevent the 
Government from being properly notified and prepared for arrival and 
storage of items containing hazardous material. Government activities 
may be hindered from apprising their employees of; (1) All hazards to 
which they may be exposed; (2) Relative symptoms and appropriate 
emergency treatment; and (3) Proper conditions and precautions for safe 
use and exposure.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 563.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Hours per Response: 658.
    Total Burden Hours: 1111.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 3090-0205, Environmental Conservation, Occupational Safety, and 
Drug-Free Workplace, in all correspondence.

    Dated: September 29, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E9-24397 Filed 10-8-09; 8:45 am]
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