[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36543-36544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14836]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0205; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 11]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
Part 523; Information Collection; 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, the 
General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding Environmental Conservation, Occupational Safety, and Drug-
Free Workplace.
    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: August 20, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mitchell Gasbarra, Procurement 
Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, at 
telephone (202) 357-5846 or via email to [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
02085 by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 3090-0205, Environmental Conservation, 
Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace''. Follow the instructions 
provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, 
company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0205, 
Environmental Conservation, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free 
Workplace'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. Attn: 
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0205, Environmental Conservation, Occupational 
Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0205, Environmental Conservation, Occupational Safety, 
and Drug-Free Workplace, in all correspondence related to this 
collection. All comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

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

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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, 1275 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 3090-0205, Environmental Conservation, Occupational Safety, and 
Drug-Free Workplace, in all correspondence.

    Dated: June 11, 2012.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2012-14836 Filed 6-18-12; 8:45 am]
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