[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2850-2852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00684]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-PBS-2013-04; Docket 2013-0002; Sequence 42]


Notice Pursuant to Executive Order 12600 of Posting Certain GSA 
Real Property Lease Documents With Private Sector Landlords on GSA's 
Public Online Portal

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, Office of Leasing, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides submitters notice pursuant to Executive 
Order 12600 that the GSA, Public Buildings Service, Office of Leasing 
is complying with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Open 
Government Directive issued December 8, 2009, as M-10-06, to implement 
the principles of transparency and openness in government by posting 
certain GSA real property lease documents with private sector landlords 
on GSA's public online portal.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by ``Notice-PBS-2013-04'', by any 
of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``Notice-
PBS-2013-04''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Comment Now'' 
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Notice-
PBS-2013-04'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, 
DC 20405. Notice-PBS-2013-04.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Notice-PBS-
2013-04'', in all correspondence related to this notice. All comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal and/or business confidential information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John D. Thomas at 202-501-2454.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [OMB's Open Government Directive issued 
December 8, 2009, as M-10-06, instructs federal agencies, including 
GSA, to take specific actions to implement the principles of 
transparency, participation, and collaboration. More specifically, the 
directive asks agencies to expand access to information by making it 
available online in open formats. To comply with this initiative, 
certain GSA real property lease documents with private sector landlords 
will be posted on GSA's public online portal, with specific data 
elements being redacted to protect privacy, personal, and proprietary 
information as outlined under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and 
the Privacy Act. As such, this notice describes typical data elements 
contained in these lease documents and their exemption status under the 
FOIA statute.]
    GSA, the nation's largest public real estate organization, provides 
workspace

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for more than 1.2 million federal workers through its Public Buildings 
Service. Approximately half of the employees are housed in buildings 
owned by the federal government and half are located in over 7,200 
separate leased properties (in over 8,700 leases), including buildings, 
land, antenna sites, etc., across the country. In order to comply with 
OMB's Open Government Directive issued December 8, 2009, as M-10-06, of 
transparency and openness in government, by posting certain GSA real 
property lease documents with private sector landlords on GSA's public 
online portal, GSA has identified several data elements that are exempt 
from disclosure pursuant to FOIA under, 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
    The following table contains a description of these data fields and 
their exempt status under FOIA:

                               FOIA Review of Data Elements in GSA Lease Documents
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             Data field                             Exempt status                        Public comments
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(1) Lease Number....................  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(2) Lease Award Date................  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(3) Leased Building Address           Not exempt under the FOIA.
 (Including City State And Zip Code).
(4) Lease Effective Date............  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(5) Lease Expiration Date...........  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(6) Length of Renewal Option Term(s)  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(7) Renewal Option Rental Rate......  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4).
(8) Information on Lease termination  Not exempt under the FOIA.
 rights.
(9) Itemized Operating Cost Rate      Exempt--5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4).
 (Including Components Of Operating
 Costs, Such As Fuel Costs,
 Utilities, Janitorial Costs, etc.).
(10) Lease Agreement Rentable Square  Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Feet (RSF).
(11) Lease Agreement ANSI/BOMA        Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Office Area Square Feet (ABOA SF).
(12) Lease Structured Parking Spaces  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(13) Lease Surface Parking Spaces...  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(14) Percentage Of Occupancy........  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(15) Annual Rent (Including Rent      Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Structure For Term Of Lease).
(16) Lessor Name....................  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(17) Lessor Address if Lessor is an   Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
 individual (including City, State,
 and Postal Code).
(18) Lessor Phone if Lessor is an     Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
 individual.
(19) Lessor Fax if Lessor is an       Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
 individual.
(20) Lessor Email if Lessor is an     Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
 individual.
(21) Name of Person Signing Lease...  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(22) Name of Person Witnessing Lease  Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Signature.
(23) Payee Name.....................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(24) Payee Address (including City,   Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
 State, and Postal Code).
(25) Payee Phone....................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(26) Payee Fax......................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(27) Payee Email....................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(28) Itemized Unit Price Schedule     Exempt--5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4).
 (Including Construction Costs For
 Tenant Buildout Items Such As
 Drywall Partitioning, Electrical
 Outlets, Doors, Carpeting, Locks,
 Cabinets, etc.).
(29) HVAC Overtime Rate.............  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(30) Corporate Resolution...........  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(31) Partnership Agreement..........  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(32) Adjustment For Vacant Premises   Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Rate.
(33) Legal Description Of Building..  Not exempt under the FOIA.
(34) Normal Business Hours Of         Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Building.
(35) Agency Name or Agency initials.  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7).
(36) Floor Plan and drawings........  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5) and (7).
(37) Identification Of Building       Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Floors Occupied.
(38) Lessor Tax Payer Identification  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) or (6).
 Number if Lessor is business entity
 or individual.
(39) Social Security Number.........  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
(40) DUNS Number (9 digit DUNS        Not exempt under the FOIA.
 Number).
(41) DUNS+4 (13 digit DUNS Number)..  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(42) Financial Institution..........  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(43) Account Number.................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(44) ABA Routing ID.................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(45) Automated Clearing House (ACH)   Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
 Network U.S. Phone.
(46) ACH Non-U.S. Phone.............  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(47) ACH Fax........................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(48) ACH E-Mail.....................  Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
(49) Broker Commission Information    Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
 (Including Rates and Percentages).
(50) Address of Person Witnessing     Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
 Lease Signature if Person is an
 individual.

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(51) Security Information or          Exempt--5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7).                ...............................
 Requirements Deemed Sensitive.
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    Dated: January 8, 2014.
John D. Thomas,
Director, Center for Lease Policy, Public Building Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-00684 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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