[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81328-81329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32674]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Docket 2015-0055; Sequence 51]


Submission for OMB Review; High Global Warming Potential 
Hydrofluorocarbons

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a new OMB 
clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new 
information collection requirement concerning High Global Warming 
Potential Hydrofluorocarbons. A notice was published in the Federal 
Register at 80 FR 26883, on May 11, 2015. Sixteen comments were 
received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for OMB 
control number ``9000-0191; High Global Warming Potential 
Hydrofluorocarbons.'' Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``9000-0191; High Global Warming Potential 
Hydrofluorocarbons.'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit 
a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), 
and ``9000-0191; High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons'' on 
your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Flowers, 1800 F Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20405.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection

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``9000-0191; High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons,'' in all 
correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To 
confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, 
approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting 
(except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Gray, Procurement Analyst, 
Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at 703-795-6328 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    DoD, GSA, and NASA published a proposed rule at 80 FR 26883 on May 
11, 2015, to implement Executive branch policy in the President's 
Climate Action Plan to procure, when feasible, alternatives to high GWP 
HFCs. FAR Case 2014-026, High Global Warming Potential 
Hydrofluorocarbons, proposed to modify FAR provision 52.223-11, Ozone-
Depleting Substances, and 52.223-12, Refrigeration Equipment and Air 
Conditioners, to address high global warming potential (GWP) 
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
    For equipment and appliances that normally contain 50 or more 
pounds of HFCs or HFC blends, the clauses will now include requirements 
to track by type, equipment/application, contract, agency, and 
location, the amount in pounds of HFCs or HFC blends contained in such 
equipment and appliances delivered to the Government; or added or taken 
out of such equipment and appliances that will be maintained, repaired, 
or disposed under the contract. The contractor is required to report 
the information annually to a centralized Government Web site.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    To estimate the number of respondents affected by the reporting 
requirement in FAR 52.223-11 and 52.223-12, the Government reviewed the 
number of contracts awarded or orders issued for the Federal Supply 
Code Categories that would most commonly be used for the bulk 
materials, products used for maintenance, and equipment containing 
HFCs:
    Respondents: 3,172.
    Responses per respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 3,172.
    Hours per response: 8.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,376.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and 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.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control Number ``9000-0191, High Global Warming Potential 
Hydrofluorocarbons,'' in all correspondence.

William Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-32674 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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