[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 52693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18818]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0147; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 17]


Submission for OMB Review; Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know 
Information

AGENCY: 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.

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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 an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning pollution prevention and right-to-know information. A notice 
was published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 26564 on May 3, 2016. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 8, 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 the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 9000-0147, Pollution Prevention and 
Right-to-Know Information''. Follow the instructions provided at the 
``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0147, Pollution Prevention and 
Right-to-Know Information'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0147, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know 
Information.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0147, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know 
Information, 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, 
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 703-795-6328 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 
(EPCRA) (42 U.S.C. 11001-11050) and the Pollution Prevention Act of 
1990 (PPA), (42 U.S.C. 13101-13109); and Executive Order 13693, 
Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, dated March 25, 
2015, require that Federal facilities maintain reports on hazardous 
materials and toxic chemicals and pollution prevention efforts. In 
keeping with this mandate, Federal contractors performing at a Federal 
facility must provide sufficient information to the Federal Government 
to ensure that the facility is compliant with the E.O., PPA, and EPCRA. 
This information collection is carried out by means of Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and 
Right-To-Know Information.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of Respondents: 3,035.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.6.
    Total Annual Responses: 4,713.
    Hours per Response: 3.7.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 17,498.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other-for-profit entities and not-
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (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.
    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 9000-0147, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know 
Information, in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 4, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-18818 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am]
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