[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57268-57269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26046]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0180; Docket No. 2017-0053; Sequence 12]


Submission for OMB Review; Affirmative Procurement of Biobased 
Procurements Under Services and Construction Contracts

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 (MVCB) will be submitting to the Office 
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Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding Biobased Procurements. A notice was published in the Federal 
Register at 82 FR 40769, on August 28, 2017. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 3, 2018.

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 9000-0180. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0180, Affirmative 
Procurement of Biobased Procurements Under Services and Construction 
Contracts. Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0180, ``Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Procurements Under 
Services and Construction Contracts.'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0180, Biobased Procurements.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0180, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Procurements 
Under Services and Construction Contracts. 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 Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, at telephone 703-795-6328, 
or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.223-2, Affirmative 
Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction 
Contracts, requires prime contractors to report annually the product 
types and dollar values of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-
designated biobased products purchased to the System for Award 
Management (SAM) Web site. The information reported by prime 
contractors enables Federal agencies to report annually to the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) concerning actions taken to 
implement and measure progress in carrying out the preference for 
biobased products required under section 9002 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, codified at 7 U.S.C. 8102.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    To determine the number of contractors performing construction and 
service contracts that may involve the purchase of USDA-designated 
biobased products, fiscal year 2016 data in the Federal Procurement 
Data System (FPDS) was reviewed to calculate the number of entities 
with unique DUNS numbers that were awarded contracts for the following 
selected Product Services Codes: A--Research and Development; F--
Natural Resources Management; J--Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of 
Equipment; M--Operation of Government-Owned Facility; S--Utilities and 
Housekeeping Services; T--Photographic, Mapping, Printing, and 
Publication Services; Y--Construction of Structures and Facilities; and 
Z--Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property. The clause at 
FAR 52.223-2 will apply to the majority of the contract actions in the 
selected PSCs.
    The estimated total burden is as follows:
    Respondents: 51,457.
    Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Total Annual Responses: 257,285.
    Hours per Response: 5.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,286,425.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the 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 No. 9000-0180, Affirmative Procurement of 
Biobased Procurements Under Services and Construction Contracts, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 29, 2017.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
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