[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04833]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 6, 2018.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
11, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Office of Procurement and Property Management

    Title: Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal 
Procurement.
    OMB Control Number: 0503-0011.
    Summary of Collection: Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act (FSRIA) of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008, and the Agricultural Act of 2014 [7 
U.S.C. 8102] provides for a preferred procurement program under which 
Federal agencies are required to purchase biobased products, with 
certain exceptions. Product categories (which are generic groupings of 
products) are designated by rulemaking for preferred procurement. To 
qualify product categories for procurement under this program, the 
statute requires that the Secretary of Agriculture consider information 
on the availability of biobased products, the economic and 
technological feasibility of using such products and the costs of using 
such products. In addition, the Secretary is required to provide 
information on designated product categories to Federal agencies about 
the availability, price, performance, and environmental and public 
health benefits of such product categories, and where appropriate shall 
recommend the level of biobased material to be contained in the 
procured product.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Office of Procurement and 
Property Management (OPPM) and its contractors will interact with 
manufacturers and vendors to gather such information and material for 
testing, as may be required for designation of products categories for 
preferred procurement by Federal agencies. The information collected 
will continue to be gathered using a variety of methods, including face 
to face visits with a manufacturer or vendor, submission by 
manufacturers and vendors of information electronically to OPPM, and 
survey instruments filled out by manufacturers and vendors and 
submitted to OPPM.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 220.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 8,800.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04833 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am]
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