[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54937-54938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19376]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 523 and 552

[GSAR Case 2022-G517, Docket No. GSA-GSAR-2022-0014, Sequence No. 1]
RIN 3090-AK60


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
Single-Use Plastics and Packaging

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) published an advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking on July 7, 2022, seeking public feedback 
pertaining to the use of plastic consumed in both packaging and 
shipping, as well as other single-use plastics for which the agency 
contracts. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from 
September 6, 2022, to September 27, 2022, to provide additional time 
for interested parties to provide inputs.

DATES: For the advance notice of proposed rulemaking published on July 
7, 2022 (87 FR 40476), submit comments on or before September 27, 2022.

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ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to GSAR Case 2022-G517 to the 
Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 
for ``GSAR Case 2022-G517''. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``GSAR Case 2022-G517''. Follow the instructions 
provided on the ``Comment Now'' screen. Please include your name, 
company name (if any), and ``GSAR Case 2022-G517'' on your attached 
document. If your comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the points of contact in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``GSAR Case 
2022-G517'' in all correspondence related to this case. Comments 
received generally will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your 
comment(s), please check https://www.regulations.gov, approximately two 
to three days after submission to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Adina Torberntsson, Procurement 
Analyst, at 303-236-2677 or [email protected], for clarification of 
content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, 
contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or 
[email protected]. Please cite GSAR Case 2022-G517.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On July 7, 2022, the General Services Administration published an 
advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register at 
87 FR 40476 seeking public feedback pertaining to the use of plastic 
consumed in both packaging and shipping, as well as other single-use 
plastics for which the agency contracts. The comment period is extended 
to September 27, 2022, to allow additional time for interested parties 
to submit comments in response to the questions posed in the ANPR.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-19376 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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