[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68616-68617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19166]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0205; Docket No. 2024-0001; Sequence No. 9]


Information Collection; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Hazardous Material Information

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, GSA invites the 
public to comment on a request to review and approve an extension of a 
previously approved information collection requirement regarding 
Hazardous Material Information.

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DATES: Submit comments on or before: October 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via 
the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB control number. 
Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with ``Information 
Collection 3090-0205, Hazardous Material Information.'' Follow the 
instructions provided on the screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0205, Hazardous 
Material Information'' on your attached document.
    If your comment cannot be submitted using 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 Information 
Collection 3090-0205, Hazardous Material Information, in all 
correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally 
will be posted without change to regulations.gov, including any 
personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm 
receipt of your comment(s), please check regulations.gov, approximately 
two-to-three business days after submission to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Adina Torberntsson, Procurement 
Analyst, GSA Acquisition Policy Division, via telephone at 720-475-
0568, or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Federal Hazardous Substance Act and Hazardous Material 
Transportation Act prescribe standards for packaging of hazardous 
substances. To meet the requirements of the Acts, the General Services 
Administration Regulation prescribes provision 552.223-72, Hazardous 
Material Information, to be inserted in solicitations and contracts 
that provides for delivery of hazardous materials on a Free On Board 
(FOB) origin basis.
    This information collection will be accomplished by means of the 
provision which requires the contractor to identify for each National 
Stock Number (NSN), the DOT Shipping Name, Department of Transportation 
(DOT) Hazards Class, and whether the item requires a DOT label. 
Contracting Officers and technical personnel use the information to 
monitor and ensure contract requirements based on law and regulation.
    Properly identified and labeled items of hazardous material allows 
for appropriate handling of such items throughout GSA's supply chain 
system. The information is used by GSA, stored in an NSN database and 
provided to GSA customers. Non-Collection and/or a less frequently 
conducted collection of the information resulting from GSAR provision 
552.223-72 would prevent the Government from being properly notified. 
Government activities may be hindered from notifying their employees 
of; (1) All hazards to which they may be exposed; (2) Relative symptoms 
and appropriate emergency treatment; and (3) Proper conditions and 
precautions for safe use and exposure.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 563.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Total Responses: 1,689.
    Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 844.5.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary, 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 GSA Regulatory Secretariat 
Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected]. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 3090-0205, Hazardous Material Information, in all 
correspondence.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-19166 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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