[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1737-1738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-691]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[FAR Case 92-054B]
Submission for OMB Review Entitled Environmentally Preferable
Products
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
a request to review and approve a new information collection
requirement concerning Environmentally Preferable Products (FAR Case
92-054B). This request is pursuant to the emergency processing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13).
DATES: Comment Due Date: March 14, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102,
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite FAR case 92-054B, Environmentally
Preferable Products, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Linfield, Office of Federal
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-1757.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
E.O. 12856 of August 3, 1993, ``Federal Compliance With Right-To-
Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements,'' requires that
Federal facilities comply with the planning and reporting requirements
of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 and the Emergency Planning
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. The E.O. requires that contracts
to be performed on a Federal facility provide for the contractor to
supply to the Federal agency all information the Federal agency deems
necessary to comply with these reporting requirements.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information.
The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents
2,550; responses per respondent, 7.6; total annual responses, 19,500;
preparation hours per response, .75; and total response burden hours,
14,500.
OBTAINING COPIES OF JUSTIFICATIONS: Requester may obtain copies of
justifications from the General Services Administration, FAR
Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)
501-4755. Please cite FAR case 92-054B, Environmentally Preferable
Products, in all correspondence.
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Dated: January 7, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-691 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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