[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1235]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0147]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Pollution
Prevention and Right-to-Know Information
AGENCIES: 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 (9000-0147).
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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 will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning pollution
prevention and right-to-know information. This OMB clearance expires on
June 30, 2006.
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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR),
1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms. Kimberly Marshall, Contract Policy
Division, GSA, (202) 208-0986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Executive Order 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 executive order
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
Number of Respondents: 14,500.
Responses Per Respondent: .921.
Annual Responses: 13,350.
Average Burden Per Response: .786.
Total Burden Hours: 10,500.
OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405,
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control Number 9000-0147,
Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information, in all
correspondence.
Dated: February 6, 2006.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-1235 Filed 2-9-06; 8:45 am]
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