80 FR 34149 - Implementing Instructions for Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade Executive Order (E.O.) 13693

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 114 (June 15, 2015)

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The Managing Director of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued instructions to Federal agencies for incorporating sustainability practices into agency policies and practices, as required under Executive Order 13693 (``E.O. 13693''), ``Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade,'' signed by President Obama on March 19, 2015, 80 FR 15871, March 25, 2015. The purpose of the Executive Order is to build a clean energy economy that will sustain our prosperity and the health of our people through Federal leadership in energy, water, fleet, buildings, and acquisition management to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent over the next decade. Section 1 of E.O. 13693 directs agencies to ``increase efficiency and improve their environmental performance . . . [to] help us protect our planet for future generations and save taxpayer dollars through avoided energy costs and increased efficiency, while also making federal facilities more resilient.'' Section 4 of E.O. 13693 directs the Chair of CEQ to issue implementing instructions. The Instructions for Implementing Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade are now available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ default/files/docs/eo_13693_implementing_instructions_june_10_2015.pdf.

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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY


Implementing Instructions for Planning for Federal Sustainability 
in the Next Decade Executive Order (E.O.) 13693

AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Implementing Instructions for 
Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.

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SUMMARY: The Managing Director of the Council on Environmental Quality 
(CEQ) has issued instructions to Federal agencies for incorporating 
sustainability practices into agency policies and practices, as 
required under Executive Order 13693 (``E.O. 13693''), ``Planning for 
Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade,'' signed by President Obama 
on March 19, 2015, 80 FR 15871, March 25, 2015. The purpose of the 
Executive Order is to build a clean energy economy that will sustain 
our prosperity and the health of our people through Federal leadership 
in energy, water, fleet, buildings, and acquisition management to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent over the next 
decade. Section 1 of E.O. 13693 directs agencies to ``increase 
efficiency and improve their environmental performance . . . [to] help 
us protect our planet for future generations and save taxpayer dollars 
through avoided energy costs and increased efficiency, while also 
making federal facilities more resilient.'' Section 4 of E.O. 13693 
directs the Chair of CEQ to issue implementing instructions. The 
Instructions for Implementing Planning for Federal Sustainability in 
the Next Decade are now available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/eo_13693_implementing_instructions_june_10_2015.pdf.

DATES: The Instructions for Implementing Planning for Federal 
Sustainability in the Next Decade were issued on June 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Instructions for Implementing Planning for Federal 
Sustainability in the Next Decade are available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/eo_13693_implementing_instructions_june_10_2015.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Porter, Office of Federal 
Sustainability, at [email protected] or 202-456-5225.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Instructions apply only to Federal 
agencies, operations, and programs. Agencies are expected to implement 
the Instructions as part of their compliance with E.O. 13693.

(Authority: E.O. 13693, 80 FR 15871)

    Dated: June 10, 2015.
Christina Goldfuss,
Managing Director, Council on Environmental Quality.
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(D) The total dollar amount invoiced SUMMARY: The Managing Director of the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
for services under the contract; Council on Environmental Quality
(E) The contract type and date of (CEQ) has issued instructions to Federal Department of the Army
award; agencies for incorporating sustainability [Docket ID: USA–2013–0043]
(F) The name of the contractor and practices into agency policies and
place of performance; practices, as required under Executive Proposed Collection; Comment
(G) The number and work location of Order 13693 (‘‘E.O. 13693’’), ‘‘Planning Request
contractor and subcontractor employees, for Federal Sustainability in the Next
expressed as full-time equivalents for AGENCY: U.S. Army Public Health
Decade,’’ signed by President Obama on
direct labor, compensated under the Command, DoD.
March 19, 2015, 80 FR 15871, March 25,
contract; 2015. The purpose of the Executive ACTION: Notice.
(H) Whether the contract is a personal Order is to build a clean energy
services contract; and SUMMARY: In compliance with the
economy that will sustain our Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, U.S.
(I) Whether the contract was awarded
prosperity and the health of our people Army Public Health Command
on a noncompetitive basis, regardless of
date of award. through Federal leadership in energy, announces a proposed public
water, fleet, buildings, and acquisition information collection and seeks public
Section 743(a)(3)(A) through (I) of the management to reduce greenhouse gas
Consolidated Appropriations Act. comment on the provisions thereof.
emissions by at least 40 percent over the Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Section 743(c) of the Consolidated
next decade. Section 1 of E.O. 13693 the proposed collection of information
Appropriations Act requires agencies to
‘‘publish in the Federal Register a directs agencies to ‘‘increase efficiency is necessary for the proper performance
notice that the inventory is available to and improve their environmental of the functions of the agency, including
the public.’’ performance . . . [to] help us protect whether the information shall have
Consequently, through this notice, we our planet for future generations and practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
are announcing that the CPSC’s service save taxpayer dollars through avoided agency’s estimate of the burden of the
contract inventory for FY 2014 is energy costs and increased efficiency, proposed information collection; (c)
available to the public. The inventory while also making federal facilities more ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
provides information on service contract resilient.’’ Section 4 of E.O. 13693 clarity of the information to be
actions of more than $25,000 that CPSC directs the Chair of CEQ to issue collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
made in FY 2014. The information is implementing instructions. The burden of the information collection on
organized by function to show how Instructions for Implementing Planning respondents, including through the use
contracted resources are distributed for Federal Sustainability in the Next of automated collection techniques or
throughout the CPSC. We developed the Decade are now available at: https:// other forms of information technology.
inventory in accordance with guidance www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ DATES: Consideration will be given to all
issued on December 19, 2011, by the docs/eo_13693_implementing_ comments received by August 14, 2015.
OMB. (The OMB guidance is available instructions_june_10_2015.pdf. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ identified by docket number and title,
default/files/omb/procurement/memo/ DATES: The Instructions for by any of the following methods:
service-contract-inventories-guidance- Implementing Planning for Federal • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
11052010.pdf.) The CPSC’s Division of Sustainability in the Next Decade were www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Procurement Services has posted its issued on June 10, 2015. instructions for submitting comments.
inventory, and a summary of the ADDRESSES: The Instructions for • Mail: Department of Defense, Office
inventory can be found at our homepage Implementing Planning for Federal of the Deputy Chief Management
at the following link: http:// Sustainability in the Next Decade are Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Agency- available at: https:// Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
Reports/Service-Contract-Inventory/. www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
Dated: June 10, 2015. docs/eo_13693_implementing_ Washington, DC 20301–9010.
Todd A. Stevenson, instructions_june_10_2015.pdf. Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: number and title for this Federal
Commission.
Amy Porter, Office of Federal Register document. The general policy
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Sustainability, at aporter@ceq.eop.gov for comments and other submissions
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or 202–456–5225. from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
viewing on the Internet at http://
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL Instructions apply only to Federal www.regulations.gov as they are
QUALITY agencies, operations, and programs. received without change, including any
Agencies are expected to implement the personal identifiers or contact
Implementing Instructions for Planning Instructions as part of their compliance information.
for Federal Sustainability in the Next with E.O. 13693. Any associated form(s) for this
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Decade Executive Order (E.O.) 13693 (Authority: E.O. 13693, 80 FR 15871) collection may be located within this
AGENCY: Council on Environmental Dated: June 10, 2015.
same electronic docket and downloaded
Quality. for review/testing. Follow the
Christina Goldfuss, instructions at http://
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Managing Director, Council on Environmental www.regulations.gov for submitting
Implementing Instructions for Planning Quality. comments. Please submit comments on
for Federal Sustainability in the Next [FR Doc. 2015–14501 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am] any given form identified by docket
Decade.
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Availability of Implementing Instructions for Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.
Dates		The Instructions for Implementing Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade were issued on June 10, 2015.
Contact		Amy Porter, Office of Federal Sustainability, at [email protected] or 202-456-5225.
FR Citation		80 FR 34149