80 FR 39719 - Federal Management Regulation; Art-in-Architecture

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 132 (July 10, 2015)

Page Range		39719-39720
FR Document		2015-16902

GSA is proposing to amend the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) by revising its coverage of Art-in-Architecture. This proposed rule provides clarification to the policies that support the efforts to collect, manage, fund and commission fine art in Federal buildings.

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 102-77

[FMR Case 2015-102-3; Docket No. 2015-0007; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 3090-AJ60


Federal Management Regulation; Art-in-Architecture

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: GSA is proposing to amend the Federal Management Regulation 
(FMR) by revising its coverage of Art-in-Architecture. This proposed 
rule provides clarification to the policies that support the efforts to 
collect, manage, fund and commission fine art in Federal buildings.

DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments to the 
Regulatory Secretariat at one of the addresses shown below on or before 
September 8, 2015 to be considered in the formation of the final rule.

ADDRESSESS:  Submit comments in response to FMR Case 2015-102-3 by any 
of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal by searching for ``FMR Case 
2015-102-3.'' Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with 
``FMR Case 2015-102-3.'' Follow the instructions provided at the 
``Comment Now'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``FMR Case 2015-102-3 on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Flowers, 1800 F Street NW., 2nd. Floor, 
Washington, DC 20405.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite FMR Case 2015-
102-3, in all correspondence related to this case. All comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal and/or business confidential information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aluanda Drain, Office of 
Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and Transportation Management 
(MA), at

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202-501-1624, or by email at [email protected]. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat, at 202-501-4755. Please cite FMR Case 2015-102-3.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    As part of its regular cycle to review and update its real property 
policies, GSA is proposing to revise its policy on Art-in-Architecture 
that is located in FMR part 102-77 (41 CFR part 102-77). This part was 
last revised on November 8, 2005 at 70 FR 67847.

Proposed Changes

    The proposed changes to FMR part 102-77 reflect an internal as well 
as an interagency collaborative effort. Major proposed changes include 
the following:
    Section 102-77.10 recommends the practice of commissioning artwork 
and also requires that the art be the work of living American artists.
    Section 102-77.20 proposes that to the maximum extent possible, 
agencies should collaborate with representatives of the client agency 
and with others who are tied to the project to commission the nation's 
most talented artists.
    Section 102-77.25 calls for agencies to implement the Art-in-
Architecture policies in a manner that receives national and local 
visibility to facilitate participation by a large and diverse group of 
American artists.

B. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563

    Executive Orders (E.O.S.) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess 
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O. 
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, 
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. 
This is not a significant regulatory action, and therefore was not 
subject to review under Section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning 
and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule 
under 5 U.S.C. 804.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    While these revisions are substantive, this proposed rule would not 
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 
601, et seq. This proposed rule is also exempt from the Administrative 
Procedure Act per 5 U.S.C. 553 (a)(2) because it applies to agency 
management or personnel.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the proposed 
changes to the FMR do not impose recordkeeping or information 
collection requirements, or the collection of information from 
offerors, contractors, or members of the public that require the 
approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, 
et seq.

E. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    This proposed rule is exempt from Congressional review prescribed 
by 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates to agency management and personnel.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 102-77

    Arts and Crafts.

    Dated: May 7, 2015.
Giancarlo Brizzi,
Acting Associate Administrator.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, GSA proposes to amend 41 
CFR part 102-77 as follows:

PART 102-77--ART-IN-ARCHITECTURE

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1. The authority continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  40 U.S.C. 121 and 3306.

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2. Revise Sec.  102-77.10 to read as follows:


Sec.  102-77.10  What basic Art-in-Architecture policy governs Federal 
agencies?

    Federal agencies must incorporate fine arts as an integral part of 
the total building concept when designing new Federal buildings, and 
when making substantial repairs and alterations to existing Federal 
buildings, as appropriate. The commissioned artworks--including 
painting, sculpture and various other media--must reflect the national 
cultural heritage and be the work of living American artists (citizens 
or permanent residents of the United States).
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3. Revise Sec.  102-77.20 to read as follows:


Sec.  102-77.20  With whom should Federal agencies collaborate when 
commissioning and selecting art for Federal buildings?

    To the maximum extent practicable, Federal agencies should 
collaborate with representatives of the client agency and the local 
community, the designer, and arts professionals to commission the 
nation's most talented artists to create significant civic-scaled 
artwork of outstanding quality and value. Federal agencies should work 
collaboratively with the artist, community, and art and design 
professionals to produce works of art that reflect the cultural, 
intellectual, and historic interests of the nation and the community. 
Federal agencies should commission artwork that is diverse in style and 
media.
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4. Revise Sec.  102-77.25 to read as follows:


Sec.  102-77.25  Do Federal agencies have responsibilities to provide 
national visibility for Art-in-Architecture?

    Yes, Federal agencies should implement these Art-in-Architecture 
policies in a manner that receives appropriate national and local 
visibility to facilitate participation by a large and diverse group of 
American artists representing a wide variety of types of artwork.

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Notice of Technical Conference GENERAL SERVICES
contains notices to the public of the proposed ADMINISTRATION
issuance of rules and regulations. The On April 20, 2015, the Liquids
purpose of these notices is to give interested Shippers Group, Airlines for America 41 CFR Part 102–77
persons an opportunity to participate in the and the National Propane Gas
rule making prior to the adoption of the final [FMR Case 2015–102–3; Docket No. 2015–
Association (Joint Petitioners) filed a 0007; Sequence No. 1]
rules.
petition for rulemaking requesting that
the Commission issue a Notice of RIN 3090–AJ60
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) requiring
Federal Management Regulation; Art-
changes to the FERC Form No. 6
in-Architecture
Federal Energy Regulatory (Annual Report of Oil Pipeline
Commission Companies), Page 700. AGENCY: Office of Government-wide
The Joint Petitioners request that the Policy (OGP), General Services
18 CFR Part 284 Commission issue a NOPR in which it Administration (GSA).
[Docket No. RM15–19–000] proposes to revise Form No. 6, Page 700 ACTION: Proposed rule.
by (1) requiring a pipeline that (i) files SUMMARY: GSA is proposing to amend
Petition for a Rulemaking of the a single Form No. 6 report for both
Liquids Shippers Group, Airlines for the Federal Management Regulation
crude oil and petroleum product (FMR) by revising its coverage of Art-in-
America, and the National Propane systems, and/or (ii) has multiple
Gas Association Architecture. This proposed rule
established and recognized segments provides clarification to the policies that
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory which correspond to how the pipeline’s support the efforts to collect, manage,
Commission, Energy. rates are established or designed, to file fund and commission fine art in Federal
ACTION: Notice of technical conference. a separate Page 700 for each individual buildings.
system or segment rather than reporting DATES: Interested parties should submit
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Federal aggregated cost and revenue data on a written comments to the Regulatory
Energy Regulatory Commission single Page 700; and (2) revising the Secretariat at one of the addresses
(Commission) plans to hold a technical Page 700 instructions to require crude shown below on or before September 8,
conference on July 30, 2015, to discuss oil and petroleum product pipelines to 2015 to be considered in the formation
issues raised by the petition for make their workpapers available to of the final rule.
rulemaking. The petition for rulemaking shippers and interested persons upon ADDRESSESS: Submit comments in
is requesting that the Commission issue request, not just to the Commission and response to FMR Case 2015–102–3 by
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking any of the following methods:
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202–501–1624, or by email at proposed rule is also exempt from the create significant civic-scaled artwork of
aluanda.drain@gsa.gov. For information Administrative Procedure Act per 5 outstanding quality and value. Federal
pertaining to status or publication U.S.C. 553 (a)(2) because it applies to agencies should work collaboratively
schedules, contact the Regulatory agency management or personnel. with the artist, community, and art and
Secretariat, at 202–501–4755. Please cite design professionals to produce works
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
FMR Case 2015–102–3. of art that reflect the cultural,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act does intellectual, and historic interests of the
not apply because the proposed changes nation and the community. Federal
A. Background to the FMR do not impose agencies should commission artwork
As part of its regular cycle to review recordkeeping or information collection that is diverse in style and media.
and update its real property policies, requirements, or the collection of ■ 4. Revise § 102–77.25 to read as
GSA is proposing to revise its policy on information from offerors, contractors, follows:
Art-in-Architecture that is located in or members of the public that require
FMR part 102–77 (41 CFR part 102–77). the approval of the Office of § 102–77.25 Do Federal agencies have
Management and Budget under 44 responsibilities to provide national visibility
This part was last revised on November
for Art-in-Architecture?
8, 2005 at 70 FR 67847. U.S.C. 3501, et seq.
Yes, Federal agencies should
Proposed Changes E. Small Business Regulatory implement these Art-in-Architecture
The proposed changes to FMR part Enforcement Fairness Act policies in a manner that receives
102–77 reflect an internal as well as an This proposed rule is exempt from appropriate national and local visibility
interagency collaborative effort. Major Congressional review prescribed by 5 to facilitate participation by a large and
proposed changes include the following: U.S.C. 801 since it relates to agency diverse group of American artists
Section 102–77.10 recommends the management and personnel. representing a wide variety of types of
practice of commissioning artwork and artwork.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 102–77
also requires that the art be the work of [FR Doc. 2015–16902 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am]
living American artists. Arts and Crafts. BILLING CODE 6820–14–P
Section 102–77.20 proposes that to Dated: May 7, 2015.
the maximum extent possible, agencies Giancarlo Brizzi,
should collaborate with representatives Acting Associate Administrator.
of the client agency and with others DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
who are tied to the project to For the reasons set forth in the HUMAN SERVICES
commission the nation’s most talented preamble, GSA proposes to amend 41
CFR part 102–77 as follows: 42 CFR Part 88
artists.
Section 102–77.25 calls for agencies to PART 102–77—ART-IN- [NIOSH Docket 094]
implement the Art-in-Architecture ARCHITECTURE
policies in a manner that receives World Trade Center Health Program;
national and local visibility to facilitate ■ 1. The authority continues to read as Petition 008—Autoimmune Diseases;
participation by a large and diverse follows: Finding of Insufficient Evidence
group of American artists.
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121 and 3306. AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
B. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 ■ 2. Revise § 102–77.10 to read as Prevention, HHS.
Executive Orders (E.O.S.) 12866 and follows: ACTION: Denial of petition for addition of
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs § 102–77.10 What basic Art-in-Architecture a health condition.
and benefits of available regulatory policy governs Federal agencies?
alternatives and, if regulation is SUMMARY: On May 11, 2015, the
Federal agencies must incorporate
necessary, to select regulatory Administrator of the World Trade
fine arts as an integral part of the total
approaches that maximize net benefits Center (WTC) Health Program received
building concept when designing new
(including potential economic, a petition (Petition 008) to add
Federal buildings, and when making
environmental, public health and safety autoimmune diseases to the List of
substantial repairs and alterations to
effects, distributive impacts, and WTC-Related Health Conditions (List).
existing Federal buildings, as
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the Upon reviewing the information
appropriate. The commissioned
importance of quantifying both costs provided by the petitioner, the
artworks—including painting, sculpture
and benefits, of reducing costs, of Administrator has determined that
and various other media—must reflect
harmonizing rules, and of promoting Petition 008 is not substantially
the national cultural heritage and be the
flexibility. This is not a significant different from Petition 007, which also
work of living American artists (citizens
regulatory action, and therefore was not requested the addition of autoimmune
or permanent residents of the United
subject to review under Section 6(b) of diseases. The Administrator recently
States).
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and published a response to Petition 007 in
■ 3. Revise § 102–77.20 to read as
Review, dated September 30, 1993. This the Federal Register and has
follows:
rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. determined that Petition 008 does not
provide additional evidence of a causal
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804. § 102–77.20 With whom should Federal
agencies collaborate when commissioning relationship between 9/11 exposures
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act and selecting art for Federal buildings? and autoimmune diseases. Accordingly,
While these revisions are substantive, To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator finds that insufficient
this proposed rule would not have a Federal agencies should collaborate evidence exists to request a
significant economic impact on a with representatives of the client agency recommendation of the WTC Health
substantial number of small entities and the local community, the designer, Program Scientific/Technical Advisory
within the meaning of the Regulatory and arts professionals to commission Committee (STAC), to publish a
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. This the nation’s most talented artists to proposed rule, or to publish a

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Interested parties should submit written comments to the
Contact		Ms. Aluanda Drain, Office of Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and Transportation Management (MA), at 202-501-1624, or by email at [email protected] For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat, at 202-501-4755. Please cite FMR Case 2015-102-3.
FR Citation		80 FR 39719
RIN Number		3090-AJ60