81 FR 57911 - Information Collection; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 164 (August 24, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 164 (August 24, 2016)
| Page Range | 57911-57912 | |
| FR Document | 2016-20314 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 57911-57912] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20314] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 3090-00XX; Docket No. 2016-0001; Sequence 11] Information Collection; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a new request for an OMB clearance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement regarding OMB Control No: 3090-00XX; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure. DATES: Submit comments on or before October 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090- 00xx; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure by any of the following methods:Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``Information Collection 3090-00xx; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas reporting''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-00xx; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-00xx; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure'' on your attached document. Mail: General Services Administration, U.S. General Services [[Page 57912]] Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 3090-00XX, Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 3090-00XX; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Arnold, Director, Federal Acquisition Service Office of Acquisition Management, Special Programs Branch at telephone 703-605-0534 or via email to [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose President Obama has made Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction nationwide and in the Federal community a priority. The President's Executive Order 13693, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 15871, on March 25, 2015], requires the seven largest procuring agencies to implement procurements that take into consideration contractor GHG emissions and GHG management practices. GSA has selected the Alliant2 Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) acquisition for inclusion of contractor GHG emissions disclosure requirements. Alliant, GSA's premier enterprise GWAC, provides flexible access to customized IT solutions from a large, diverse pool of industry partners. Alliant2 offers both large and small contractors. It is GSA's intent to require the large (unrestricted) Alliant2 contractors to inventory and publicly disclose their operational GHG emissions, set targets for reducing those emissions, and disclose progress toward meeting their targets. Of the current Alliant2 contractors, approximately 40 percent already publicly disclose their GHG emissions in response to requests from their non-government customers, investors, insurers, and corporate sustainability policies. Public disclosure of GHG emissions and GHG reduction goals or targets has become standard practice in many industries, and companies are increasingly asking their own suppliers about their GHG management practices. More than 4,000 companies provided public disclosure through third-party organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) in 2015. Performing a GHG inventory provides insight into operations and opportunities for energy and operational savings that can result in both environmental and financial benefits. The Allliant2 GHG disclosure requirement will require the unrestricted (large and medium-sized) Alliant2 contractors to inventory, and publicly disclose their operational GHG emissions, set targets for reducing those emissions, and report progress toward meeting their targets. This will be an annual requirement. B. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 60. Responses per Respondent: 1. Total Annual Responses: 60. Hours per Response: 80. Total Burden Hours: 4800. 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 General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-00XX, Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure, in all correspondence. Dated: August 18, 2016. David A. Shive, Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-20314 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-P
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existing warranties comply with the As a matter of discretion, the Visit the Commission Web site at
Rule. Based on recent Census data, staff Commission tries to remove individuals’ http://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice.
now estimates that there are 17,535 home contact information from The FTC Act and other laws that the
manufacturers covered by the Rule.7 comments before placing them on the Commission administers permit the
This results in an annual burden Commission Web site. collection of public comments to
estimate of approximately 140,280 Because your comment will be made consider and use in this proceeding as
hours (17,535 manufacturers × 8 hours public, you are solely responsible for appropriate. The Commission will
of burden per year). making sure that your comment does consider all timely and responsive
Total annual labor costs: $19,011,798. not include any sensitive personal public comments that it receives on or
Labor costs are derived by applying information, like anyone’s Social before October 24, 2016. You can find
appropriate hourly cost figures to the Security number, date of birth, driver’s more information, including routine
burden hours described above. The license number or other state uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in
work required to comply with the identification number or foreign country the Commission’s privacy policy, at
Warranty Rule—ensuring that new equivalent, passport number, financial http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.
warranties and changes to existing account number, or credit or debit card
warranties comply with the Rule— number. You are also solely responsible David C. Shonka,
requires a mix of legal analysis (50%), for making sure that your comment does Principal Deputy General Counsel.
legal support (paralegals) (25%) and not include any sensitive health [FR Doc. 2016–20356 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]
clerical help (25%). Staff estimates that information, like medical records or BILLING CODE 6750–01–P
half of the total burden hours (70,140 other individually identifiable health
hours) requires legal analysis at an information. In addition, do not include
average hourly wage of $250 for legal any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or GENERAL SERVICES
professionals,8 resulting in a labor cost financial information which is . . . ADMINISTRATION
of $17,535,000. Assuming that 25% of privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed
[OMB Control No. 3090–00XX; Docket No.
the total burden hours requires legal in section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 2016–0001; Sequence 11]
support at the average hourly wage of 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR
$25.19, and that the remaining 25% 4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include Information Collection; Alliant2
requires clerical work at an average competitively sensitive information Greenhouse Gas Disclosure
hourly wage of $16.92; the resulting such as costs, sales statistics,
labor cost is approximately $1,154,893 inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service
($883,413 + $593,384). Thus, the total manufacturing processes, or customer (FAS), General Services Administration
annual labor cost is approximately names. (GSA).
$19,011,797 ($17,535,000 for legal If you want the Commission to give ACTION: Notice of request for comments
professionals + $883,413 for legal your comment confidential treatment, regarding a new request for an OMB
support + $593,384 for clerical workers). you must file it in paper form, with a clearance.
Total annual capital or other non- request for confidential treatment, and
labor costs: $0. you have to follow the procedure SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
The Rule imposes no appreciable explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR Paperwork Reduction Act, the
current capital or start-up costs. As 4.9(c). Your comment will be kept Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
stated above, warrantors have already confidential only if the FTC General submitting to the Office of Management
modified their warranties to include the Counsel, in his or her sole discretion, and Budget (OMB) a request to review
information the Rule requires. Rule grants your request in accordance with and approve a new information
compliance does not require the use of the law and the public interest. collection requirement regarding OMB
any capital goods, other than ordinary Postal mail addressed to the Control No: 3090–00XX; Alliant2
office equipment, which providers Commission is subject to delay due to Greenhouse Gas Disclosure.
would already have available for general heightened security screening. As a DATES: Submit comments on or before
business use. result, the Commission encourages you October 24, 2016.
to submit your comments online. To ADDRESSES: Submit comments
Request for Comments
make sure that the Commission identified by Information Collection
You can file a comment online or on considers your online comment, you 3090–00xx; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas
paper. Write ‘‘Warranty Rules: must file it at https:// Disclosure by any of the following
Paperwork Comment, FTC File No. ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ methods:
P044403’’ on your comment. Your consumerwarrantypra, by following the • Regulations.gov: http://
comment—including your name and instructions on the web-based form. If www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
your state—will be placed on the public this Notice appears at http:// via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
record of this proceeding, including, to www.regulations.gov, you also may file searching for ‘‘Information Collection
the extent practicable, on the public a comment through that Web site. 3090–00xx; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas
Commission Web site, at http:// If you file your comment on paper, reporting’’. Select the link ‘‘Submit a
www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. write ‘‘Warranty Rules: Paperwork Comment’’ that corresponds with
Comment, FTC File No. P044403’’ on ‘‘Information Collection 3090–00xx;
7 Because some manufacturers likely make
your comment and on the envelope, and Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure’’.
products that are not priced above $15 or not mail or deliver it to the following Follow the instructions provided at the
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intended for household use—and thus would not be
subject to the Rule—this figure is likely an address: Federal Trade Commission, ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please
overstatement. Office of the Secretary, Room H–113 include your name, company name (if
8 Staff has derived an hourly wage rate for legal (Annex J), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue any), and ‘‘Information Collection 3090–
professionals based upon industry knowledge. The NW., Washington, DC 20580. If possible, 00xx; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas
wage rates for legal support workers and for clerical
support used in this Notice are based on recent data
submit your paper comment to the Disclosure’’ on your attached document.
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Commission by courier or overnight • Mail: General Services
Compensation Survey. service. Administration, U.S. General Services
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Administration, Regulatory Secretariat become standard practice in many GENERAL SERVICES
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., industries, and companies are ADMINISTRATION
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. increasingly asking their own suppliers
Flowers/IC 3090–00XX, Alliant2 about their GHG management practices. [Notice-ISP–2016–02; Docket 2016–0002;
Greenhouse Gas Disclosure. More than 4,000 companies provided Sequence 22]
Instructions: Please submit comments public disclosure through third-party
only and cite Information Collection Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of an
organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Updated System of Records of
3090–00XX; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Project) in 2015. Performing
Disclosure, in all correspondence Records
a GHG inventory provides insight into
related to this collection. Comments operations and opportunities for energy AGENCY: General Services
received generally will be posted Administration (GSA).
and operational savings that can result
without change to http://
in both environmental and financial ACTION: Notice; New system.
www.regulations.gov, including any
benefits.
personal and/or business confidential SUMMARY: GSA proposes a new system
information provided. To confirm The Allliant2 GHG disclosure of records subject to the Privacy Act of
receipt of your comment(s), please requirement will require the 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
check www.regulations.gov, unrestricted (large and medium-sized)
DATES: Effective: September 23, 2016.
approximately two to three days after Alliant2 contractors to inventory, and
submission to verify posting (except publicly disclose their operational GHG ADDRESSES: GSA Privacy Act Officer
allow 30 days for posting of comments emissions, set targets for reducing those (ISP), General Services Administration,
submitted by mail). emissions, and report progress toward 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC
20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: meeting their targets. This will be an
Dana Arnold, Director, Federal annual requirement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call
Acquisition Service Office of or email the GSA Privacy Act Officer:
Acquisition Management, Special B. Annual Reporting Burden Telephone 571–388–6570; email
Programs Branch at telephone 703–605– Respondents: 60. gsa.privacyact@gsa.gov.
0534 or via email to dana.arnold@ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA
gsa.gov. Responses per Respondent: 1.
proposes to establish a new system of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Total Annual Responses: 60. records subject to the Privacy Act of
Hours per Response: 80. 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The system is a
A. Purpose citizen-centric platform for delivering
Total Burden Hours: 4800.
President Obama has made government services through a
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions C. Public Comments centralized single sign-on platform. The
reduction nationwide and in the Federal platform will leverage personal
community a priority. The President’s Public comments are particularly information to provide identity proofing
Executive Order 13693, Planning for invited on: Whether this collection of to partner agencies, as well as data and
Federal Sustainability in the Next information is necessary, whether it will resources associated with the user’s
Decade, published in the Federal have practical utility; whether our account. Based on a successful user
Register at 80 FR 15871, on March 25, estimate of the public burden of this login and identity proofing, the partner
2015], requires the seven largest collection of information is accurate, agency will grant access to the user.
procuring agencies to implement and based on valid assumptions and In order to facilitate access,
procurements that take into methodology; ways to enhance the information must be collected to
consideration contractor GHG emissions quality, utility, and clarity of the authenticate an individual’s identity at
and GHG management practices. information to be collected; and ways in the requisite level of assurance for the
GSA has selected the Alliant2 which we can minimize the burden of purpose of obtaining a credential or
Government-wide Acquisition Contract the collection of information on those electronically authorizing access to an
(GWAC) acquisition for inclusion of who are to respond, through the use of agency application or service. Identity
contractor GHG emissions disclosure appropriate technological collection proofing is the process by which an
requirements. Alliant, GSA’s premier techniques or other forms of information identity service provider collects and
enterprise GWAC, provides flexible technology. verifies personally identifiable
access to customized IT solutions from information (PII) about an individual for
a large, diverse pool of industry Obtaining Copies of Proposals: the purpose of issuing credentials to
partners. Alliant2 offers both large and Requesters may obtain a copy of the that individual.
small contractors. It is GSA’s intent to information collection documents from Third-party identity service providers
require the large (unrestricted) Alliant2 the General Services Administration, used by Login.gov use a variety of
contractors to inventory and publicly Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), verification techniques. Users will be
disclose their operational GHG 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC authenticated and proofed at the level
emissions, set targets for reducing those 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please required by the partner agency for
emissions, and disclose progress toward cite OMB Control No. 3090–00XX, accessing specific services and records.
meeting their targets. Of the current Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure, in When a user attempts to access an
Alliant2 contractors, approximately 40 agency service or record, the individual
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all correspondence.
percent already publicly disclose their will be directed to Login.gov. The
Dated: August 18, 2016.
GHG emissions in response to requests information requested by the system
David A. Shive, and asserted back to the agency will be
from their non-government customers,
investors, insurers, and corporate Chief Information Officer. only what is necessary to establish Level
sustainability policies. [FR Doc. 2016–20314 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am] of Access (LOA)1 or LOA3 as
Public disclosure of GHG emissions BILLING CODE 6820–34–P appropriate. For access to services or
and GHG reduction goals or targets has records that require LOA1, the user will
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| Contact | Dana Arnold, Director, Federal Acquisition Service Office of Acquisition Management, Special Programs Branch at telephone 703-605-0534 or via email to [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 57911 |
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