81 FR 57911 - Information Collection; Alliant2 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 164 (August 24, 2016)

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.

[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]


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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.

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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

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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]
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