81 FR 83821 - Submission for OMB Review; Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)

Page Range		83821-83822
FR Document		2016-28009

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 for approval of an information collection requirement regarding Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 33192 on May 25, 2016, as part of a proposed rule under FAR Case 2015-024. No public comments were received on the information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0194; Docket No. 2016-0053; Sequence 32]


Submission for OMB Review; Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a new 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 for approval of an information 
collection requirement regarding Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations. A notice was published 
in the Federal Register at 81 FR 33192 on May 25, 2016, as part of a 
proposed rule under FAR Case 2015-024. No public comments were received 
on the information collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number 9000-0194. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0194, Public Disclosure 
of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations''. 
Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include your 
name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0194, 
Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-
Representations'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0194, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Information 
Collection 9000-0194, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 
Reduction Goals-Representations'', 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: Mr. Charles Gray, Procurement Analyst, 
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, at telephone 703-795-6328, 
or via email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Public disclosure of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and reduction 
goals or targets has become standard practice in many industries, and 
companies are increasingly asking their own suppliers about their GHG 
management practices. Performing a GHG inventory provides insight into 
operations, spurs innovation, and helps identify opportunities for 
efficiency and savings that can result in both environmental and 
financial benefits. By asking suppliers whether or not they publicly 
report emissions and reduction targets, the Federal Government will 
have accurate, up-to-date information on its suppliers. An annual 
representation will promote transparency and demonstrate the Federal 
Government's commitment to reducing supply chain emissions. 
Furthermore, by promoting GHG management and emissions reductions in 
its supply chain, the Federal Government will encourage supplier 
innovation, greater efficiency, and cost savings, benefitting both the 
Government and suppliers and adding value to the procurement process.
    This representation would be mandatory only for vendors who 
received $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards in the 
preceding Federal fiscal year. The representation would be voluntary 
for all other vendors. Additionally, as long as the vendor's emissions 
are reported publicly--either by the entity itself or rolled up into 
the public emissions report of a parent company--the emissions would be 
considered publicly reported.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 5,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,500.
    Hours Per Response: .25.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,375.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not for profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Annual.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper

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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.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755.
    Please cite ``OMB Control No. 9000-0194, Public Disclosure of 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations'', in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 16, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
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requirements for all service providers no and National Aeronautics and Space check www.regulations.gov,
matter the risk for consumer harm. As Administration (NASA). approximately two to three days after
a result, some small service providers ACTION: Notice of request for comments submission to verify posting (except
have reported that entities have regarding a new OMB clearance. allow 30 days for posting of comments
imposed the same due diligence submitted by mail).
requirements on them as for the largest SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
service providers. The amendment Paperwork Reduction Act, the Charles Gray, Procurement Analyst,
clarifies that the risk management Regulatory Secretariat Division will be Office of Governmentwide Acquisition
program may be tailored very submitting to the Office of Management Policy, at telephone 703–795–6328, or
appropriately to the size, market, and and Budget (OMB) a request for via email to charles.gray@gsa.gov.
level of risk for consumer harm approval of an information collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
presented by the service provider. requirement regarding Public Disclosure
This change is consistent with the of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and A. Purpose
guidance of the Federal prudential Reduction Goals-Representations. A Public disclosure of Greenhouse Gas
regulators and aligns the bulletin with notice was published in the Federal (GHG) emissions and reduction goals or
the Bureau’s approach that a risk Register at 81 FR 33192 on May 25, targets has become standard practice in
management program should take into 2016, as part of a proposed rule under many industries, and companies are
account the risk of consumer harm FAR Case 2015–024. No public increasingly asking their own suppliers
presented by the service being provided comments were received on the about their GHG management practices.
and supervised entities may tailor their information collection. Performing a GHG inventory provides
due diligence based on the risk of DATES: Submit comments on or before insight into operations, spurs
consumer harm. Appropriate risk December 22, 2016. innovation, and helps identify
management programs would further ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding opportunities for efficiency and savings
the goal of ensuring that entities comply this burden estimate or any other aspect that can result in both environmental
with Federal consumer financial laws of this collection of information, and financial benefits. By asking
and avoid consumer harm, including including suggestions for reducing this suppliers whether or not they publicly
when using service providers. burden to: Office of Information and report emissions and reduction targets,
6. Conclusion Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: the Federal Government will have
Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, accurate, up-to-date information on its
The Bureau expects that regular NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. suppliers. An annual representation will
publication of Supervisory Highlights Additionally submit a copy to GSA by promote transparency and demonstrate
will continue to aid CFPB-supervised any of the following methods: the Federal Government’s commitment
entities in their efforts to comply with • Regulations.gov: http:// to reducing supply chain emissions.
Federal consumer financial law. The www.regulations.gov. Submit comments Furthermore, by promoting GHG
report shares information regarding via the Federal eRulemaking portal by management and emissions reductions
general supervisory and examination searching the OMB control number in its supply chain, the Federal
findings (without identifying specific 9000–0194. Select the link ‘‘Comment Government will encourage supplier
institutions, except in the case of public Now’’ that corresponds with innovation, greater efficiency, and cost
enforcement actions), communicates ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0194, savings, benefitting both the
operational changes to the program, and Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Government and suppliers and adding
provides a convenient and easily Emissions and Reduction Goals- value to the procurement process.
accessible resource for information on Representations’’. Follow the This representation would be
the CFPB’s guidance documents. instructions provided on the screen. mandatory only for vendors who
Dated: October 31, 2016. Please include your name, company received $7.5 million or more in Federal
Richard Cordray, name (if any), and ‘‘Information contract awards in the preceding
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Collection 9000–0194, Public Disclosure Federal fiscal year. The representation
Protection. of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and would be voluntary for all other
[FR Doc. 2016–28094 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am] Reduction Goals-Representations’’ on vendors. Additionally, as long as the
your attached document. vendor’s emissions are reported
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• Mail: General Services publicly—either by the entity itself or
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat rolled up into the public emissions
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., report of a parent company—the
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE emissions would be considered publicly
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
GENERAL SERVICES Flowers/IC 9000–0194, Public reported.
ADMINISTRATION Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions B. Annual Reporting Burden
and Reduction Goals-Representations.
Instructions: Please submit comments Respondents: 5,500.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND Responses per Respondent: 1.
SPACE ADMINISTRATION only and cite ‘‘Information Collection Annual Responses: 5,500.
9000–0194, Public Disclosure of Hours Per Response: .25.
[OMB Control No. 9000–0194; Docket No. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
2016–0053; Sequence 32] Total Burden Hours: 1,375.
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Affected Public: Businesses or other
Submission for OMB Review; Public all correspondence related to this for-profit and not for profit institutions.
Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas collection. Comments received generally Frequency: Annual.
Emissions and Reduction Goals- will be posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any C. Public Comments
Representations
personal and/or business confidential Public comments are particularly
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), information provided. To confirm invited on: Whether this collection of
General Services Administration (GSA), receipt of your comment(s), please information is necessary for the proper

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for comments regarding a new OMB clearance.
Dates		Submit comments on or before December 22, 2016.
Contact		Mr. Charles Gray, Procurement Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, at telephone 703-795-6328, or via email to [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 83821

81 FR 83821 - Submission for OMB Review; Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representations

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION