83 FR 49092 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 49092-49094] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21126] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. [[Page 49093]] ACTION: Notice; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, the Procurement Solicitation Package (FR 1400; OMB No. 7100-0180). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 27, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 1400, by any of the following methods:Agency website: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx. Email: [email protected]. Include OMB number in the subject line of the message. Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102. Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board's website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons or to remove sensitive PII (personally identifiable information) at the commenter's request. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper form in Room 3515, 1801 K Street NW (between 18th and 19th Streets NW), Washington, DC 20006 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. For security reasons, the Board requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 452-3684. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued photo identification and to submit to security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments. Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the OMB Desk Officer--Shagufta Ahmed--Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the PRA OMB submission, including the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB's public docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made available on the Board's public website at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer--Nuha Elmaghrabi--Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551 (202) 452-3829. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202) 263-4869, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all comments received from the public and other agencies. Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal The Board invites public comment on the following information collection, which is being reviewed under authority delegated by the OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on the following: a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Board's functions; including whether the information has practical utility; b. The accuracy of the Board's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and e. Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Board should modify the proposal prior to giving final approval. Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for Three Years, With Revision, of the Following Reports Report title: Vendor Database. Agency form number: FR 1400A. OMB control number: 7100-0180. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Businesses. Estimated number of respondents: 250. Estimated average hours per response: 1. Estimated annual burden hours: 250. Report title: Solicitation Package. Agency form number: FR 1400B. OMB control number: 7100-0180. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Businesses. Estimated number of respondents: 300. Estimated average hours per response: 81. Estimated annual burden hours: 24,300. Report title: Vendor Risk Management Offeror Questionnaire. Agency form number: FR 1400C. OMB control number: 7100-0180. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Businesses. Estimated number of respondents: 20. Estimated average hours per response: 12. Estimated annual burden hours: 240. Report title: Subcontracting Report. Agency form number: FR 1400D. OMB control number: 7100-0180. Frequency: Quarterly. Respondents: Businesses. Estimated number of respondents: 75. Estimated average hours per response: 0.5. Estimated annual burden hours: 150. General description of report: The Board is continuously seeking vendors who are interested in doing business with the Board through various outreach events, minority/diversity conferences, meetings, and events targeted to either a specific industry classification of vendors or an upcoming acquisition. Vendors are encouraged during these efforts to register in the Board's database of interested vendors (FR 1400A). In announcing an acquisition, Board staff contacts vendors registered in the Board database via electronic mail or by telephone, and provides the Solicitation Package (FR 1400B) and applicable attachments. The Solicitation, Offer, and Award form (SOA) (Attachment A of FR 1400B) is required with proposals offered in response to a solicitation issued by the Board. The Supplier Information Form (Attachment N of FR 1400B) is required for the entry of a [[Page 49094]] vendor into the Board's contract writing and invoice payment system. As a result of the criteria used by the Board to evaluate proposals, the Solicitation Package may also include the Past Performance Data Sheet and Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment I of FR 1400B) if past performance is an evaluation factor. Typically, if past performance is considered an evaluation factor, the vendor is asked to submit information on up to three previous contracts whose effort is recent and relevant to the effort required by the solicitation. Solicitations that require the vendor to process, store, or transmit data from the Board will contain the Vendor Risk Management Offeror Questionnaire (FR 1400C). The questionnaire will be specific to the security controls surrounding the vendor's proposed application that will be used to process, store, or transmit the data. Security controls will be defined and prioritized based on the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 (Security Controls and Assessment Procedures for Federal Information Systems and Organizations). In addition, for solicitations that have subcontracting opportunities and are expected to exceed $100,000 ($300,000 for construction), a non-covered company vendor is required to submit a subcontracting plan in its own format, with its proposal. Then, if the vendor is the chosen vendor and awarded a contract, the vendor is required to provide the quarterly Subcontracting Reports (FR 1400D) to the Board, which shall document the vendor's participation achievement on a cumulative basis. Information from the Subcontracting Report is used to assist the Board in fulfilling the requirement in Section 342(e) of the Dodd-Frank Act that requires the Board to submit to Congress an annual report regarding the fair inclusion of minorities and women in contracting. Proposed revisions: To assist the Board's competitive vendor solicitation process, the Board is proposing to revise the FR 1400 by (1) reformatting and updating the Solicitation Package, including the Solicitation, Offer, and Award Form (SOA), Supplier Information Form, Past Performance Data Sheet, and Past Performance Questionnaire (FR 1400B); (2) adding the Vendor Risk Management Offeror Questionnaire (FR 1400C); and (3) revising the Subcontracting Report (FR 1400D) to improve clarity and gather specific information in accordance with the Board's subcontracting goals. Lastly, the Board proposes to discontinue the use of the Request for Price Quotation Form (RFP/RFPQ). The purpose of the RFPQ form will be absorbed into the FR 1400B. Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR 1400A is voluntary. For prospective vendors that decide to submit proposals to the Board, the FR 1400B, 1400C, and 1400D are required to obtain a benefit, in order to be eligible for the award of a contract. The FR 1400 is authorized pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (``FRA''), and section 342(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank''). Sections 10(3) and 11 of the FRA (12 U.S.C. 243 and 248(l)) grant the Board full authority to manage its buildings and its staff. Section 10(4) of the FRA (12 U.S.C. 244) authorizes the Board to determine and prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its disbursements and expenses allowed and paid. Therefore, the Board can solicit proposals and seek the information in FR 1400 from prospective vendors. Additionally, the FR 1400 is authorized by section 342(c) of Dodd- Frank (12 U.S.C. 5452(c)), which requires the Board to develop and implement standards and procedures for the review and evaluation of contract proposals and for hiring service providers that include a component that gives consideration to the diversity of a prospective vendor and the fair inclusion of women and minorities in the workforce of such vendor and any subcontractor. A vendor generally may request confidential treatment for information submitted during the solicitation process, and the Board will review the request to determine if the data may be kept confidential under exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, which protects from disclosure trade secrets and commercial or financial information (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 24, 2018. Michele Taylor Fennell, Assistant Secretary of the Board. 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protected, please contact the DFO listed to serve by reason of their membership II. Background
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on any other advisory committee to a
A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP
CONTACT to obtain special instructions Federal department or agency or their
before submitting your nomination. employment by a Federal department or The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
2. Request for nominations to be agency, except EPA. Other factors and Rodenticide Act, Scientific
considered for ad hoc participation on considered during the selection process Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) serves as
the FIFRA SAP. As part of a broader include availability of the prospective a primary scientific peer review
process for developing a pool of experts candidate to fully participate in the mechanism of EPA’s Office of Chemical
known as the Food Quality Protection Safety and Pollution Prevention
Panel’s reviews, absence of any conflicts
Act (FQPA) Science Review Board (OCSPP) and is structured to provide
of interest or appearance of loss of
(SRB), Office of Science Coordination scientific advice, information and
and Policy (OSCP) staff solicits the impartiality, independence with respect
recommendations to the EPA
public and stakeholder communities to the matters under review, and lack of
Administrator on pesticides and
nominations of prospective candidates bias. Although financial conflicts of pesticide-related issues as to the impact
for service as ad hoc participants on interest, the appearance of loss of of regulatory actions on health and the
FIFRA SAP reviews. Any interested impartiality, lack of independence, and environment. FIFRA SAP is a Federal
person or organization may nominate bias may result in disqualification, the advisory committee established in 1975
qualified individuals to be considered absence of such concerns does not under FIFRA that operates in
as prospective candidates. Individuals assure that a candidate will be selected accordance with requirements of the
may self-nominate. Individuals to serve on FIFRA SAP. Often, Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
nominated should have expertise in one numerous available and qualified U.S.C. Appendix). FIFRA SAP is
or more of the following areas: candidates are identified for ad hoc composed of a permanent panel
Biochemistry; chemistry; epidemiology; participation. Therefore, selection consisting of seven members who are
human health risk assessment; decisions involve carefully weighing a appointed by the EPA Administrator
pathology; PBPK modeling; aquatic number of factors including the from nominees provided by the National
modeling; pharmacology; ecological risk candidates’ areas of expertise and Institutes of Health and the National
assessment; environmental exposure professional qualifications and Science Foundation. The FIFRA SAP is
and fate; environmental toxicology; achieving an overall balance of different assisted in their reviews by ad hoc
occupational, consumer, and general scientific perspectives on the Panel. participation from members of the Food
exposure assessment; toxicology; dose Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Science
response modeling; environmental FIFRA SAP members are subject to
Review Board (SRB). As a scientific peer
engineering; statistics; water quality the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634—
review mechanism, FIFRA SAP
monitoring; hydrologist; GIS specialist; Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, provides comments, evaluations, and
computational toxicology; entomology; Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of recommendations to improve the
veterinary entomology; medical Divestiture, as supplemented by EPA in effectiveness and quality of analyses
entomology, insect ecology, 5 CFR part 6401. In anticipation of this made by Agency scientists. The FIFRA
allergenicity, research veterinarian; requirement, prospective candidates for SAP is not required to reach consensus
inhalation toxicology; volatile organics; service on FIFRA SAP will be asked to in its recommendations to the Agency
endocrinology, alternative testing submit confidential financial but consensus is a preferred outcome
methods, high throughput testing information which shall fully disclose, and possible under FACA.
approaches, adverse outcome pathways, among other financial interests, the At this time, EPA is seeking
cross species extrapolation, and candidate’s employment, stocks and nominations to augment the FQPA SRB,
systematic review. Nominees should be bonds, and where applicable, sources of a pool of experts who can be available
scientists who have sufficient research support. EPA will evaluate the to the SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist
professional qualifications, including in peer reviews conducted by the Panel.
candidates’ financial disclosure forms to
training and experience, and can EPA anticipates selecting experts from
assess whether there are financial
provide expert comments on the
conflicts of interest, appearance of a loss this pool, as needed, to assist the SAP
pesticide health and safety related
of impartiality, or any prior involvement in their peer review of EPA’s issues
issues for a FIFRA SAP meeting.
with the development of the documents related to the health and safety of
Nominees should be identified by name,
under consideration (including previous pesticides.
occupation, position, address, email
address, and telephone number. scientific peer review) before the Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625 et seq.; 5 U.S.C.
Nominations should be provided to the candidate is considered further for Appendix 2 et seq.
DFO listed under FOR FURTHER service on FIFRA SAP. Those who are Dated: September 19, 2018.
INFORMATION CONTACT on or before selected from the pool of prospective Stanley Barone Jr.,
November 13, 2018. The Agency will candidates will be asked to attend the Acting Director, Office of Science
consider all nominations of prospective public meetings and to participate in the Coordination and Policy.
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participants on the FIFRA SAP that are assumptions at these meetings. In BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
received on or before that date. addition, they will be asked to review
However, final selection of ad hoc and to help finalize the meeting
participants is at the discretion of the
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Agency. and FIFRA SAP members participating
The selection of scientists to serve as Proposed Agency Information
at each meeting will be posted on the
ad hoc participants of the FIFRA SAP is Collection Activities; Comment
FIFRA SAP website at http://
based on the function of the Panel and Request
the expertise needed to address the www.epa.gov/sap or may be obtained
Agency’s charge to the Panel. No from the OPP Docket at http:// AGENCY: Board of Governors of the
interested scientists shall be ineligible www.regulations.gov. Federal Reserve System.
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vendor into the Board’s contract writing the Board’s subcontracting goals. Lastly, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
and invoice payment system. As a result the Board proposes to discontinue the HUMAN SERVICES
of the criteria used by the Board to use of the Request for Price Quotation
evaluate proposals, the Solicitation Form (RFP/RFPQ). The purpose of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Package may also include the Past RFPQ form will be absorbed into the FR Services
Performance Data Sheet and Past 1400B. [Document Identifiers: CMS–10464]
Performance Questionnaire (Attachment
I of FR 1400B) if past performance is an Legal authorization and
Agency Information Collection
evaluation factor. Typically, if past confidentiality: The FR 1400A is
Activities: Proposed Collection;
performance is considered an evaluation voluntary. For prospective vendors that
Comment Request
factor, the vendor is asked to submit decide to submit proposals to the Board,
information on up to three previous the FR 1400B, 1400C, and 1400D are AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
contracts whose effort is recent and required to obtain a benefit, in order to Medicaid Services, HHS.
relevant to the effort required by the be eligible for the award of a contract. ACTION: Notice.
solicitation. The FR 1400 is authorized pursuant to SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare &
Solicitations that require the vendor sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
to process, store, or transmit data from Reserve Act (‘‘FRA’’), and section 342(c) an opportunity for the public to
the Board will contain the Vendor Risk of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform comment on CMS’ intention to collect
Management Offeror Questionnaire (FR
and Consumer Protection Act (‘‘Dodd- information from the public. Under the
1400C). The questionnaire will be
Frank’’). Sections 10(3) and 11 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
specific to the security controls
FRA (12 U.S.C. 243 and 248(l)) grant the PRA), federal agencies are required to
surrounding the vendor’s proposed
Board full authority to manage its publish notice in the Federal Register
application that will be used to process,
buildings and its staff. Section 10(4) of concerning each proposed collection of
store, or transmit the data. Security
the FRA (12 U.S.C. 244) authorizes the information (including each proposed
controls will be defined and prioritized
Board to determine and prescribe the extension or reinstatement of an existing
based on the Federal Information
manner in which its obligations shall be collection of information) and to allow
Security Modernization Act of 2014
incurred and its disbursements and 60 days for public comment on the
(FISMA) and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) expenses allowed and paid. Therefore, proposed action. Interested persons are
Special Publication 800–53 (Security the Board can solicit proposals and seek invited to send comments regarding our
Controls and Assessment Procedures for burden estimates or any other aspect of
the information in FR 1400 from
Federal Information Systems and this collection of information, including
prospective vendors.
Organizations). In addition, for the necessity and utility of the proposed
Additionally, the FR 1400 is information collection for the proper
solicitations that have subcontracting
authorized by section 342(c) of Dodd- performance of the agency’s functions,
opportunities and are expected to
exceed $100,000 ($300,000 for Frank (12 U.S.C. 5452(c)), which the accuracy of the estimated burden,
construction), a non-covered company requires the Board to develop and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
vendor is required to submit a implement standards and procedures for clarity of the information to be
subcontracting plan in its own format, the review and evaluation of contract collected, and the use of automated
with its proposal. Then, if the vendor is proposals and for hiring service collection techniques or other forms of
the chosen vendor and awarded a providers that include a component that information technology to minimize the
contract, the vendor is required to gives consideration to the diversity of a information collection burden.
provide the quarterly Subcontracting prospective vendor and the fair DATES: Comments must be received by
Reports (FR 1400D) to the Board, which inclusion of women and minorities in November 27, 2018.
shall document the vendor’s the workforce of such vendor and any ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
participation achievement on a subcontractor. reference the document identifier or
cumulative basis. Information from the A vendor generally may request OMB control number. To be assured
Subcontracting Report is used to assist consideration, comments and
confidential treatment for information
the Board in fulfilling the requirement recommendations must be submitted in
submitted during the solicitation
in Section 342(e) of the Dodd-Frank Act any one of the following ways:
process, and the Board will review the 1. Electronically. You may send your
that requires the Board to submit to
Congress an annual report regarding the request to determine if the data may be comments electronically to http://
fair inclusion of minorities and women kept confidential under exemption 4 of www.regulations.gov. Follow the
in contracting. the Freedom of Information Act, which instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Proposed revisions: To assist the protects from disclosure trade secrets Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
Board’s competitive vendor solicitation and commercial or financial information to find the information collection
process, the Board is proposing to revise (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). document(s) that are accepting
the FR 1400 by (1) reformatting and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve comments.
updating the Solicitation Package, System, September 24, 2018. 2. By regular mail. You may mail
including the Solicitation, Offer, and written comments to the following
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Award Form (SOA), Supplier address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Information Form, Past Performance Assistant Secretary of the Board. Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
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Questionnaire (FR 1400B); (2) adding BILLING CODE 6210–01–P Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
the Vendor Risk Management Offeror Control Number ll, Room C4–26–05,
Questionnaire (FR 1400C); and (3) 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
revising the Subcontracting Report (FR Maryland 21244–1850.
1400D) to improve clarity and gather To obtain copies of a supporting
specific information in accordance with statement and any related forms for the
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