83 FR 51954 - Submission for OMB Review; CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)

Page Range		51954-51955
FR Document		2018-22408

The Office of Government-Wide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA) will submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance for the CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX; Docket No. 2018-0001; Sequence No. 17]


Submission for OMB Review; CDP Supply Chain Climate Change 
Information Request

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a new request for an 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Government-Wide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA) will submit a request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance for the CDP Supply Chain 
Climate Change Information Request. As required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to Mr. Jed Ela, Sustainability Advisor, Office of 
Government-Wide Policy, GSA, at [email protected]. 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 for 
``Information Collection 3090-XXXX; CDP Supply Chain Climate Change 
Information Request.'' Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-XXXX; CDP Supply Chain 
Climate Change Information Request.'' Follow the instructions provided 
at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-XXXX; CDP Supply Chain 
Climate Change Information Request'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat

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Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 
Mandell/IC 3090-XXXX; CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information 
Request.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-XXXX; CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information 
Request, 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. Jed Ela, Sustainability Advisor, 
Office of Government-Wide Policy, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request is an 
electronic questionnaire designed to collect information pertinent to 
organizations' exposure to energy market and environmental risks. The 
questionnaire is administered by CDP North America, Inc., a 501(c)(3) 
nonprofit organization (``CDP''). CDP administers the questionnaire 
annually to companies on behalf of over 650 institutional investors and 
over 100 major purchasing corporations and governmental purchasing 
organizations. In accordance with 31 U.S. Code 3512(c)(1)(b), GSA will 
use the information collected via this questionnaire to inform and 
develop purchasing policies and contract requirements necessary to 
safeguard Federal assets against waste, loss, and misappropriation 
resulting from unmitigated exposure to energy market and environmental 
risks.

B. Annual Burden Hours

    Frequency: Annual.
    Affected Public: Federal contractors.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 250.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 4.8 hrs.
    Total Burden Hours: 1210.

C. Discussion and Analysis

    A notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 32298 on 
July 12, 2018. One comment was received. The American Fuel and 
Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) submitted the only comment to that 
notice.
    Comment: AFPM stated that it ``supports the use of data obtained 
from thorough and objective analysis of industry sector risks, 
opportunities, and overall performance.'' AFMP also requested that GSA 
``abandon its plan to use CDP data in contract decisions'' because, in 
AFPM's view, CDP's proprietary scoring methods are unreliable, and 
using CDP data for contract selection would contradict the intent of 
E.O. 13783 and constitute a de facto requirement to disclose 
information to CDP. AFPM recommended that GSA rely instead upon 
information from a variety of other sources.
    Response: GSA has no plan to use CDP data for purposes of contract 
selection or eligibility. GSA plans to use voluntarily provided CDP 
data, alongside other data sources as recommended by AFPM, as general 
market research to better inform its business needs, including its 
needs for products and services which minimize waste and business 
risks, and to learn more about available products and services that 
meet these needs. GSA is required by 31 U.S. Code 3512(c)(1)(b) to 
safeguard Federal assets against waste, loss, and misappropriation. GSA 
is also required by E.O. 13834 (signed May 17, 2018) to meet statutory 
requirements ``in a manner that increases efficiency, optimizes 
performance, eliminates unnecessary use of resources, and protects the 
environment'' and to ``reduce waste, cut costs, [and] enhance the 
resilience of Federal infrastructure and operations.'' E.O. 13834, 
Efficient Federal Operations, 83 FR 23771. This collection will provide 
GSA with a variety of information needed to implement these mandates to 
reduce waste and minimize risks of disruption to critical operations. 
Given these considerations, GSA does not believe changes to the 
Information Collection Request (ICR) are appropriate.

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.

    Dated: October 4, 2018.
David A. Shive,
Chief Information Officer.
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for background investigations for child OMB’s implementing instructions 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC
care workers accessing GSA owned and requires all contract employees 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please
leased controlled facilities. requiring routine access to federally cite Background Investigations for Child
DATES: Submit comments on or before: controlled facilities for greater than six Care Workers, in all correspondence.
November 14, 2018. (6) months to receive a background Dated: October 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding investigation. The minimum David A. Shive,
this burden estimate or any other aspect background investigation is Tier 1 and
Chief Information Officer.
of this collection of information, the Office of Personnel Management
[FR Doc. 2018–22411 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am]
including suggestions for reducing this offers a Tier 1C for child care.
However, there is no requirement in BILLING CODE 6820–23–P
burden to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: the law or HSPD–12 that requires child
Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, care employees to be subject to the Tier
1C since employees of child care GENERAL SERVICES
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. ADMINISTRATION
Additionally, submit a copy to GSA by providers are neither government
any of the following methods: employees nor government contractors. [OMB Control No. 3090–XXXX; Docket No.
• Regulations.gov: http:// The child care providers are required to 2018–0001; Sequence No. 17]
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments complete the criminal history
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by background checks mandated in the Submission for OMB Review; CDP
searching the OMB control number. Crime Control Act of 1990, Public Law Supply Chain Climate Change
Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ 101–647, dated November 29, 1990, as Information Request
that corresponds with ‘‘Information amended by Public Law 102–190, dated AGENCY: Office of Government-Wide
Collection 3090–0287, Background December 5, 1991. These statutes Policy (OGP), General Services
Investigations for Child Care Workers’’. require that each employee of a child Administration.
Follow the instructions provided at the care center located in a Federal building ACTION: Notice of request for comments
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please or in leased space must undergo a regarding a new request for an Office of
include your name, company name (if background check. Management and Budget (OMB)
any), and ‘‘Information Collection 3090– According to GSA policy, child care
clearance.
0287, Background Investigations for workers (as described above) will need
Child Care Workers’’ on your attached to submit the following: SUMMARY: The Office of Government-
document. 1. An original signed copy of a Basic Wide Policy, General Services
• Mail: General Services National Agency Check Criminal Administration (GSA) will submit a
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat History, GSA Form 176; and request to the Office of Management and
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, 2. Two sets of fingerprints on FBI Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
Washington, DC 20405. Attn: Ms. Fingerprint Cards, for SF–87 and/or for the CDP Supply Chain Climate
Mandell/IC 3090–0287, Background electronic prints from an enrollment Change Information Request. As
Investigations for Child Care Workers. center. required by the Paperwork Reduction
Instructions: Please submit comments 3. Electronically submit the e-qip Act of 1995.
only and cite Information Collection (SF85) application for completion of the DATES: Submit comments on or before
3090–0287, Background Investigations Tier 1C. November 14, 2018.
for Child Care Workers, in all This is not a request to collect new
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
correspondence related to this information; this is a request to change
the form that is currently being used to this burden estimate or any other aspect
collection. Comments received generally of this collection of information,
will be posted without change to http:// collect this information.
including suggestions for reducing this
www.regulations.gov, including any B. Annual Reporting Burden burden to Mr. Jed Ela, Sustainability
personal and/or business confidential Advisor, Office of Government-Wide
information provided. To confirm Respondents: 1200.
Responses per Respondent: 1. Policy, GSA, at jed.ela@gsa.gov.
receipt of your comment(s), please Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
Hours per Response: 1.
check www.regulations.gov, Total Burden Hours: 1200. any of the following methods:
approximately two to three days after • Regulations.gov: http://
submission to verify posting (except C. Public Comments www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
allow 30 days for posting of comments A 60-day notice was published in the via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
submitted by mail). Federal Register at 83 FR 32996 on July searching for ‘‘Information Collection
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 12, 2018. No comments were received. 3090–XXXX; CDP Supply Chain Climate
Phil Ahn, Security Officer, Office of Public comments are particularly Change Information Request.’’ Select the
Mission Assurance, GSA, at 202–501– invited on: Whether this collection of link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that
2447, or by email at phillip.ahn@ information is necessary and whether it corresponds with ‘‘Information
gsa.gov. will have practical utility; whether our Collection 3090–XXXX; CDP Supply
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: estimate of the public burden of this Chain Climate Change Information
collection of information is accurate, Request.’’ Follow the instructions
A. Purpose and based on valid assumptions and provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
Homeland Security Presidential methodology; ways to enhance the screen. Please include your name,
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Directive (HSPD) 12 ‘‘Policy for a quality, utility, and clarity of the company name (if any), and
Common Identification Standard for information to be collected. ‘‘Information Collection 3090–XXXX;
Federal Employees and Contractors’’ Obtaining Copies of Proposals: CDP Supply Chain Climate Change
requires the implementation of a Requesters may obtain a copy of the Information Request’’ on your attached
governmentwide standard for secure information collection documents from document.
and reliable forms of identification for the General Services Administration, • Mail: General Services
Federal employees and contractors. Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), Administration, Regulatory Secretariat

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Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Manufacturers (AFPM) submitted the techniques or other forms of information
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. only comment to that notice. technology.
Mandell/IC 3090–XXXX; CDP Supply Comment: AFPM stated that it Dated: October 4, 2018.
Chain Climate Change Information ‘‘supports the use of data obtained from
David A. Shive,
Request. thorough and objective analysis of
Chief Information Officer.
Instructions: Please submit comments industry sector risks, opportunities, and
overall performance.’’ AFMP also [FR Doc. 2018–22408 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am]
only and cite Information Collection
3090–XXXX; CDP Supply Chain Climate requested that GSA ‘‘abandon its plan to BILLING CODE 6820–61–P

Change Information Request, in all use CDP data in contract decisions’’
correspondence related to this because, in AFPM’s view, CDP’s
proprietary scoring methods are GENERAL SERVICES
collection. Comments received generally
unreliable, and using CDP data for ADMINISTRATION
will be posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any contract selection would contradict the [OMB Control No. 3090–0290; Docket No.
personal and/or business confidential intent of E.O. 13783 and constitute a de 2018–0001; Sequence No. 16]
information provided. To confirm facto requirement to disclose
receipt of your comment(s), please information to CDP. AFPM Submission for OMB Review; System
check www.regulations.gov, recommended that GSA rely instead for Award Management Registration
approximately two to three days after upon information from a variety of other Requirements for Prime Grant
submission to verify posting (except sources. Recipients
allow 30 days for posting of comments Response: GSA has no plan to use AGENCY: Office of the Integrated Award
submitted by mail). CDP data for purposes of contract Environment, General Services
selection or eligibility. GSA plans to use Administration (GSA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
voluntarily provided CDP data,
Jed Ela, Sustainability Advisor, Office of alongside other data sources as ACTION: Notice of request for comments
Government-Wide Policy, at jed.ela@ recommended by AFPM, as general regarding revisions to an existing OMB
gsa.gov. market research to better inform its information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: business needs, including its needs for SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
products and services which minimize Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
A. Purpose
waste and business risks, and to learn Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
The CDP Supply Chain Climate more about available products and submitting to the Office of Management
Change Information Request is an services that meet these needs. GSA is and Budget (OMB) a request to review
electronic questionnaire designed to required by 31 U.S. Code 3512(c)(1)(b) and approve revisions to the currently
collect information pertinent to to safeguard Federal assets against approved information collection
organizations’ exposure to energy waste, loss, and misappropriation. GSA requirement regarding the pre-award
market and environmental risks. The is also required by E.O. 13834 (signed registration requirements for federal
questionnaire is administered by CDP May 17, 2018) to meet statutory Prime Grant Recipients. These revisions
North America, Inc., a 501(c)(3) requirements ‘‘in a manner that will enable non-Federal entities to
nonprofit organization (‘‘CDP’’). CDP increases efficiency, optimizes complete governmentwide certifications
administers the questionnaire annually performance, eliminates unnecessary and representations for Federal financial
to companies on behalf of over 650 use of resources, and protects the assistance at the time of registration in
institutional investors and over 100 environment’’ and to ‘‘reduce waste, cut the System for Award Management
major purchasing corporations and costs, [and] enhance the resilience of (SAM).
governmental purchasing organizations. Federal infrastructure and operations.’’
In accordance with 31 U.S. Code E.O. 13834, Efficient Federal DATES: Submit comments on or before
3512(c)(1)(b), GSA will use the Operations, 83 FR 23771. This November 14, 2018.
information collected via this collection will provide GSA with a ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
questionnaire to inform and develop variety of information needed to this burden estimate or any other aspect
purchasing policies and contract implement these mandates to reduce of this collection of information,
requirements necessary to safeguard waste and minimize risks of disruption including suggestions for reducing this
Federal assets against waste, loss, and to critical operations. Given these burden to: Office of Information and
misappropriation resulting from considerations, GSA does not believe Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
unmitigated exposure to energy market changes to the Information Collection Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,
and environmental risks. Request (ICR) are appropriate. NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
B. Annual Burden Hours Public Comments any of the following methods:
Frequency: Annual. Public comments are particularly • Regulations.gov: http://
Affected Public: Federal contractors. invited on: Whether this collection of www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
Number of Respondents: 250. information is necessary, whether it will via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
Responses per Respondent: 1. have practical utility; whether our searching the OMB control number
Total Annual Responses: 250. estimate of the public burden of this 3090–0290. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Estimated Time per Respondent: 4.8 collection of information is accurate, Now’’ that corresponds with
and based on valid assumptions and ‘‘Information Collection 3090–0290,
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

hrs.
Total Burden Hours: 1210. methodology; ways to enhance the System for Award Management
quality, utility, and clarity of the Registration Requirements for Prime
C. Discussion and Analysis information to be collected; and ways in Grant Recipients’’. Follow the
A notice was published in the Federal which we can minimize the burden of instructions provided on the screen.
Register at 83 FR 32298 on July 12, the collection of information on those Please include your name, company
2018. One comment was received. The who are to respond, through the use of name (if any), and ‘‘Information
American Fuel and Petrochemical appropriate technological collection Collection 3090–0290, System for

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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 request for an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance.
Dates		Submit comments on or before November 14, 2018.
Contact		Mr. Jed Ela, Sustainability Advisor, Office of Government-Wide Policy, at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 51954