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)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51954-51955]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22408]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2018-22408 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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