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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0144]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Payment
by Electronic Funds Transfer
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance (9000–0144).
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AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat will be submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
an extension of a currently approved
information collection requirement
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concerning payment by electronic funds
transfer. A request for public comments
was published in the Federal Register at
73 FR 30611, May 28, 2008. No
comments were received.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR),
1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–0144, Payment by
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Electronic Funds Transfer, in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Ms.
Meredith Murphy, Contract Policy
Division, GSA, (202) 208–6925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The FAR requires certain information
to be provided by contractors which
would enable the Government to make
payments under the contract by
electronic funds transfer (EFT). The
information necessary to make the EFT
transaction is specified in clause
52.232–33, Payment by Electronic
Funds Transfer—Central Contractor
Registration, which the contractor is
required to provide prior to award, and
clause 52.232–34, Payment by
Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than
Central Contractor Registration, which
requires EFT information to be provided
as specified by the agency to enable
payment by EFT.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 14,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 10.
Annual Responses: 140,000.
Hours Per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 70,000.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
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information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
FAR Secretariat (VPR), Room 4041, 1800
F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000–0144, Payment
by Electronic Funds Transfer, in all
correspondence.
Dated: August 15, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Notice of Wetlands Involvement for the
Abengoa Biorefinery Project Near
Hugoton, KS (DOE/EIS 0407)
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement,
conduct a public scoping meeting, and
opportunity for public comment; Notice
of Wetlands Involvement.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) announces its intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the
Council on Environmental Quality
NEPA regulations (40 Code of Federal
Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500–1508),
and the DOE NEPA regulations (10 CFR
Part 1021) to assess the potential
environmental impacts of a project
proposed by Abengoa Bioenergy
Biomass of Kansas, LLC (ABBK), to
construct and operate a biomass-toethanol and energy facility near
Hugoton, Kansas (hereinafter termed
‘‘Abengoa Biorefinery Project’’ or the
‘‘Project’’). DOE’s proposed action is to
provide cost-share Federal funding to
ABBK to construct and operate the
Project. DOE is issuing this Notice of
Intent to inform the public about the
proposed action; announce plans to
conduct a public scoping meeting;
invite public participation in the
scoping process; and solicit public
comments for consideration in
establishing the scope of the EIS,
including the range of reasonable
alternatives and the potential
environmental impacts to be analyzed.
DATES: The public scoping period begins
on August 25, 2008, and will continue
through October 9, 2008. DOE will
consider all comments received or
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postmarked by October 9, 2008, in
defining the scope of this EIS.
Comments received or postmarked after
that date will be considered to the
extent practicable. A public scoping
meeting will be held in Memorial Hall
at the Stevens County Courthouse,
Hugoton, Kansas, on September 10,
2008 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Written and
oral comments will be given equal
weight.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
scope of the EIS should be directed to
Kristin Kerwin at the U.S. Department
of Energy Golden Field Office, 1617
Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado
80401. You may also contact Ms.
Kerwin by telephone at 303–275–4968,
fascimilie at 303–275–4790, or e-mail:
kristin.kerwin@go.doe.gov. Envelopes
and the subject line of e-mails should be
labeled ‘‘Abengoa EIS Scoping
Comments.’’
The public scoping meeting will be
held on September 10, 2008 from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. at the following location:
Memorial Hall, Stevens County
Courthouse, 200 East 6th St., Hugoton,
Kansas 67951–2606.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the proposed project,
information on how to comment, or to
receive a copy of the draft EIS when it
is issued, contact Kristin Kerwin by any
of the means described in the
ADDRESSES section above.
For further information on the DOE
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Integrated
Biorefinery Program, contact Jacques
Beaudry-Losique, Biomass Program
Manager, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., EE–
2E, 5H–021, Washington, DC 20585,
telephone: 202–586–5188, facsimile:
202–586–1640, e-mail:
eere_biomass@ee.doe.gov.
For general information on the DOE
NEPA process, please contact: Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Policy and Compliance (GC–20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0103; e-mail:
AskNEPA@hq.doe.gov; telephone: 202–
586–4600; leave a message at 1–800–
472–2756; or facsimile: 202–586–7031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Need for Agency
Action: The Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005), Section 932, directs the
Secretary of Energy to conduct a
program of research, development,
demonstration, and commercial
application for bioenergy, including,
integrated biorefineries that may
produce biopower, biofuels, and
bioproducts. Section 932 provides that
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‘‘the goals of the biofuels and
bioproducts programs shall be to
develop, in partnership with industry
and institutes of higher education—
(1) Advanced biochemical and
thermochemical conversion
technologies capable of making fuels
from lignocellulosic feedstocks that are
price-competitive with gasoline or
diesel in either internal combustion
engines or fuel cell-powered vehicles;
(2) Advanced biotechnology processes
capable of making biofuels and
bioproducts with emphasis on
development of biorefinery technologies
using enzyme-based processing systems;
(3) Advanced biotechnology processes
capable of increasing energy production
from lignocellulosic feedstocks, with
emphasis on reducing the dependence
of industry on fossil fuels in
manufacturing facilities; and
(4) Other advanced processes that will
enable the development of cost-effective
bioproducts, including biofuels.’’
Section 932(d) provides that ‘‘the
Secretary shall carry out a program to
demonstrate the commercial application
of integrated biorefineries. The
Secretary shall ensure geographical
distribution of biorefinery
demonstration under this subsection.
The Secretary shall not provide more
than $100,000,000 under this subsection
for any single biorefinery
demonstration. In making awards under
this subsection, the Secretary shall
encourage—
(A) The demonstration of a wide
variety of lignocellulosic feedstocks;
(B) The commercial application of
biomass technologies for a variety of
uses, including—
i. Liquid transportation fuels;
ii. High-value biobased chemicals;
iii. Substitutes for petroleum-based
feedstocks and products; and
iv. Energy in the form of electricity or
useful heat; and
(C) The demonstration of the
collection of treatment of a variety of
biomass feedstocks.’’
Section 932(d) further directs the
Secretary to solicit proposals for
demonstration of advanced biorefineries
and to select only proposals that
demonstrate economic viability without
Federal subsidy after initial
construction costs are paid and for
projects that are replicable.
In implementing section 932, DOE’s
goal is to demonstrate that commercialscale integrated biorefineries that use a
wide variety of lignocellulosic
feedstocks (biomass), can operate
profitably once constructed, and can be
replicated. Lignocellulosic feedstock
includes energy crops, corn fiber, wood
wastes, agricultural wastes such as corn
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0144]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review;
Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0144).
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning payment by
electronic funds transfer. A request for public comments was published
in the Federal Register at 73 FR 30611, May 28, 2008. No comments were
received.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper 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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, FAR
Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0144, Payment by Electronic Funds
Transfer, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms. Meredith Murphy, Contract Policy
Division, GSA, (202) 208-6925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The FAR requires certain information to be provided by contractors
which would enable the Government to make payments under the contract
by electronic funds transfer (EFT). The information necessary to make
the EFT transaction is specified in clause 52.232-33, Payment by
Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration, which the
contractor is required to provide prior to award, and clause 52.232-34,
Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than Central Contractor
Registration, which requires EFT information to be provided as
specified by the agency to enable payment by EFT.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 14,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 10.
Annual Responses: 140,000.
Hours Per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 70,000.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
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information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR), Room 4041, 1800 F Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0144, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer, in all
correspondence.
Dated: August 15, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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