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Concerning Integrity and Performance of
Recipients of Grants and Cooperative
Agreements’’ on your attached
document.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Flowers/IC 3090–0293.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
3090–0293, Reporting and Use of
Information Concerning Integrity and
Performance of Recipients of Grants and
Cooperative Agreements, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Ms.
Judith R. Zawatsky, Director Outreach
and Stakeholder Management,
telephone 703–859–3826, email
judith.zawatsky@gsa.gov.
C. Public Comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Purpose
This information collection is
necessary in order to comply with
section 872 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act of
2009, Public Law 110–417, as amended
by Public Law 111–212, hereafter
referred to as ‘‘the Act.’’ The Act
requires GSA to establish and maintain
a database of information regarding the
integrity and performance of certain
entities awarded Federal grants and
contracts and use of the information by
Federal officials making awards. OMB
proposed implementing guidance for
grants and cooperative agreements on
February 18, 2010 (75 FR 7316). That
guidance is in the process of being
finalized. The proposed guidance
requires appropriate Federal officials to
report on terminations of awards due to
material failure to comply with award
terms and conditions; administrative
agreements with entities to resolve
suspension or debarment proceedings;
and findings that entities were not
qualified to receive awards. Through a
new award term, each recipient would
provide information about certain civil,
criminal, and administrative
proceedings that reached final
disposition within the most recent fiveyear period and were connected with
the award or performance of a Federal
or State award. As section 872 requires,
an entity also would be able to submit
comments to the data system about any
information that the system contains
about the entity.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Initial response:
Respondents: 11,500.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 11,500.
Hours Per Response: .1.
Total Response Burden Hours: 1,150.
Additional response:
Respondents: 1,600.
Responses Per Respondent: 2.
Total Annual Responses: 3,200.
Hours Per Response: .5.
Total Response Burden Hours: 1,600.
Recordkeeping Hours: 160,000.
Total number of responses: 13,100.
Total Burden Hours: 162,750.
Dated: June 20, 2014.
Sonny Hashmi,
Chief Information Officer, Office of the
Deputy CIO.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0134;Docket 2014–
0055; Sequence 10]
Federal Acquistion Regulation;
Submission to OMB Review;
Environmentally Sound Products
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.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB) will be submitting to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
an extension of a previously approved
information collection requirement
concerning environmentally sound
products. A notice was published in the
Federal Register at 79 FR 15591 on
March 20, 2014. No comments were
received.
SUMMARY:
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the
Reporting and Use of Information
Concerning Integrity and Performance of
Recipients of Grants and Cooperative
Agreements, 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 Division (MVCB),
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please
cite OMB Control No. 3090–0293,
Reporting and Use of Information
Concerning Integrity and Performance of
Recipients of Grants and Cooperative
Agreements, in all correspondence.
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Submit comments on or before
August 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0134, Environmentally Sound
Products, by any of the following
methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching the OMB control number
9000–0134. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Now’’ that corresponds with
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0134,
Environmentally Sound Products’’.
Follow the instructions provided on the
screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0134,
Environmentally Sound Products’’ on
your attached document.
• Fax: 202–501–4067.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Hada
Flowers/IC 9000–0134, Environmentally
Sound Products.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0134, Environmentally Sound
Products, in all correspondence related
to this collection. All comments
DATES:
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contract requirements regarding the use
of recovered materials. Additionally,
agencies use the information in the
annual review and monitoring of the
effectiveness of the affirmative
procurement programs required by
RCRA.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
B. Annual Reporting Burden
[OMB Control No. 9000–0157;Docket 2014–
0055; Sequence 17]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal and/or business
confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
Analyst, Governmentwide Acquisition
Policy, GSA, 202–208–4949 or
michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.
A reassessment of the recovered
material provision, FAR 52.223–4, and
clause, FAR 52.223–9, was preformed.
Based on the comprehensive
reassessment performed, this
information collection resulted in a
small increase in the total burden hours
from the previous information
collection that was published in the
Federal Register at 76 FR 40368 on July
08, 2011. The increase is likely a result
of increased awareness about green
purchasing across the Federal
Government. The Federal Procurement
Data System was searched to determine
the use of the provision and clause
using element 8L Recovered Materials/
Sustainability for Fiscal Year 2013. No
public comments were received in prior
years that have challenged the validity
of the Government’s estimate.
Respondents: 588.
Responses Per Respondent: 75.5.
Annual Responses: 44,394.
Hours Per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 22,197.
Obtaining Copies Of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please
cite OMB control No. 9000–0134,
Environmentally Sound Products, in all
correspondence.
A. Purpose
This information collection complies
with Section 6002 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
(42 U.S.C. 6962). RCRA requires the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to designate items which are or can be
produced with recovered materials.
RCRA further requires agencies to
develop affirmative procurement
programs to ensure that items composed
of recovered materials will be purchased
to the maximum extent practicable.
Affirmative procurement programs
required under RCRA must contain, as
a minimum: (1) A recovered materials
preference program and an agency
promotion program for the preference
program; (2) a program for requiring
estimates of the total percentage of
recovered materials used in the
performance of a contract, certification
of minimum recovered material content
actually used, where appropriate, and
reasonable verification procedures for
estimates and certifications; and (3)
annual review and monitoring of the
effectiveness of an agency’s affirmative
procurement program.
The items for which EPA has
designated minimum recovered material
content standards are grouped into eight
categories: (1) Construction products, (2)
landscaping products, (3) nonpaper
office products, (4) paper and paper
products, (5) park and recreation
products, (6) transportation products,
(7) vehicular products, and (8)
miscellaneous products. The FAR rule
also permits agencies to obtain preaward information from offerors
regarding the content of items which the
agency has designated as requiring
minimum percentages of recovered
materials.
In accordance with RCRA, the
information collection applies to
acquisitions requiring minimum
percentages of recovered materials,
when the price of the item exceeds
$10,000 or when the aggregate amount
paid for the item or functionally
equivalent items in the preceding fiscal
year was $10,000 or more.
Contracting officers use the
information to verify offeror/contractor
compliance with solicitation and
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Dated: June 27, 2014.
Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy
Division, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission to OMB for Review,
Architect-Engineer Qualifications
(Standard Form 330)
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.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB) will be submitting to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
an extension of a previously approved
information collection requirement for
the Architect–Engineer Qualifications
form (SF 330). A notice was published
in the Federal Register at 79 FR 19085,
on April 7, 2014. No comments were
received.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments on or before
August 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0157 by any of the following
methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching the OMB control number
9000–0157. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Now’’ that corresponds with
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0157’’.
Follow the instructions provided on the
screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0157’’ on
your attached document.
• Fax: 202–501–4067.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Flowers/IC 9000–0157.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0157, in all correspondence
related to this collection. All comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal and/or business
confidential information provided.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0134;Docket 2014-0055; Sequence 10]
Federal Acquistion Regulation; Submission to OMB Review;
Environmentally Sound Products
AGENCY: 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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) will be
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review and approve an extension of a previously approved information
collection requirement concerning environmentally sound products. A
notice was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 15591 on March
20, 2014. No comments were received.
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0134, Environmentally Sound Products, by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB
control number 9000-0134. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0134, Environmentally
Sound Products''. Follow the instructions provided on the screen.
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information
Collection 9000-0134, Environmentally Sound Products'' on your attached
document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0134, Environmentally Sound Products.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0134, Environmentally Sound Products, in all
correspondence related to this collection. All comments
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received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal and/or business confidential information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
Analyst, Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-208-4949 or
michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
This information collection complies with Section 6002 of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (42 U.S.C. 6962). RCRA
requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate items
which are or can be produced with recovered materials. RCRA further
requires agencies to develop affirmative procurement programs to ensure
that items composed of recovered materials will be purchased to the
maximum extent practicable. Affirmative procurement programs required
under RCRA must contain, as a minimum: (1) A recovered materials
preference program and an agency promotion program for the preference
program; (2) a program for requiring estimates of the total percentage
of recovered materials used in the performance of a contract,
certification of minimum recovered material content actually used,
where appropriate, and reasonable verification procedures for estimates
and certifications; and (3) annual review and monitoring of the
effectiveness of an agency's affirmative procurement program.
The items for which EPA has designated minimum recovered material
content standards are grouped into eight categories: (1) Construction
products, (2) landscaping products, (3) nonpaper office products, (4)
paper and paper products, (5) park and recreation products, (6)
transportation products, (7) vehicular products, and (8) miscellaneous
products. The FAR rule also permits agencies to obtain pre-award
information from offerors regarding the content of items which the
agency has designated as requiring minimum percentages of recovered
materials.
In accordance with RCRA, the information collection applies to
acquisitions requiring minimum percentages of recovered materials, when
the price of the item exceeds $10,000 or when the aggregate amount paid
for the item or functionally equivalent items in the preceding fiscal
year was $10,000 or more.
Contracting officers use the information to verify offeror/
contractor compliance with solicitation and contract requirements
regarding the use of recovered materials. Additionally, agencies use
the information in the annual review and monitoring of the
effectiveness of the affirmative procurement programs required by RCRA.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
A reassessment of the recovered material provision, FAR 52.223-4,
and clause, FAR 52.223-9, was preformed. Based on the comprehensive
reassessment performed, this information collection resulted in a small
increase in the total burden hours from the previous information
collection that was published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 40368 on
July 08, 2011. The increase is likely a result of increased awareness
about green purchasing across the Federal Government. The Federal
Procurement Data System was searched to determine the use of the
provision and clause using element 8L Recovered Materials/
Sustainability for Fiscal Year 2013. No public comments were received
in prior years that have challenged the validity of the Government's
estimate.
Respondents: 588.
Responses Per Respondent: 75.5.
Annual Responses: 44,394.
Hours Per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 22,197.
Obtaining Copies Of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB
control No. 9000-0134, Environmentally Sound Products, in all
correspondence.
Dated: June 27, 2014.
Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy,
Office of Government-wide Policy.
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