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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Guidelines for Designating Biobased
Products for Federal Procurement
Office of Procurement and
Property Management, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension
of a currently approved information
collection.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces that the Department of
Agriculture, Office of Procurement and
Property Management, is hereby
requesting an extension of a currently
approved information collection,
Guidelines for Designating Biobased
Products for Federal Procurement.
DATES: Comments received by January 6,
2015 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods. All
submissions received must include the
agency name. Also, please identify
submittals as pertaining to the ‘‘Notice
of Request for Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection.’’
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: biopreferred@usda.gov.
Include ‘‘Notice of Request for
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection’’ on the subject
line. Please include your name and
address in your message.
• Mail/commercial/hand delivery:
Mail or deliver your comments to: Ron
Buckhalt, USDA, Office of Procurement
and Property Management, Room 361,
Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20024.
• Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for
communication for regulatory
information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact the
USDA TARGET Center at (202)720–
2600 (voice) and (202)690–0942 (TTY).
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Ron
Buckhalt, USDA, Office of Procurement
and Property Management, Room 361,
Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20024; email:
biopreferred@usda.gov; phone (202)
205–4008. Information regarding the
Federal biobased preferred procurement
program (one part of the BioPreferred
Program) is available on the Internet at
http://www.biopreferred.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Guidelines for Designating
Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement.
OMB Control Number: 0503–0011.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The USDA BioPreferred
Program provides that qualifying
biobased products that fall under
product categories (generic groups of
biobased products) that have been
designated for preferred procurement by
rule making are required to be
purchased by Federal agencies in lieu of
their fossil energy-based counterparts,
with certain limited exceptions. Further,
USDA is required by section 9002 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002, as amended by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
and the Agricultural Act of 2014, to
provide certain information on qualified
biobased products to Federal agencies.
To meet these statutory requirements,
USDA will gather that information from
manufacturers and vendors of biobased
products. The information sought by
USDA can be transmitted electronically
using the Web site http://
www.biopreferred.gov. If for any reason
the requested information cannot be
electronically transmitted, USDA will
provide technical assistance to support
the transmission of information to
USDA. The information collected will
enable USDA to meet statutory
information requirements that will then
permit USDA to designate product
categories for preferred procurement
under the BioPreferred Program. Once
product categories are designated,
manufacturers and vendors of qualifying
biobased products that fall under these
designated product categories will
benefit from preferred procurement by
Federal agencies.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
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is estimated to average 40 hours per
response.
Respondents: Manufacturers and
vendors of biobased products.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 220.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: One per manufacturer or
vendor.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8,800 hours, one time
only. Manufacturers and vendors are
asked to respond only once. Therefore,
there is no ongoing annual paperwork
burden on respondents.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 29, 2014.
Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary For Administration, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement
AGENCY: Office of Procurement and Property Management, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension of a currently approved
information collection.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Department of
Agriculture, Office of Procurement and Property Management, is hereby
requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection,
Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement.
DATES: Comments received by January 6, 2015 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods. All
submissions received must include the agency name. Also, please
identify submittals as pertaining to the ``Notice of Request for
Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection.''
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: biopreferred@usda.gov. Include ``Notice of Request
for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection'' on the
subject line. Please include your name and address in your message.
Mail/commercial/hand delivery: Mail or deliver your
comments to: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property
Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW., Washington,
DC 20024.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means
for communication for regulatory information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202)720-2600
(voice) and (202)690-0942 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of
Procurement and Property Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300
7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20024; email: biopreferred@usda.gov; phone
(202) 205-4008. Information regarding the Federal biobased preferred
procurement program (one part of the BioPreferred Program) is available
on the Internet at http://www.biopreferred.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement.
OMB Control Number: 0503-0011.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The USDA BioPreferred Program provides that qualifying
biobased products that fall under product categories (generic groups of
biobased products) that have been designated for preferred procurement
by rule making are required to be purchased by Federal agencies in lieu
of their fossil energy-based counterparts, with certain limited
exceptions. Further, USDA is required by section 9002 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and the Agricultural Act of 2014,
to provide certain information on qualified biobased products to
Federal agencies. To meet these statutory requirements, USDA will
gather that information from manufacturers and vendors of biobased
products. The information sought by USDA can be transmitted
electronically using the Web site http://www.biopreferred.gov. If for
any reason the requested information cannot be electronically
transmitted, USDA will provide technical assistance to support the
transmission of information to USDA. The information collected will
enable USDA to meet statutory information requirements that will then
permit USDA to designate product categories for preferred procurement
under the BioPreferred Program. Once product categories are designated,
manufacturers and vendors of qualifying biobased products that fall
under these designated product categories will benefit from preferred
procurement by Federal agencies.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 40 hours per response.
Respondents: Manufacturers and vendors of biobased products.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 220.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One per manufacturer
or vendor.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,800 hours, one time
only. Manufacturers and vendors are asked to respond only once.
Therefore, there is no ongoing annual paperwork burden on respondents.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: October 29, 2014.
Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary For Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2014-26458 Filed 11-6-14; 8:45 am]
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