Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green Building Advisory Committee; Request for Membership Nominations, 53748-53749 [2022-18897]

Download as PDF 53748 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 169 / Thursday, September 1, 2022 / Notices (2) The number of vehicles and related services required and period of use; (3) A list of employees who are authorized to request the vehicles or related services; (4) A listing of equipment authorized to be serviced; and (5) Billing instructions and address. The contracting officer will use the information to determine the contractor’s eligibility to obtain IFMS vehicles and related services, and to authorize this use. The GSA will also use this information to determine whether appropriate authorization has been granted by the contracting officer. C. Annual Burden Respondents: 20. Total Annual Responses: 1. Total Burden Hours: 20. Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division by calling 202–501–4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0032, Contractor Use of Interagency Fleet Management System Vehicles. Janet Fry, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2022–18889 Filed 8–31–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [Notice MG–2022–03; Docket No. 2022– 0002; Sequence No. 19] Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green Building Advisory Committee; Request for Membership Nominations Office of Government-Wide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Notice of request for membership nominations. AGENCY: The Green Building Advisory Committee provides advice to GSA as a statutorily (see below for citations) required federal advisory committee. This notice invites qualified candidates to apply for an appointment to serve as a member of GSA’s Green Building Advisory Committee. This is a competitive process for several open membership seats. Candidates who applied for the position with expertise in environmental justice, equity, and green buildings, in response to GSA’s jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 31, 2022 Jkt 256001 April 20, 2022 Federal Register notice, and who wish to be considered for this opportunity need not apply again, and can send an email to bryan.steverson@ gsa.gov confirming their interest. DATES: All nominations must be submitted to bryan.steverson@gsa.gov by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), by October 3, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bryan Steverson, Office of Federal HighPerformance Green Buildings, GSA, at bryan.steverson@gsa.gov or 202–501– 6115. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Administrator of the GSA established the Green Building Advisory Committee (hereafter, ‘‘the Committee’’) on June 20, 2011 (76 FR 118) pursuant to Section 494 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17123, or EISA), in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Under this authority, the Committee advises GSA on how the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings can most effectively accomplish its mission. Information about this Office is available online at https://www.gsa.gov/hpb, and information about the Committee may be found at https://www.gsa.gov/gbac. EISA requires the Committee to be represented by specific categories of members as well as ‘‘other relevant agencies and entities, as determined by the Federal Director (EISA § 494(b)(1)(B)). The specific categories of members include: ‘‘(i) State and local governmental green building programs; (ii) Independent green building associations or councils; (iii) Building experts, including architects, material suppliers, and construction contractors; (iv) Security advisors focusing on national security needs, natural disasters, and other dire emergency situations; (v) Public transportation industry experts; and (vi) Environmental health experts, including those with experience in children’s health.’’ Member Responsibilities New Committee members will be appointed to a two-year term. Membership is limited to the specific individuals appointed and is nontransferrable. Committee members are expected to personally attend all meetings, review all Committee PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 materials, and actively provide their advice and input on topics covered by the Committee. Committee members will not receive compensation, nor will they receive travel reimbursements from the Government except where a need has been demonstrated and funds are available. Request for Membership Nominations This notice provides an opportunity for individuals, or others on their behalf, to present their qualifications to serve as a member on the Committee. GSA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, GSA encourages nominations from people of all communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs, including from underserved communities and all geographic locations of the United States of America. No person appointed to serve in an individual capacity shall be a federally registered lobbyist in accordance with the Presidential Memorandum ‘‘Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions’’ (June 18, 2010) and OMB Final Guidance published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2011 and revised on August 13, 2014. Nomination Process for Advisory Committee Appointment Individuals may nominate themselves or others. All nominees should have: • At least 5 years of high-performance building experience, which may include a combination of project-based, research and policy experience. • Academic degrees, certifications and/or training demonstrating green building and related sustainability and real estate expertise; • Knowledge of Federal sustainability and energy laws and programs; • Proven ability to work effectively with a diverse group of professionals in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. • Qualifications appropriate to a specific statutory category of members listed above. A nomination package shall include the following information for each nominee: (1) A letter of nomination stating the name, title and organization of the nominee, nominee’s field(s) of expertise, specific qualifications to serve on the Committee, and description of interest and qualifications; (2) A professional resume or CV; and (3) Complete contact information including name, return address, email address, and daytime telephone number of the nominee and nominator. E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 169 / Thursday, September 1, 2022 / Notices GSA reserves the right to choose Committee members based on qualifications, experience, Committee balance, statutory requirements and all other factors deemed critical to the success of the Committee. Candidates under consideration may be asked to provide specific financial information to ensure that the interests and affiliations of advisory committee members are reviewed for conformance with applicable conflict of interest statutes and other federal ethics rules. Kevin Kampschroer, Federal Director, Office of Federal HighPerformance Green Buildings, Office of Government-Wide Policy, General Services Administration. [FR Doc. 2022–18897 Filed 8–31–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–14–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ‘‘Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database.’’ This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 3rd, 2022 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ did not receive comments from members of the public during this period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 3, 2022. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 31, 2022 Jkt 256001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Project ‘‘Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database.’’ The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (Hospital SOPS) is designed to enable hospitals to assess provider and staff perspectives about patient safety issues, medical error, and error reporting. The Hospital SOPS includes 42 items that measure 12 composites of patient safety culture. AHRQ first made the Hospital SOPS publicly available, along with a Survey User’s Guide and other toolkit materials, in November 2004, on the AHRQ website. The Hospital SOPS Database consists of data from the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture and may include reportable, non-required supplemental items. Hospitals in the U.S. can voluntarily submit data from the survey to AHRQ, through its contractor, Westat. The Hospital SOPS Database (OMB No. 0935–0162, last approved on August 21, 2019) was developed by AHRQ in 2006 in response to requests from hospitals interested in tracking their own survey results. Those organizations submitting data receive a feedback report, as well as a report of the aggregated deidentified findings of the other hospitals submitting data. These reports are used to assist hospital staff in their efforts to improve patient safety culture in their organizations. Rationale for the information collection. The Hospital SOPS and the Hospital SOPS Database support AHRQ’s goals of promoting improvements in the quality and safety of health care in hospital settings. The survey, toolkit materials, and database results are all made publicly available on AHRQ’s website. Technical assistance is provided by AHRQ through its contractor at no charge to hospitals, to facilitate the use of these materials for hospital patient safety and quality improvement. This database will: (1) present results from hospitals that voluntarily submit their data, (2) provide data to hospitals to facilitate internal assessment and learning in the patient safety improvement process, and (3) provide supplemental information to help hospitals identify their strengths and areas with potential for improvement in patient safety culture. This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, Westat, pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory authority to conduct and support research on health care and on systems for the delivery of such care, including PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53749 activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness, and value of healthcare services and with respect to surveys and database development. 42 U.S.C 299a(a)(1) and (8). Method of Collection (1) Eligibility and Registration Form— The hospital point-of-contact (POC) completes a number of data submission steps and forms, beginning with the completion of an online Eligibility and Registration Form. The purpose of this form is to collect basic demographic information about the hospital and initiate the registration process. (2) Data Use Agreement—The purpose of the data use agreement, completed by the hospital POC, is to state how data submitted by hospitals will be used and provide privacy assurances. (3) Hospital Site Information Form— The purpose of the site information form, also completed by the hospital POC, is to collect background characteristics of the hospital. This information will be used to analyze data collected with the Hospital SOPS survey. (4) Data Files Submission—POCs upload their data file(s), using hospital data file specifications, to ensure that users submit standardized and consistent data in the way variables are named, coded, and formatted. The number of submissions to the database is likely to vary each year because hospitals do not administer the survey and submit data every year. Data submission is typically handled by one POC who is either a patient safety manager in the hospital or a survey vendor who contracts with a hospital to collect and submit their data. POCs submit data on behalf of 3 hospitals, on average, because many hospitals are part of a health system that includes many hospitals, or the POC is a vendor that is submitting data for multiple hospitals. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the respondents’ time to participate in the database. An estimated 340 POCs, representing an average of 3 individual hospitals each, will complete the database submission steps and forms annually. Each POC will submit the following: • Eligibility and registration form (completion is estimated to take about 3 minutes). • Data Use Agreement (completion is estimated to take about 3 minutes). E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53748-53749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18897]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice MG-2022-03; Docket No. 2022-0002; Sequence No. 19]


Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green 
Building Advisory Committee; Request for Membership Nominations

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

ACTION: Notice of request for membership nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Green Building Advisory Committee provides advice to GSA 
as a statutorily (see below for citations) required federal advisory 
committee. This notice invites qualified candidates to apply for an 
appointment to serve as a member of GSA's Green Building Advisory 
Committee. This is a competitive process for several open membership 
seats. Candidates who applied for the position with expertise in 
environmental justice, equity, and green buildings, in response to 
GSA's April 20, 2022 Federal Register notice, and who wish to be 
considered for this opportunity need not apply again, and can send an 
email to [email protected] confirming their interest.

DATES: All nominations must be submitted to [email protected] by 
5:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), by October 3, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bryan Steverson, Office of Federal 
High-Performance Green Buildings, GSA, at [email protected] or 
202-501-6115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Administrator of the GSA established the Green Building 
Advisory Committee (hereafter, ``the Committee'') on June 20, 2011 (76 
FR 118) pursuant to Section 494 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17123, or EISA), in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 
U.S.C. app. 2). Under this authority, the Committee advises GSA on how 
the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings can most 
effectively accomplish its mission. Information about this Office is 
available online at https://www.gsa.gov/hpb, and information about the 
Committee may be found at https://www.gsa.gov/gbac. EISA requires the 
Committee to be represented by specific categories of members as well 
as ``other relevant agencies and entities, as determined by the Federal 
Director (EISA Sec.  494(b)(1)(B)). The specific categories of members 
include:
    ``(i) State and local governmental green building programs;
    (ii) Independent green building associations or councils;
    (iii) Building experts, including architects, material suppliers, 
and construction contractors;
    (iv) Security advisors focusing on national security needs, natural 
disasters, and other dire emergency situations;
    (v) Public transportation industry experts; and
    (vi) Environmental health experts, including those with experience 
in children's health.''

Member Responsibilities

    New Committee members will be appointed to a two-year term. 
Membership is limited to the specific individuals appointed and is non-
transferrable. Committee members are expected to personally attend all 
meetings, review all Committee materials, and actively provide their 
advice and input on topics covered by the Committee. Committee members 
will not receive compensation, nor will they receive travel 
reimbursements from the Government except where a need has been 
demonstrated and funds are available.

Request for Membership Nominations

    This notice provides an opportunity for individuals, or others on 
their behalf, to present their qualifications to serve as a member on 
the Committee. GSA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to 
obtain nominations of diverse candidates, GSA encourages nominations 
from people of all communities, identities, races, ethnicities, 
backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs, including from 
underserved communities and all geographic locations of the United 
States of America. No person appointed to serve in an individual 
capacity shall be a federally registered lobbyist in accordance with 
the Presidential Memorandum ``Lobbyists on Agency Boards and 
Commissions'' (June 18, 2010) and OMB Final Guidance published in the 
Federal Register on October 5, 2011 and revised on August 13, 2014.

Nomination Process for Advisory Committee Appointment

    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. All nominees should 
have:
     At least 5 years of high-performance building experience, 
which may include a combination of project-based, research and policy 
experience.
     Academic degrees, certifications and/or training 
demonstrating green building and related sustainability and real estate 
expertise;
     Knowledge of Federal sustainability and energy laws and 
programs;
     Proven ability to work effectively with a diverse group of 
professionals in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
     Qualifications appropriate to a specific statutory 
category of members listed above.
    A nomination package shall include the following information for 
each nominee:
    (1) A letter of nomination stating the name, title and organization 
of the nominee, nominee's field(s) of expertise, specific 
qualifications to serve on the Committee, and description of interest 
and qualifications;
    (2) A professional resume or CV; and
    (3) Complete contact information including name, return address, 
email address, and daytime telephone number of the nominee and 
nominator.

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    GSA reserves the right to choose Committee members based on 
qualifications, experience, Committee balance, statutory requirements 
and all other factors deemed critical to the success of the Committee. 
Candidates under consideration may be asked to provide specific 
financial information to ensure that the interests and affiliations of 
advisory committee members are reviewed for conformance with applicable 
conflict of interest statutes and other federal ethics rules.

Kevin Kampschroer,
Federal Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, 
Office of Government-Wide Policy, General Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-18897 Filed 8-31-22; 8:45 am]
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