A clause prescribed at 48 CFR 23.1005
titled "Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information"
requires contractors performing work in Federal facilities to
provide all information needed by the Federal facility to comply
with Executive Orders 12856 and 13148.
This request updates a
currently approved information collection requirement. Adjustments
were made number of facilities reporting based on information
obtained from EPA. The previous supporting statement, and
subsequent approval, was only based upon 2004 Environmental
Protection Agency TRI, PPA, and other EPCRA reporting data. This
supporting statement is based on year 2011 data. An economic
adjustment was made to the information collection accomplished by
contractor employees and the information review accomplished by the
Government employee. The estimated cost pay scale for both the
contractor employee equivalent and the Government employees
remained the same at a GS-12 Step-5 Federal employee. These rates
were adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) salary tables for 2012.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.