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.