CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
3090-0319_Supporting Statement (2).docx Supporting Statement A	2021-12-16
Email_GSA cover material for 3090-0319 updated 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-12-16
CDP Cover Material 3090-0319 updated 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-12-16
SUPPORTING STATEMENT B.docx Supporting Statement B	2018-10-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
233609	CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request Other-Survey	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3090-0319	ICR Reference No: 202112-3090-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-3090-003
Agency/Subagency: GSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/22/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2022
Responses	250	130
Time Burden (Hours)	3,618	1,310
Cost Burden (Dollars)	254,000	40,220

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Abstract: The CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request is an electronic questionnaire designed to collect information that is widely used by large commercial and governmental organizations to understand, assess, and mitigate potentially disruptive and costly supply chain risks and environmental impacts. The questionnaire is administered by CDP North America, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (“CDP”). CDP administers the questionnaire annually on behalf of over 590 institutional investors, 200 major corporations, and several large governmental purchasing organizations in addition to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). CDP’s most recent annual survey was directed to over 20,000 companies, with over 9,600 electing to respond. Under the previously approved information collection request, GSA has directed CDP since 2017 to include several hundred major Federal contractors annually among its potential survey respondents. In accordance with 31 U.S. Code § 3512(c)(1)(B), GSA uses the information received from these companies via CDP to inform and develop purchasing policies and contract requirements necessary to safeguard Federal assets against waste, loss, and misappropriation resulting from unmitigated exposure to supply chain energy market and environmental risks. In accordance with Executive Orders 13990, 14008, and 14030, GSA also uses the information to inform development of policies and programs to reduce climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions associated with federal procurement activities. This collection request is for GSA to direct CDP to survey specific recipients using CDP’s standard questionnaire. CDP, not GSA, is solely responsible for authoring and administering the questionnaire. GSA is not requesting (and does not have the ability as part of CDP’s process) to revise the questionnaire, including to revise questions or to include or exclude specific questions. GSA-requested recipients will be notified both by CDP and directly by GSA that GSA is a sponsor of the collection and will use the information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 51889	09/17/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 71268	12/15/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	250	130	0	120	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,618	1,310	0	2,308	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	254,000	40,220	0	213,780	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In order to better achieve the purposes described above, GSA intends to expand this program from 300 to 500 maximum annual recipients, which will increase the number of elected respondents to 250—up from the previously approved 130. The burden worksheet has been updated to reflect this increase. Estimates of response rates per category have been updated based on GSA’s latest data from the existing collection, and cost burden has been adjusted due to increases in the GS equivalent pay rate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $47,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/22/2021

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