68170 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 213 / Thursday, November 3, 2011 / Notices 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28558 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

Instructions for Implementing 

Sustainable Locations for Federal 

Facilities in Accordance With 

Executive Order 13514 

AGENCY: Council on Environmental 

Quality. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

sustainable locations for Federal 

facilities implementing instructions. 

SUMMARY: The Chair of the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued 

instructions to Federal agencies for 

integrating sustainable facility location 

decision-making principles into agency 

policies and practices, as required under 

Executive Order 13514 (‘‘E.O. 13514’’), 

‘‘Federal Leadership in Environmental, 

Energy, and Economic Performance,’’ 

signed by President Obama on October 

5, 2009. 74 FR 52117, Oct. 8, 2009. The 

purpose of the Executive Order is to 

establish an integrated strategy toward 

sustainability in the Federal 

Government including, efforts to operate 

high performance sustainable buildings 

in sustainable locations, and strengthen 

the vitality and livability of the 

communities for Federal agencies. 

Section 2(f) of the E.O. 13514 directs 

agencies to ‘‘advance regional and local 

integrated planning by * * * 

participating in regional transportation 

planning and recognizing existing 

community transportation 

infrastructure; * * * ensuring that 

planning for new Federal facilities or 

new leases includes consideration of 

sites that are pedestrian friendly, near 

existing employment centers, and 

accessible to public transit, and 

emphasizes existing central cities and, 

in rural communities, existing or 

planned town centers.’’ Section 5(b) of 

E.O. 13514 directs the Chair of CEQ to 

issue instructions to implement the 

Executive Order. The Instructions for 

Implementing Sustainable Locations for 

Federal Facilities are now available at: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

administration/eop/ceq/sustainability/ 

sustainable-locations. 

DATES: The Instructions for 

Implementing Sustainable Locations for 

Federal Facilities were issued on 

September 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The Instructions for 

Implementing Sustainable Locations for 

Federal Facilities are available at: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/administration/ 

eop/ceq/sustainability/sustainablelocations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental 

Executive, Office of the Federal 

Environmental Executive, (202) 395– 

5750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

5(b) of E.O. 13514 authorizes the Chair 

of the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) to issue instructions to 

implement the Executive Order. The 

‘‘Instructions for Implementing 

Sustainable Locations for Federal 

Facilities’’ provide formal direction 

from the Chair of CEQ to Federal 

agencies to improve sustainability 

performance by ensuring a balanced 

consideration and evaluation of land 

use, the built environment, cost, 

security, mission need and competition 

on facility location decision-making. 

The Instructions ensure that agencies 

make responsible choices in the siting of 

facilities that are owned or leased by the 

Federal government, striking an 

appropriate balance among cost, 

security and sustainability, while 

meeting agency mission need and 

ensuring competition. The Instructions 

apply only to Federal agencies, 

operations, and programs. Agencies are 

expected to implement the Instructions 

as part of their compliance with E.O. 

13514. 

Authority: E.O. 13514, 74 FR 52117 

Dated: October 28, 2011. 

Nancy H. Sutley, 

Chair. 

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BILLING CODE 3125–W0–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per 

Diem Rates 

AGENCY: DoD, Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee. 

ACTION: Notice of Revised Non-Foreign 

Overseas Per Diem Rates. 

SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee is 

publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem 

Bulletin Number 278. This bulletin lists 

revisions in the per diem rates 

prescribed for U.S. Government 

employees for official travel in Alaska, 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern 

Mariana Islands and Possessions of the 

United States. Actual Expense 

Allowance (AEA) changes announced in 

Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. 

Bulletin Number 278 is being published 

in the Federal Register to assure that 

travelers are paid per diem at the most 

current rates. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 1, 

2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mrs. Allison Lovelady, (571) 372–1271. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document gives notice of revisions in 

per diem rates prescribed by the Per 

Diem Travel and Transportation 

Allowance Committee for non-foreign 

areas outside the continental United 

States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel 

Per Diem Bulletin Number 277. 

Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per 

Diem Bulletins by mail was 

discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins 

published periodically in the Federal 

Register now constitute the only 

notification of revisions in per diem 

rates to agencies and establishments 

outside the Department of Defense. For 

more information or questions about per 

diem rates, please contact your local 

travel office. The text of the Bulletin 

follows: The changes in Civilian 

Bulletin 278 are updated rates for 

Alaska. 

Dated: October 31, 2011. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 


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