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proposed revisions to Government 

Auditing Standards (GAGAS) (also 

known as the Yellow Book). To help 

ensure that the standards continue to 

meet the needs of the audit community 

and the public it serves, the Acting 

Comptroller General of the United 

States appointed the Advisory Council 

on Government Auditing Standards to 

review the standards and recommend 

necessary changes. The Advisory 

Council includes experts in financial 

and performance auditing drawn from 

all levels of government, private 

enterprise, public accounting, and 

academia. This exposure draft of the 

standards includes the Advisory 

Council’s suggestions for proposed 

changes. We are currently requesting 

public comments on the proposed 

revisions in the exposure draft. 

The proposed 2010 revision to 

GAGAS will be the sixth revision since 

the standards were first issued in 1972. 

The 2010 Yellow Book exposure draft 

seeks to emphasize the critical role of 

high quality government audits in 

achieving credibility and accountability 

in government. The proposed changes 

contained in the 2010 Exposure Draft 

update GAGAS to reflect major 

developments in the accountability and 

audit profession and emphasize specific 

considerations applicable to the 

government environment. In addition, 

this proposed revision modernizes 

GAGAS, with updates to reflect major 

developments in the accountability and 

audit environment, including a 

conceptual framework approach for 

independence. Clarifications have also 

been made throughout the standards. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted 

through November 22, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the exposure draft 

(GAO–1O–853G) can be obtained on the 

GAO Internet page http://www.gao.gov/ 

govaud/vbkOl.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Hrapsky, Specialist, Auditing 

Standards at (202) 512–9535. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To ensure 

that your comments are considered by 

GAO and the Advisory Council in their 

deliberations, please submit them by 

November 22, 2010. Please send your 

comments electronically to 

yeJlowbookgao.gov. 

Public Law 67–13, 42 Stat. 20. 

James R. Dalkin, 

Director, Financial Management and 

Assurance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23374 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–00XX; Docket No. 

2010–0002; Sequence 22] 

Information Collection; Supplier 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 

Pilot 

AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service, 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding a new emergency 

OMB information clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), GSA will be 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve a new information 

collection requirement regarding the 

agency’s Supplier Greenhouse Gas 

(GHG) Emissions Inventory pilot. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the 

Supplier GHG Emissions Inventory 

pilot, and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 19, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by Information Collection 

3090–00XX; Supplier Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions Inventory Pilot, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal e-Rulemaking portal by 

inputting ‘‘Information Collection 3090– 

00XX; Supplier GHG Emissions 

Inventory Pilot’’ under the heading 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and selecting 

‘‘Search’’. Select the link ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘Information Collection 3090–00XX; 

Supplier GHG Emissions Inventory 

Pilot’’. Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘Information 

Collection 3090–00XX; Supplier GHG 

Emissions Inventory Pilot’’ on your 

attached document. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 

4041, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: 

Hada Flowers/IC 3090–00XX. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

3090–00XX; Supplier GHG Emissions 

Inventory Pilot, in all correspondence 

related to this collection. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal and/or business 

confidential information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Maleka B. Greene, Procurement Analyst, 

Federal Acquisition Service, at 

telephone (703) 605–9452 or via e-mail 

to Maleka.Greene@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

GSA is launching a pilot to ask 

questions and conduct focus groups 

with the top 200 Federal suppliers that 

voluntarily participated in the Carbon 

Disclosure Project’s 2010 annual 

questions of GHG emissions 

measurement practices. The pilot 

questions and focus groups will assist 

GSA in identifying the benefits and 

challenges associated with inventorying 

and disclosing GHG emissions data via 

a registry. They will also assist the 

agency in identifying the type of 

outreach, training, and other direct 

assistance and incentives that will 

encourage Federal contractors to 

inventory and disclose their GHG 

emissions data in the future. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 200. 

Responses Per Respondent: 2. 

Hours Per Response: 4 Hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,600 Hours. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 3090– 

00XX; Supplier Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions Inventory Pilot, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: September 14, 2010. 

Casey Coleman, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23391 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

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