# Public Buildings Service; Information Collection; GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds
**AGENCY:**
Public Buildings Service, GSA.
**ACTION:**
Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
**SUMMARY:**
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary 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.
**DATES:**
Submit comments on or before: August 27, 2012.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Ms. Karen Handsfield, Public Buildings Service, at telephone (202) 208-2444, or via email to *[email protected].*
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-0044, GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds, by any of the following methods:
• *Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.* Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB control number. Select the link “Submit a Comment” that corresponds with “Information Collection 3090-0044, GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds”. Follow the instructions provided at the “Submit a Comment” screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and “Information Collection 3090-0044, GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds” on your attached document.
• *Fax:* 202-501-4067.
• *Mail:* General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0044, GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds.
*Instructions:* Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 3090-0044, GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds, 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.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**A. Purpose**
The general public uses GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds, to request the use of public space in Federal buildings and on Federal grounds for cultural, educational, or recreational activities. A copy, sample, or description of any material or item proposed for distribution or display must also accompany this request.
**B. Annual Reporting Burden**
*Respondents: 8,000.*
*Responses per Respondent: 1.*
*Hours per Response: 0.05.*
*Total Burden Hours: 400.*
*Obtaining Copies of Proposals:* Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0044, GSA Form 3453, Application/Permit for Use of Space in Public Buildings and Grounds, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 13, 2012.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.