FPA Signs Business Coalition Letter on GSA Proposed Rulemaking, FR Doc # 2023-27942

The undersigned business organizations appreciate the opportunity to comment on GSA’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to GSAR Case 2022–G517. While we share GSA’s objective to reduce plastic waste in the environment and greenhouse gas emissions, this proposed rule to amend the Federal Supply Schedule provisions related to packaging procurement could, in practice, result in increased environmental impact and harm the economy. We urge GSA to reconsider the proposed rule and engage the U.S. business community and the associated plastics value chain in designing policies that do not choose winners and losers but rather embrace the wide range of solutions and innovation available.