[Federal Register: May 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 91)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor,
and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information
collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC hereby gives notice that it
is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Acquisition
Services Information Requirements information collection (OMB No. 3064-
0072). At the end of the comment period, any comments and
recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to
which the FDIC should modify the proposed revisions prior to submission
to OMB for review and approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments.
All comments should refer to the name of the collection. Comments may
be submitted by any of the following methods:
http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
E-mail: comments@fdic.gov.
Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202-898-3719), Counsel, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20429.
Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F
Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the FDIC Desk
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about the
revisions discussed in this notice, please contact Leneta G. Gregorie,
by telephone at (202) 898-3719 or by mail at the address identified
above. In addition, copies of the proposed new Forms 3700/4A, 3700/12,
and 3700/44 can be obtained at the FDIC's Web site (http://
www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC is proposing to make minor
revisions to simplify and clarify three of the forms used in support of
contracting and leasing activities.
Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.
Forms Currently in Use:
FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor Personnel &
Subcontractors, Form 1600/04.
FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractors, Form 1600/
07.
FDIC Past Performance Questionnaire, Form 3700/57.
FDIC Contractor Representation and Certifications, Form 3700/04A.
Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/12.
Leasing Representations and Certifications Form 3700/44.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Burden Hours
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Hours per Number of
FDIC document unit respondents Burden hours
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Background Investigation .33 4,000 1,320
Questionnaire Management
(1600/04)...................
Background Investigation .50 200 100
Questionnaire Contractors
(1600/07)...................
Contractor Representation and .50 360 180
Certifications (3700/04A)...
Integrity and Fitness .33 360 119
Representations and
Certifications (3700/12)....
Leasing Representations and 1.0 35 35
Certifications (3700/44)....
FDIC Past Performance .75 1,080 810
Questionnaire...............
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Total.................... ............. 6,035 2,564
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General Description of Collection: The collection involves the
submission of information on various forms by contractors who wish to
do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with
the FDIC. The information is used to: ensure compliance with
established contractor ethics regulations (12 CFR Part 366); obtain
information on a contractor's past performance for proposal evaluation
purposes; review a potential lessor's fitness and integrity prior to
entering into a lease transaction; and perform background
investigations on contractors and contractor personnel.
Current Action: The FDIC is proposing to modify three of the forms
in the Acquisition Services Information Requirements collection:
Contractor Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/4A; Integrity
and Fitness Representations, Form 3700/12; and Leasing Representations
and Certifications, Form 3700/44. Specifically, in Form 3700/4A,
Contractor Representations and Certifications, the FDIC is proposing
elimination of the ``Duplication of Cost'' representation as
unnecessary; removal of the ``Clean Air and Water Certification'' based
on its removal from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in
response to a recommendation by the Environmental Protection Agency;
modification of the ``Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concern
Certification'' to reflect the Small Business Administration's recent
announcement that it will discontinue SDB certifications; modification
of the ``Equal Opportunity Certification'' and the ``Certification and
Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal
Transactions'' to mirror related FAR provisions; and substitution of an
offeror's Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number for the
previously requested Tax Identification Number (TIN) in the
``Signature'' section of the form. In Form 3700/12, Integrity and
Fitness Representations, the FDIC proposes to insert a sentence in the
preamble referencing FDIC regulations on Minimum Standards of Integrity
and Fitness For An FDIC Contractor at 12 CFR Part 366; add a
``Retention of Information'' paragraph in Section III, instructing
contractors on the retention period for records; and substitute a
contractor's DUNS number for the previously requested TIN in the
``Signature'' section of the form. Finally, in Form 3700/44, Leasing
Representations and Certifications, the FDIC proposes to clarify and
highlight the various certifications currently covered under the
general heading ``Environmental Condition'' by reclassifying them as
certifications related to ``Asbestos-Containing Materials,'' ``Water
Quality,'' ``Indoor Air Quality,'' and ``Hazardous Substances.''
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether these collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's
functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the information
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 7th day of May, 2009.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11085 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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