[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33796-33797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14319]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0075; Docket 2010-0083; Sequence 15]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review;
Government Property; OMB Control No. 9000-0075
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), 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 concerning Government Property. A notice was published in
the Federal Register at 75 FR 17410, on April 6, 2010. No comments were
received.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the FAR, 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 July 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0075 by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information
Collection 9000-0075'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and
selecting ``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0075''. Follow the
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection
9000-0075'' 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 9000-0075.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0075, 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: Ms. Jeritta Parnell, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA (202) 501-4082 or e-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Property, as used in Part 45, means all property, both real and
personal. It includes facilities, material, special tooling, special
test equipment, and agency-peculiar property. Government property
includes both Government-
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furnished property and contractor-acquired property.
Contractors are required to establish and maintain a property
system that will control, protect, preserve, and maintain all
Government property because the contractor is responsible and
accountable for all Government property under the provisions of the
contract including property located with subcontractors.
This clearance covers the following requirements:
(a) FAR 45.606-1 requires a contractor to submit inventory
schedules.
(b) FAR 45.606-3(a) requires a contractor to correct and resubmit
inventory schedules as necessary.
(c) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(ii) requires contractors to receive, record,
identify and manage Government property.
(d) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(iii) requires contractors to create and
maintain records of all Government property accountable to the
contract.
(e) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(iv) requires contractors to periodically
perform, record, and report physical inventories during contract
performance.
(f) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(vi) requires contractors to have a process
to create and provide reports.
(g) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(viii) requires contractors to promptly
disclose and report Government Property in its possession that is
excess to contract performance.
(h) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(ix) requires contractors to disclose and
report to the Property Administrator the need for replacement and/or
capital rehabilitation.
(i) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(x) requires contractors to perform and
report to the Property Administrator contract property closeout.
(j) FAR 52.245-1(f)(2) requires contractors to establish and
maintain source data, particularly in the areas of recognition of
acquisitions and dispositions of material and equipment.
(k) FAR 52.245-1(j)(4) requires contractors to submit inventory
disposal schedules to the Plant Clearance Officer.
(l) FAR 52.245-9(d) requires a contractor to identify the property
for which rental is requested.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Number of Respondents: 15,100.
Responses per Respondent: 896.71.
Total Responses: 13,540,321.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: .46.
Total Burden Hours: 6,226,350.
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, Room
4041, NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000-0075, Government Property, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 8, 2010.
Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-14319 Filed 6-14-10; 8:45 am]
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