[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58388-58389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23880]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0169; Docket 2010-0083; Sequence 21]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Reporting Requirements--Quarterly
Reporting for Prime Contractors
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance (9000-0169).
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regulatory
Secretariat, will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Quarterly Reporting for Prime
Contractors.
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 November 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0169 by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information
Collection 9000-0169'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and
selecting ``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0169''. Follow the
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection
9000-0169'' on your attached document.
Fax: 202-501-4068.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC
20405. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0169.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0169, 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: Mr. Ernest Woodson, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, at telephone (202) 501-3775 or via e-
mail to [email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Quarterly Reporting for Prime Contractors. Elements updated
quarterly for which the burden is imposed by the FAR requirements on
the prime contractor include the following:
a. The amount of Recovery Act funds invoiced by the contractor,
cumulative since the beginning of the contract ((d)(2));
b. A list of all significant services performed or supplies
delivered, including construction, for which the contractor has
invoiced ((d)(3));
c. An assessment of the contractor's progress towards the
completion of the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of
the contract (i.e., not started, less than 50 percent completed,
completed 50 percent or more, or fully completed). This covers the
contract (or portion thereof) funded by the Recovery Act ((d)(6));
d. A narrative description of the employment impact of the Recovery
Act funded work ((d)(7)(i) through (ii)); and
e. For subcontracts valued at less than $25,000 or any subcontracts
awarded to an individual, or subcontracts awarded to a subcontractor
that in the previous tax year had gross income under ($300,000, the
contractor shall only report the aggregate number of such first tier
subcontracts awarded in the quarter and their aggregate total dollar
amount ((d)(9)).
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 20,013.
Responses per Respondent: 1.25.
Total Annual Reponses: 25,016.
Hours per Response: 4.
Total Burden Hours: 100,065.
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. 9000-0169, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Reporting
Requirements--Quarterly Reporting for Prime Contractors, in all
correspondence.
Dated: September 17, 2010.
Edward Loeb,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-23880 Filed 9-23-10; 8:45 am]
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