[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17919-17920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8030]


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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]


Submission for OMB Review; American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act--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. A request for public comments was published in the Federal 
Register at 74 FR 14639, on March 31, 2009.
    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 May 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect

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of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 
20503, and a copy to the Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 
20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0169, American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act--Quarterly Reporting for Prime Contractors, in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ernest Woodson, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, at telephone (202) 501-3775 or via e-
mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Elements updated quarterly for which the burden is imposed on the 
prime contractor include the following (information on the data 
elements can be found at FederalReporting.gov at the Recipient 
Reporting Data Model site):
    a. The amount of Recovery Act funds invoiced by the contractor for 
the reporting period. A cumulative amount from all the reports 
submitted for this action will be maintained by the government's on-
line reporting tool;
    b. A list of all significant services performed or supplies 
delivered, including construction, for which the contractor has 
invoiced; and
    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.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 36,680.
    Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Total Annual Reponses: 183,400.
    Hours per Response: 1.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 275,100.
    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--One-time 
Reporting, Compensation Requirements, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 1, 2010.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-8030 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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