[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR3452.227-71]

[Page 148]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
       CHAPTER 34--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
Sec. 3452.227-71  Paperwork Reduction Act.

    As prescribed in 3427.471, insert the following clause in all 
solicitations and contracts:

                   Paperwork Reduction Act (AUG 1987)

    (a) The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-511) applies to 
contractors that collect information for use or disclosure by the 
Federal Government.
    If the contractor will collect information requiring answers to 
identical questions from 10 or more people then no plan, questionnaire, 
interview guide, or other similar device for collecting information may 
be used without first obtaining clearance from the Deputy Under 
Secretary for Management (DUSM) or his/her delegate within the 
Department of Education (ED) and the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Contractors and Contracting Officers' Technical Representatives 
shall be guided by the provisions of 5 CFR part 1320, Controlling 
Paperwork Burdens on the Public, and seek the advice of the Department's 
Paperwork Clearance Officer to determine the procedures for acquiring 
DUSM and OMB clearance.
    (b) The contractor shall obtain the required DUSM and OMB clearance 
through the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative before 
expending any funds or making public contacts for the collection of 
information described in paragraph (a) of this clause. The authority to 
expend funds and proceed with the collection shall be in writing by the 
contracting officer. The contractor must plan at least 120 days for DUSM 
and OMB clearance. Excessive delay caused by the Government which arises 
out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of 
the contractor will be considered in accordance with the Excusable 
Delays or Default clause of this contract.

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