Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Advance Payments, 30091 [E9-14827]
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Price Construction Contracts, require
that contractors under fixed price
construction contracts certify, for every
progress payment request, that
payments to subcontractors/suppliers
have been made from previous
payments received under the contract
and timely payments will be made from
the proceeds of the payment covered by
the certification, and that this payment
request does not include any amount
which the contractor intends to
withhold from a subcontractor/supplier.
Part 32 of the FAR and the clause at
52.232–27, Prompt Payment for
Construction Contracts, further require
that contractors on construction
contracts—
(a) Notify subcontractors/suppliers of
any amounts to be withheld and furnish
a copy of the notification to the
contracting officer;
(b) Pay interest to subcontractors/
suppliers if payment is not made by 7
days after receipt of payment from the
Government, or within 7 days after
correction of previously identified
deficiencies;
(c) Pay interest to the Government if
amounts are withheld from
subcontractors/suppliers after the
Government has paid the contractor the
amounts subsequently withheld, or if
the Government has inadvertently paid
the contractor for nonconforming
performance; and
(d) Include a payment clause in each
subcontract which obligates the
contractor to pay the subcontractor for
satisfactory performance under its
subcontract not later than 7 days after
such amounts are paid to the contractor,
include an interest penalty clause which
obligates the contractor to pay the
subcontractor an interest penalty if
payments are not made in a timely
manner, and include a clause requiring
each subcontractor to include these
clauses in each of its subcontractors and
to require each of its subcontractors to
include similar clauses in their
subcontracts.
These requirements are imposed by
Public Law 100–496, the Prompt
Payment Act Amendments of 1988.
Contracting officers will be notified if
the contractor withholds amounts from
subcontractors/suppliers after the
Government has already paid the
contractor the amounts withheld. The
contracting officer must then charge the
contractor interest on the amounts
withheld from subcontractors/suppliers.
Federal agencies could not comply with
the requirements of the law if this
information were not collected.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 36,666.
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Responses per Respondent: 11.
Total Responses: 403,326.
Hours per Response: 11.
Total Burden Hours: 44,366.
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
Recordkeepers: 33,333.
Hours per Recordkeeper: 18.
Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours:
599,994.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0102,
Prompt Payment, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0073]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Information Collection; Advance
Payments
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding the reinstatement of a
previously existing OMB clearance.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR),
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 Advance
Payments.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary; 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
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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
August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–0073, Advance
Payments, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Edward Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA,
(202) 501–3221.
A. Purpose
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Advance payments may be authorized
under Federal contracts and
subcontracts. Advance payments are the
least preferred method of contract
financing and require special
determinations by the agency head or
designee. Specific financial information
about the contractor is required before
determinations by the agency head or
designee. Specific financial information
about the contractor is required before
such payments can be authorized (see
FAR 32.4 and 52.232–12). The
information is used to determine if
advance payments should be provided
to the contractor.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 500.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 500.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0073,
Advance Payments, in all
correspondence.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0073]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Advance
Payments
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding the reinstatement of a
previously 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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),
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
Advance Payments.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary; 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 August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0073, Advance Payments, in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-3221.
A. Purpose
Advance payments may be authorized under Federal contracts and
subcontracts. Advance payments are the least preferred method of
contract financing and require special determinations by the agency
head or designee. Specific financial information about the contractor
is required before determinations by the agency head or designee.
Specific financial information about the contractor is required before
such payments can be authorized (see FAR 32.4 and 52.232-12). The
information is used to determine if advance payments should be provided
to the contractor.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 500.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 500.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0073, Advance Payments, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-14827 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]
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