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• Inform other rulemakings
specifically required or authorized by
the Dodd-Frank Act;
• Inform the Bureau’s perspective on
the appropriate approach to regulation
of various industries in its jurisdiction;
• Supplement available information
used for mandated analyses that the
Bureau is required to perform for
potential new rules, such as analyses
required under section 1022 of the Act,
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the
Paperwork Reduction Act;
• Review impacts of the rules the
Bureau inherited from other agencies;
• Perform reviews of significant new
rules the Bureau adopts, as the Bureau
is generally required to do within five
years; and
• Develop new tools and solutions
that can help Providers more easily
implement and maintain compliance
systems for consumer financial
regulations.
These information collections will ask
Providers of various sizes and mixes of
business activity about their compliance
systems and processes and how
regulations and regulatory changes
impact different aspects of their
business operations. Collection methods
may include structured interviews,
focus groups, conference calls, and
written questionnaires—delivered via
email or administered through an online
survey. In some cases, the Bureau may
also conduct case studies to gather more
in-depth and granular information from
a targeted sample of institutions.
The information and data collected
would aid the Bureau in determining
what rules prove to be unduly
burdensome on Providers and to
identify the causes of such burden. In
doing so, the Bureau would be better
positioned to develop potential policy
solutions that will reduce burden on
Providers, without sacrificing the
benefits of regulations on both
consumers and Providers.
Affected Public: U.S. depository and
non-depository financial institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses: Up
to 2,750 respondents. This estimate
includes 600 structured interview
respondents, 75 focus group
respondents, 2,000 written
questionnaire respondents, and 75 case
study respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
Structured interviews and focus groups
may take up to 1.5 hours per session,
with up to an additional 1.5 hours of
preparation. Written questionnaires may
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ‘‘Spring
2012 Regulatory Agenda,’’ (available at https://files.
consumerfinance.gov/f/201204_cfpb_semiannualregulatory-agenda_2012-spring.pdf).
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take up to 1 hour per collection, with up
to 1 hour of preparation. Case studies
may take up to 16 hours for collections,
with up to an additional 16 hours of
preparation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Up to 9,008 hours.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection unless the information
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
The Bureau published a 60-day
Federal Register notice on June 14, 2012
(77 FR 35658). Comments were solicited
and continue to be invited on: (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Bureau, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Bureau’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and the
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: October 1, 2012.
Chris Willey,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0045]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Information Collection; Bid
Guarantees, Performance and Payment
Bonds, and Alternative Payment
Protections
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request
for an information collection
requirement regarding an existing OMB
clearance.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat will be
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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 bid
guarantees, performance and payment
bonds, and alternative payment
protections.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations (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
December 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0045, Bid Guarantees,
Performance, and Payment Bonds, and
Alternative Payment Protections by any
of the following methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://www.
regulations.gov. Submit comments via
the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching the OMB control number.
Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
that corresponds with ‘‘Information
Collection 9000–0045, Bid,
Performance, and Payment Bonds’’.
Follow the instructions provided at the
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please
include your name, company name (if
any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000–
0045, Bid Guarantees, Performance, and
Payment Bonds, and Alternative
Payment Protections’’ on your attached
document.
• Fax: 202–501–4067.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(MVCB), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada
Flowers/IC 9000–0045, Bid Guarantees,
Performance, and Payment Bonds, and
Alternative Payment Protections.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0045, Bid Guarantees,
Performance, and Payment Bonds, and
Alternative Payment Protections, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
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personal and/or business confidential
information provided.
Ms.
Cecelia Davis, Procurement Analyst,
Contract Policy Division, GSA (202)
219–0202 or email Cecelia.davis@gsa.
gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: September 28, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy
Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FAR Subparts 28.1 and 28.2; FAR
clauses at 52.228–1, 52.228–2, 52.228–
13, 52.228–15, 52.228–16; and
associated FAR standard forms
implement the statutory requirements of
the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 3131 et seq.),
which requires performance and
payment bonds for any construction
contract exceeding $150,000, unless it is
impracticable to require bonds for work
performed in a foreign country, or it is
otherwise authorized by law. In
addition, the note to 40 U.S.C. 3132,
entitled ‘‘Alternatives to Payment Bonds
Provided by the Federal Acquisition
Regulation,’’ is implemented in the
FAR, which requires alternative
payment protection for construction
contracts that exceed $30,000 but do not
exceed $150,000. Although not required
by statute, under certain circumstances
the FAR permits the Government to
require bonds on other than
construction contracts. The information
collected under this clearance provides
the Government with a form of security
that the contractor will not withdraw a
bid or assures that the contractor will
perform its obligations under a contract.
Office of the Secretary
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B. Annual Reporting Burden
The estimated annual reporting
burden is slightly increased since
published in the Federal Register at 74
FR 46988, on September 14, 2009. Based
on use of data, from the Federal
Procurement Data System, for fiscal year
2011, an upward adjustment is made to
the estimated annual reporting burden.
Respondents: 7,800.
Responses per Respondent: 7.6051.
Total Responses: 59,320.
Hours per Response: .42.
Total Burden Hours: 24,914.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000–0045, Bid
Guarantees, Performance, and Payment
Bonds, and Alternative Payment
Protections, in all correspondence.
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Notice of Advisory Committee Closed
Meeting; U.S. Strategic Command
Strategic Advisory Group
Department of Defense.
Notice of Advisory Committee
closed meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C. App 2, Section 1), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102–
3.150, the Department of Defense
announces the following closed meeting
notice pertaining to the following
federal advisory committee: U.S.
Strategic Command Strategic Advisory
Group.
DATES: November 15, 2012, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and November 16, 2012, from
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Dougherty Conference
Center, Building 432, 906 SAC
Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bruce Sudduth, Designated Federal
Officer, (402) 294–4102, 901 SAC
Boulevard, Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB, NE
68113–6030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the meeting is to provide advice on
scientific, technical, intelligence, and
policy-related issues to the Commander,
U.S. Strategic Command, during the
development of the Nation’s strategic
war plans.
Agenda: Topics include: Policy
Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear
Weapons Stockpile Assessment,
Weapons of Mass Destruction,
Intelligence Operations, Cyber
Operations, Global Strike, Command
and Control, Science and Technology,
Missile Defense.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the
Department of Defense has determined
that the meeting shall be closed to the
public. Per delegated authority by the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General
C. Robert Kehler, Commander, U.S.
Strategic Command, in consultation
with his legal advisor, has determined
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in writing that the public interest
requires that all sessions of this meeting
be closed to the public because they will
be concerned with matters listed in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41
CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the
public or interested organizations may
submit written statements to the
membership of the Strategic Advisory
Group at any time or in response to the
stated agenda of a planned meeting.
Written statements should be submitted
to the Strategic Advisory Group’s
Designated Federal Officer; the
Designated Federal Officer’s contact
information can be obtained from the
GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
Written statements that do not pertain to
a scheduled meeting of the Strategic
Advisory Group may be submitted at
any time. However, if individual
comments pertain to a specific topic
being discussed at a planned meeting,
then these statements must be submitted
no later than five business days prior to
the meeting in question. The Designated
Federal Officer will review all
submitted written statements and
provide copies to all the committee
members.
Dated: October 4, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Board of Regents of the Uniformed
Services University of the Health
Sciences; Quarterly Meeting Notice
Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences (USU),
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Quarterly meeting notice.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended)
and the Sunshine in the Government
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended), this notice announces the
following meeting of the Board of
Regents of the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences.
DATES: Friday, November 9, 2012, from
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Open Session) and
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Closed
Session).
ADDRESSES: Everett Alvarez Jr. Board of
Regents Room (D3001), Uniformed
Services University of the Health
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0045]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Bid
Guarantees, Performance and Payment Bonds, and Alternative Payment
Protections
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request for an information collection
requirement regarding an existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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 bid
guarantees, performance and payment bonds, and alternative payment
protections.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (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 December 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0045, Bid Guarantees, Performance, and Payment Bonds, and Alternative
Payment Protections by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds
with ``Information Collection 9000-0045, Bid, Performance, and Payment
Bonds''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment''
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 9000-0045, Bid Guarantees, Performance, and
Payment Bonds, and Alternative Payment Protections'' on your attached
document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN:
Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0045, Bid Guarantees, Performance, and Payment
Bonds, and Alternative Payment Protections.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0045, Bid Guarantees, Performance, and Payment Bonds,
and Alternative Payment Protections, in all correspondence related to
this collection. All comments received will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any
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personal and/or business confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia Davis, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA (202) 219-0202 or email
Cecelia.davis@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR Subparts 28.1 and 28.2; FAR clauses at 52.228-1, 52.228-2,
52.228-13, 52.228-15, 52.228-16; and associated FAR standard forms
implement the statutory requirements of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 3131
et seq.), which requires performance and payment bonds for any
construction contract exceeding $150,000, unless it is impracticable to
require bonds for work performed in a foreign country, or it is
otherwise authorized by law. In addition, the note to 40 U.S.C. 3132,
entitled ``Alternatives to Payment Bonds Provided by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation,'' is implemented in the FAR, which requires
alternative payment protection for construction contracts that exceed
$30,000 but do not exceed $150,000. Although not required by statute,
under certain circumstances the FAR permits the Government to require
bonds on other than construction contracts. The information collected
under this clearance provides the Government with a form of security
that the contractor will not withdraw a bid or assures that the
contractor will perform its obligations under a contract.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
The estimated annual reporting burden is slightly increased since
published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 46988, on September 14,
2009. Based on use of data, from the Federal Procurement Data System,
for fiscal year 2011, an upward adjustment is made to the estimated
annual reporting burden.
Respondents: 7,800.
Responses per Respondent: 7.6051.
Total Responses: 59,320.
Hours per Response: .42.
Total Burden Hours: 24,914.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0045, Bid Guarantees, Performance, and Payment Bonds, and
Alternative Payment Protections, in all correspondence.
Dated: September 28, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office
of Governmentwide Policy.
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