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Comment: The respondent
commented that the agency did not
accurately estimate the public burden
challenging that the agency’s
methodology for calculating it is
insufficient and inadequate and does
not reflect the total burden. The
respondent stated the estimate of 120
responses per respondent is
understated, and proposed that the
number of responses for many
respondents, particularly large
government contractors, exceeds 1,000
responses per year. Additionally, the
respondent stated that the estimate of
.025 hours of burden per response is
unrealistically low given the level of
documentation required to support
requests for payment, especially on
certain contracts, and proposed that
contractors will expend an amount of
effort more than 100 times the estimate
of .025 hours. For this reason, the
respondent provided that the agency
should reassess the estimated total
burden hours and revise the estimate
upwards to be more accurate, as was
done in FAR Case 2007–006. The same
respondent also provided that the
burden of compliance with the
information collection requirement
greatly exceeds the agency’s estimate
and outweighs any potential utility of
the extension.
Response: Serious consideration is
given, during the open comment period,
to all comments received and
adjustments are made to the paperwork
burden estimate based on reasonable
considerations provided by the public.
This is evidenced, as the respondent
notes, in FAR Case 2007–006 where an
adjustment was made from the total
preparation hours from three to 60. This
change was made considering
particularly the hours that would be
required for review within the company,
prior to release to the Government.
The burden is prepared taking into
consideration the necessary criteria in
OMB guidance for estimating the
paperwork burden put on the entity
submitting the information. For
example, consideration is given to an
entity reviewing instructions; using
technology to collect, process, and
disclose information; adjusting existing
practices to comply with requirements;
searching data sources; completing and
reviewing the response; and
transmitting or disclosing information.
The estimated burden hours for a
collection are based on an average
between the hours that a simple
disclosure by a very small business
might require and the much higher
numbers that might be required for a
very complex disclosure by a major
corporation. Also, the estimated burden
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hours should only include projected
hours for those actions which a
company would not undertake in the
normal course of business. Careful
consideration went into assessing the
estimated burden hours for this
collection, and although, the respondent
provided estimates of responses and
burden hours, the estimates cannot be
confirmed with any degree of certainty
to totally rely on the information.
However, it is determined that an
upward adjustment is warranted at this
time based upon consideration of the
information provided in the public
comment. The information collection
requirement has been revised to reflect
an overall increase in the total public
burden hours.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 80,000.
Responses per Respondent: 120.
Total Responses: 9,600,000.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 2,400,000.
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. 9000–0070, Payments,
in all correspondence.
Dated: January 17, 2013.
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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket 2012–0076; Sequence 48; OMB
Control No. 9000–0101]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; DrugFree Workplace (FAR 52.223–6)
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension of an
existing OMB clearance.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
SUMMARY:
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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 drugfree workplace. A notice was published
in the Federal Register at 77 FR 52696,
on August 30, 2012. No comments were
received.
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
February 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0101, Drug-Free Workplace, 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–
0101, Drug-Free Workplace’’. Follow the
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0101,
Drug-Free Workplace’’ 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 9000–0101, Drug-Free
Workplace.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0101, Drug-Free Workplace, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Marissa Petrusek, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA (202)
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marissa.petrusek@gsa.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR clause 52.223–6, Drug-Free
Workplace, requires (1) contractor
employees to notify their employer of
any criminal drug statute conviction for
a violation occurring in the workplace;
and (2) Government contractors, after
receiving notice of such conviction, to
notify the contracting officer. The clause
is not applicable to commercial items,
contracts at or below simplified
acquisition threshold (unless awarded
to an individual), and contracts
performed outside the United States or
by law enforcement agencies. The
clause implements the Drug-Free
Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–
690).
The information provided to the
Government is used to determine
contractor compliance with the
statutory requirements to maintain a
drug-free workplace.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Based on Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) data
from the Federal Procurement Data
System (FPDS), statistical information
from other sources, and historical
knowledge of the information
collection, the estimated total burden is
as follows:
Respondents: 598.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 598.
Hours per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 299.
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. 9000–0101, Drug-Free
Workplace, in all correspondence.
Dated: January 18, 2013.
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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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket 2012–0076; Sequence 42; OMB
Control No. 9000–0071]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Price
Redetermination
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension of an
existing OMB clearance.
AGENCIES:
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 Price
Redetermination. A notice was
published in the Federal Register at 77
FR 51784, on August 27, 2012. One
respondent submitted comments.
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
February 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0071, Price Redetermination, 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 9000–0071, Price
Redetermination’’. Follow the
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0071,
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Price Redetermination’’ 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 9000–0071, Price
Redetermination.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0071, Price Redetermination, in
all correspondence related to this
collection. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501–
1448 or email curtis.glover@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
FAR 16.205, Fixed-price contracts
with prospective price redetermination,
provides for firm fixed prices for an
initial period of the contract with
prospective redetermination at stated
times during performance. FAR 16.206,
Fixed price contracts with retroactive
price redetermination, provides for a
fixed ceiling price and retroactive price
redetermination within the ceiling after
completion of the contract. In order for
the amounts of price adjustments to be
determined, the firms performing under
these contracts must provide
information to the Government
regarding their expenditures and
anticipated costs.
II. Discussion and Analysis
One respondent submitted public
comments on the extension of the
previously approved information
collection. The analysis of the public
comments is summarized as follows:
Comment: The respondent
commented that the extension of the
information collection would violate the
fundamental purposes of the Paperwork
Reduction Act because of the burden it
puts on the entity submitting the
information and the agency collecting
the information.
Response: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA),
agencies can request an OMB approval
of an existing information collection.
The PRA requires that agencies use the
Federal Register notice and comment
process, to extend the OMB’s approval,
at least every three years. This
extension, to a previously approved
information collection, pertains to FAR
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 48; OMB Control No. 9000-0101]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Drug-
Free Workplace (FAR 52.223-6)
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension of
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 drug-
free workplace. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR
52696, on August 30, 2012. No comments were received.
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 February 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0101, Drug-Free Workplace, 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 9000-0101, Drug-Free
Workplace''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace'' 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 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace, in all correspondence
related to this collection. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
and/or business confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marissa Petrusek, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA (202)
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501-0136 or email marissa.petrusek@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR clause 52.223-6, Drug-Free Workplace, requires (1) contractor
employees to notify their employer of any criminal drug statute
conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace; and (2)
Government contractors, after receiving notice of such conviction, to
notify the contracting officer. The clause is not applicable to
commercial items, contracts at or below simplified acquisition
threshold (unless awarded to an individual), and contracts performed
outside the United States or by law enforcement agencies. The clause
implements the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690).
The information provided to the Government is used to determine
contractor compliance with the statutory requirements to maintain a
drug-free workplace.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Based on Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) data from the Federal Procurement
Data System (FPDS), statistical information from other sources, and
historical knowledge of the information collection, the estimated total
burden is as follows:
Respondents: 598.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 598.
Hours per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 299.
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. 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace, in all correspondence.
Dated: January 18, 2013.
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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