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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
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 burden for this collection.
There is no centralized database for the
collection of the information associated
with this requirement. The solicitation
provision of this information collection
is not required to be inserted in
contracts for the General Services
Administration multiple award
schedule contract program where
numerous agencies place orders for
supplies. In addition, a contracting
officer can determine not to include the
provision in a solicitation for supplies
under certain circumstances. Further,
the FAR requirements to conduct
market research significantly reduced
the applicability of the provision
because Government quantities are more
in line with industry practices.
However, based on the information
submitted by the respondent an
adjustment is made to the estimated
burden. At any point, members of the
public may submit comments for further
consideration, and are encouraged to
provide data to support their request for
an adjustment.
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C. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 3,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 25.
Annual Responses: 75,000.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 75,000.
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. 9000–0082, Economic
Purchase Quantity—Supplies, in all
correspondence.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket 2012–0076; Sequence 43; OMB
Control No. 9000–0073]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission of OMB Review; Advance
Payments
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 to 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
advance payments. A notice was
published in the Federal Register at 77
FR 43083, on July 23, 2012. One
comment was 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
9000–0073 Advance Payments by any of
the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• 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–
0073, Advance Payments’’. Follow the
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0073,
Advance Payments’’ 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 9000–0073, Advance
Payments.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0073, Advance Payments, 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.
Edward Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501–3221
or email edward.chambers@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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. Analysis of Public Comments
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.
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Response: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA),
agencies can request OMB approval of
an existing information collection. The
PRA requires that agencies use the
Federal Register notice and comment
process, to extend OMB’s approval, at
least every three years. This extension,
to a previously approved information
collection, pertains to documentation
necessary to support requests for
advance payments. Specific financial
information about the contractor is
required before such payments can be
authorized (see FAR 32.4 and 52.232–
12). The information serves as the basis
for advance payments. Absent this
information the suitability of the
contractor to receive advance payments
could not be ascertained, and would
prevent the Government from making
such payments.
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. 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
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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
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 it is determined that an
upward adjustment is not required at
this time. However, at any point,
members of the public may submit
comments for further consideration, and
are encouraged to provide data to
support their request for an adjustment.
C. 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 (MVCB), 1275
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000–0073, Advance
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 49; OMB
Control No. 9000–0102]
Information Collection; Prompt
Payment
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 to an
existing OMB clearance.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat will be
SUMMARY:
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submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve an extension to a
previously approved information
collection requirement concerning
prompt payment.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 26, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0102, Prompt Payment, 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 9000–0102, Prompt
Payment’’. Follow the instructions
provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0102,
Prompt Payment’’ 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 9000–0102, Prompt
Payment.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0102, Prompt Payment, 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.
Edward Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy,
GSA, (202) 501–3221 or email
Edward.chambers@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Part 32 of the FAR and the clause at
FAR 52.232–5, Payments Under FixedPrice 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
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 43; OMB Control No. 9000-0073]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission of OMB Review; Advance
Payments
AGENCIES: 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 to
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
advance payments. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77
FR 43083, on July 23, 2012. One comment was 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-
0073 Advance Payments 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 9000-0073, Advance
Payments''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 9000-0073, Advance Payments'' 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 9000-0073, Advance Payments.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0073, Advance Payments, 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. Edward Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
3221 or email edward.chambers@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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. Analysis of Public Comments
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.
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Response: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA),
agencies can request OMB approval of an existing information
collection. The PRA requires that agencies use the Federal Register
notice and comment process, to extend OMB's approval, at least every
three years. This extension, to a previously approved information
collection, pertains to documentation necessary to support requests for
advance payments. Specific financial information about the contractor
is required before such payments can be authorized (see FAR 32.4 and
52.232-12). The information serves as the basis for advance payments.
Absent this information the suitability of the contractor to receive
advance payments could not be ascertained, and would prevent the
Government from making such payments.
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. 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
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 it is determined that an upward adjustment is not
required at this time. However, at any point, members of the public may
submit comments for further consideration, and are encouraged to
provide data to support their request for an adjustment.
C. 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 (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0073, Advance 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.
[FR Doc. 2013-01465 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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