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sufficiency of any safeguards in place to
control these risks;
• Identify material internal and
external risks to the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of covered
information that could result in the
unauthorized disclosure, misuse, loss,
alteration, destruction, or other
compromise of such information,
whether such information is in HTC’s
possession or is input into, stored on,
captured with, accessed or transmitted
through a covered device, and assess the
sufficiency of any safeguards in place to
control these risks;
• Consider risks in each area of
relevant operation, including but not
limited to (1) employee training and
management; (2) product design,
development and research; (3) secure
software design and testing, including
secure engineering and defensive
programming; and (4) review,
assessment, and response to third-party
security vulnerability reports;
• Design and implement reasonable
safeguards to control the risks identified
through risk assessment, including
through reasonable and appropriate
software security testing techniques,
and regularly test or monitor the
effectiveness of the safeguards’ key
controls, systems, and procedures;
• Develop and use reasonable steps to
select and retain service providers
capable of maintaining security
practices consistent with the order, and
require service providers by contract to
implement and maintain appropriate
safeguards; and
• Evaluate and adjust its information
security program in light of the results
of testing and monitoring, any material
changes to HTC’s operations or business
arrangement, or any other circumstances
that it knows or has reason to know may
have a material impact on its security
program.
However, Part II does not require HTC
to identify and correct security
vulnerabilities in third parties’ software
on covered devices to the extent the
vulnerabilities are not the result of
respondent’s integration, modification,
or customization of the third party
software.
Part III of the proposed order requires
HTC to develop security patches to fix
the security vulnerabilities in each
affected covered device having an
operating system version released on or
after December 2010. Within thirty (30)
days of service of the order, HTC must
release the security patches either
directly to affected covered devices or to
the applicable network operator for
deployment to the affected covered
devices. HTC must provide users of the
affected covered devices with clear and
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prominent notice regarding the
availability of the security patches and
instructions for installing the security
patches.
Part IV of the proposed order requires
HTC to obtain, within the first one
hundred eighty (180) days after service
of the order and on a biennial basis
thereafter for a period of twenty (20)
years, an assessment and report from a
qualified, objective, independent thirdparty professional, certifying, among
other things, that: (1) It has in place a
security program that provides
protections that meet or exceed the
protections required by Part II of the
proposed order; and (2) its security
program is operating with sufficient
effectiveness to provide reasonable
assurance that the security of covered
device functionality and the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of covered
information is protected.
Parts V through IX of the proposed
order are reporting and compliance
provisions. Part V requires HTC to
retain documents relating to its
compliance with the order. The order
requires that the documents be retained
for a three-year period. Part VI requires
dissemination of the order now and in
the future to all current and future
principals, officers, directors, and
managers, and to persons with
responsibilities relating to the subject
matter of the order. Part VII ensures
notification to the FTC of changes in
corporate status. Part VIII mandates that
HTC submit a compliance report to the
FTC within 60 days, and periodically
thereafter as requested. Part IX is a
provision ‘‘sunsetting’’ the order after
twenty (20) years, with certain
exceptions.
The purpose of this analysis is to
facilitate public comment on the
proposed order. It is not intended to
constitute an official interpretation of
the proposed complaint or order or to
modify the order’s terms in any way.
By direction of the Commission, Chairman
Leibowitz not participating and
Commissioner Ohlhausen recused.
Donald S. Clark
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0129; Docket 2012–
0076; Sequence 56]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Cost
Accounting Standards Administration
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding an extension to an existing
OMB clearance.
AGENCY:
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 cost
accounting standards administration. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register at 77 FR 69441, on November
19, 2012. Two respondents submitted
comments.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments on or before
April 1, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0129, Cost Accounting Standards
Administration 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 9000–0129, Cost Accounting
Standards Administration’’. Follow the
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0129,
Cost Accounting Standards
Administration’’ 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 9000–0129, Cost Accounting
Standards Administration.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0129, Cost Accounting Standards
Administration, in all correspondence
DATES:
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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 N. Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy,
GSA, (202) 501–3221 or email a
edward.chambers@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR Subpart 30.6 and the provision at
52.230–6 include pertinent rules and
regulations related to the Cost
Accounting Standards (CAS) along with
necessary administrative policies and
procedures. These administrative
policies require certain contractors to
submit cost impact estimates and
descriptions in cost accounting
practices and also to provide
information on CAS-covered
subcontractors. Specifically, FAR
52.230–6 requires contractors to submit
to the cognizant Contracting Officer a
description of any cost accounting
practice change, the total potential
impact of the change on contracts
containing a CAS provision, a general
dollar magnitude or detailed costimpact proposal of the change which
identifies the potential shift of costs
between CAS-covered contracts by
contract type (i.e., firm fixed-price,
incentive cost-plus-fixed-fee, etc.) and
other contractor business activity.
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B. Discussion and Analysis
Two respondents submitted public
comments on the extension of the
previously approved information
collection. The analysis of the public
comments is summarized as follows:
Respondent One: Respondent one
offered a single comment.
Comment: The purpose of this
standard is to require that each type of
cost is allocated only once and on only
one basis to any contract or other cost
objective. Provide measures of cost
effectiveness within the activity. This
may be accomplished by relating
performance costs to standard costs or
cost estimates by established cost
centers and by end-product with
development of appropriate analyses of
cost variances.
Response: This comment concerned
the purpose of the cost accounting
principles and not the burden of
reporting on the application of these
standards.
Respondent Two: Respondent two
offered the following comments:
Comment: The respondent
commented that the extension of the
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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 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 FAR clause
52.230–6. This clause requires certain
contractors to submit cost impact
estimates and descriptions in cost
accounting practices and also to provide
information on CAS-covered
subcontractors when making changes to
their cost accounting practices. Without
this information, the Government would
be unable to approve changes to
contractors cost accounting practices,
resulting in the disallowance of
contractor charges to contracts. This
clause has existed substantially the
same since the inception of the FAR.
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 questioned the basis for the
estimated number of responses per
respondent of 2.27. The respondent also
stated that the estimate of 175 hours per
response per respondent is understated,
and that the actual burden is at least 12
times that, but more likely 24 to 48
times this estimate. 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
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.
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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 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.
Based on consultation with a
Government subject matter expert (SME)
the estimated burden of 175 hours per
response is consider a reasonable
average for all submissions associated
with the requirements of this collection.
The Government SME also confirmed
that the 2.27 responses per respondent
reflects a reasonable average over the
course of a year, as some contractors
may not have any cost accounting
practice changes while others could
have up to four or five.
The estimated annual reporting
burden is increased from that published
in the Federal Register at 75 FR 3236,
on January 20, 2010. Based on data from
the Federal Procurement Data System
for fiscal year 2011, an upward
adjustment is made to the estimated
annual reporting burden, which
reflected an increase in the number of
respondents. However, the estimated
number of hours per response and the
estimated number of responses per
respondent remains unchanged based
on consultation with the Government
SME. 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
Number of Respondents: 1,288.
Responses per Respondent: 2.27.
Total Responses: 2,924.
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Average Burden Hours per Response:
175.00.
Total Burden Hours: 511,700.
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 Number 9000–0129, Cost
Accounting Standards Administration,
in all correspondence.
Dated: February 21, 2013.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy
Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
inventory should be directed to Lori
Sakalos, Director in the HHS/Office of
the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for
Financial Resources, Office of Grants
and Acquisition Policy and
Accountability, Office of Acquisition
Policy at 202–690–6361 or
Lori.Sakalos@hhs.gov.
Dated: February 21, 2013.
Angela Billups,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Acquisition, Senior Procurement Executive,
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Financial Resources, Office of Grants
and Acquisition Policy and
Accountability, Division of Acquisition;
Public Availability of the Department of
Health and Human Services FY 2011
Service Contract Inventory
Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of Public Availability of
FY 2011 Service Contract Inventories.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
743 of Division C of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–117), Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) is publishing
this notice to advise the public of the
availability of its FY 2011 Service
Contract inventory. This inventory
provides information on service contract
actions over $25,000 that were made in
FY 2011. The information is organized
by function to show how contracted
resources are distributed throughout the
agency. The inventory has been
developed in accordance with guidance
issued on November 5, 2010 and
December 19, 2011 by the Office of
Management and Budget’s Office of
Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).
OFPP’s guidance is available at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/
omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventories-guidance11052010.pdf. HHS has posted its
inventory and a summary of the
inventory on the HHS homepage at the
following link: https://www.hhs.gov/
grants/servicecontractsfy11.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the service contract
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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dana Redford,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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SUMMARY:
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Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panels (SEP): Initial Review
The meeting announced below
concerns Monitoring Cause-Specific
School Absenteeism for Estimating
Community Wide Influenza
Transmission, Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA) CK13–003; and
Quantifying Social Contact Rates and
Mixing Patterns in the U.S. Population,
FOA CK13–004, initial review.
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the aforementioned meeting:
Time and Date: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., April
29, 2013 (Closed).
Place: Teleconference.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set
forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463.
Matters to Be Discussed: The meeting will
include the initial review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to ‘‘Monitoring Cause-Specific
School Absenteeism for Estimating
Community Wide Influenza Transmission,
FOA CK13–003; and Quantifying Social
Contact Rates and Mixing Patterns in the U.S.
Population, FOA CK13–004’’.
Contact Person for More Information:
Gregory Anderson, M.S., M.P.H., Scientific
Review Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE.,
Mailstop E60, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,
Telephone: (404) 718–8833.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
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Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Funding
Opportunity Announcement, Initial
Review
The meeting announced below
concerns Indoor Environment of LowIncome Renovated Multifamily Housing
in the Western Region of the United
States (U01), FOA CE13–001, initial
review.
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the aforementioned meeting:
Time and Date: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., April
19, 2013 (Closed).
Place: Teleconference.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set
forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463.
Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will
include the initial review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to ‘‘Indoor Environment of LowIncome Renovated Multifamily Housing in
the Western Region of the United States
(U01), FOA CE13–001’’.
Contact Person for More Information: J.
Felix Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Scientific
Review Officer, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway,
NE., Mailstop F63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341,
Telephone: (770)488–4334.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dana Redford,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0129; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 56]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Cost
Accounting Standards Administration
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for 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 cost
accounting standards administration. A notice was published in the
Federal Register at 77 FR 69441, on November 19, 2012. Two respondents
submitted comments.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 1, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration 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 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards
Administration''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards
Administration'' 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 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration, in all
correspondence
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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 N. Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501-3221 or email a
edward.chambers@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR Subpart 30.6 and the provision at 52.230-6 include pertinent
rules and regulations related to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
along with necessary administrative policies and procedures. These
administrative policies require certain contractors to submit cost
impact estimates and descriptions in cost accounting practices and also
to provide information on CAS-covered subcontractors. Specifically, FAR
52.230-6 requires contractors to submit to the cognizant Contracting
Officer a description of any cost accounting practice change, the total
potential impact of the change on contracts containing a CAS provision,
a general dollar magnitude or detailed cost-impact proposal of the
change which identifies the potential shift of costs between CAS-
covered contracts by contract type (i.e., firm fixed-price, incentive
cost-plus-fixed-fee, etc.) and other contractor business activity.
B. Discussion and Analysis
Two respondents submitted public comments on the extension of the
previously approved information collection. The analysis of the public
comments is summarized as follows:
Respondent One: Respondent one offered a single comment.
Comment: The purpose of this standard is to require that each type
of cost is allocated only once and on only one basis to any contract or
other cost objective. Provide measures of cost effectiveness within the
activity. This may be accomplished by relating performance costs to
standard costs or cost estimates by established cost centers and by
end-product with development of appropriate analyses of cost variances.
Response: This comment concerned the purpose of the cost accounting
principles and not the burden of reporting on the application of these
standards.
Respondent Two: Respondent two offered the following comments:
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 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 FAR clause 52.230-6. This clause requires
certain contractors to submit cost impact estimates and descriptions in
cost accounting practices and also to provide information on CAS-
covered subcontractors when making changes to their cost accounting
practices. Without this information, the Government would be unable to
approve changes to contractors cost accounting practices, resulting in
the disallowance of contractor charges to contracts. This clause has
existed substantially the same since the inception of the FAR.
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 questioned the basis for
the estimated number of responses per respondent of 2.27. The
respondent also stated that the estimate of 175 hours per response per
respondent is understated, and that the actual burden is at least 12
times that, but more likely 24 to 48 times this estimate. 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 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 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.
Based on consultation with a Government subject matter expert (SME)
the estimated burden of 175 hours per response is consider a reasonable
average for all submissions associated with the requirements of this
collection. The Government SME also confirmed that the 2.27 responses
per respondent reflects a reasonable average over the course of a year,
as some contractors may not have any cost accounting practice changes
while others could have up to four or five.
The estimated annual reporting burden is increased from that
published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 3236, on January 20, 2010.
Based on data from the Federal Procurement Data System for fiscal year
2011, an upward adjustment is made to the estimated annual reporting
burden, which reflected an increase in the number of respondents.
However, the estimated number of hours per response and the estimated
number of responses per respondent remains unchanged based on
consultation with the Government SME. 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
Number of Respondents: 1,288.
Responses per Respondent: 2.27.
Total Responses: 2,924.
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Average Burden Hours per Response: 175.00.
Total Burden Hours: 511,700.
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
Number 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration, in all
correspondence.
Dated: February 21, 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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