Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation; Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying Data, 20884-20885 [2014-08255]

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By Direction Of The Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–08236 Filed 4–11–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000–0018; Docket 2014– 0055; Sequence 8] Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation; Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying Data 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) 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 certification of independent price determination and parent company and identifying data. DATES: Submit comments on or before June 13, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000–0018, CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PRICE mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:39 Apr 11, 2014 Jkt 232001 DETERMINATION AND PARENT COMPANY AND IDENTIFYING DATA 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 9000–0018. Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that corresponds with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0018, Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying Data.’’ Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0018, Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying Data’’ on your attached document. • Fax: 202–501–4067. • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000–0018. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000–0018, 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. Marissa Petrusek, Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA 202–501– 0136 or email marissa.petrusek@ gsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose As a first step in assuring that Government contracts are not awarded to firms violating anti-trust laws, offerors on Government contracts must complete the certificate of independent price determination. The Contracting Officer will reject certificates where the offeror has deleted or modified portions of the certificate and has not furnished with the certificate a signed statement of the circumstances of disclosure of prices. Agencies are required to report PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to the Attorney General rejected offers where the offeror deleted or modified the certificate or the certificate is suspected of being false. The information collection is required each time an offeror responds to a solicitation for firm-fixed price contract or fixed-price economic price adjustment contract unless the acquisition is (1) made under the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) at the request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (3) for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation. The FAR rule requires a Certificate of Independent Price Determination so that contractors certify that the prices in their offer have been arrived at independently, have not been or will not be knowingly disclosed, and have not been submitted for the purpose of restricting competition. This clause does not apply to commercial items. B. Annual Reporting Burden A reassessment of FAR 3.103 and FAR 52.203–2 was performed. Based on the comprehensive reassessment performed, this information collection resulted in a slight decrease in the annual number of responses and an increase in the annual time burden from the previous information collection that was published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 37353 on June 27, 2011. The decrease in the annual number of responses is likely a result of updated data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). The increase in the annual time burden from the previous information collection increases the amount of time to research and prepare the certification from .01 hours (less than one minute) to .25 hours (15 minutes). No public comments were received in prior years that have challenged the validity of the Government’s estimate. Updates were made to the average wages and overhead based on FY 2013 Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget rates. Respondents: 13,486. E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 71 / Monday, April 14, 2014 / Notices Responses per Respondent: 76. Total Responses: 1,024,936. Hours per Response: .25. Total Burden hours: 256,234. C. Public Comments Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the 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. Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000– 0018, telephone 202–501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0018, Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying Data, in all correspondence. Dated: April 8, 2014. Karlos Morgan, Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. [FR Doc. 2014–08255 Filed 4–11–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20884-20885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08255]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0018; Docket 2014-0055; Sequence 8]


Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and 
Identifying Data

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 to 
an existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) 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 certification of independent price 
determination and parent company and identifying data.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 13, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0018, CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION AND PARENT 
COMPANY AND IDENTIFYING DATA 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 9000-0018. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0018, Certification of 
Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying 
Data.'' Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include 
your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-
0018, Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent 
Company and Identifying Data'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0018.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0018, 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. Marissa Petrusek, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA 202-501-0136 or email 
marissa.petrusek@gsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    As a first step in assuring that Government contracts are not 
awarded to firms violating anti-trust laws, offerors on Government 
contracts must complete the certificate of independent price 
determination. The Contracting Officer will reject certificates where 
the offeror has deleted or modified portions of the certificate and has 
not furnished with the certificate a signed statement of the 
circumstances of disclosure of prices. Agencies are required to report 
to the Attorney General rejected offers where the offeror deleted or 
modified the certificate or the certificate is suspected of being 
false.
    The information collection is required each time an offeror 
responds to a solicitation for firm-fixed price contract or fixed-price 
economic price adjustment contract unless the acquisition is (1) made 
under the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) at the request for 
technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (3) 
for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation. The 
FAR rule requires a Certificate of Independent Price Determination so 
that contractors certify that the prices in their offer have been 
arrived at independently, have not been or will not be knowingly 
disclosed, and have not been submitted for the purpose of restricting 
competition. This clause does not apply to commercial items.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    A reassessment of FAR 3.103 and FAR 52.203-2 was performed. Based 
on the comprehensive reassessment performed, this information 
collection resulted in a slight decrease in the annual number of 
responses and an increase in the annual time burden from the previous 
information collection that was published in the Federal Register at 76 
FR 37353 on June 27, 2011. The decrease in the annual number of 
responses is likely a result of updated data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 
from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). The increase in the 
annual time burden from the previous information collection increases 
the amount of time to research and prepare the certification from .01 
hours (less than one minute) to .25 hours (15 minutes). No public 
comments were received in prior years that have challenged the validity 
of the Government's estimate. Updates were made to the average wages 
and overhead based on FY 2013 Office of Personnel Management and Office 
of Management and Budget rates.
    Respondents: 13,486.

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    Responses per Respondent: 76.
    Total Responses: 1,024,936.
    Hours per Response: .25.
    Total Burden hours: 256,234.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the 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.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0018, telephone 
202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0018, Certification of 
Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying 
Data, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 8, 2014.
Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-08255 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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