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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0024; Docket 2017–
0053; Sequence 2]
Submission for OMB Review; Federal
Acquisition Regulation Buy American,
Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free
Entry
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 Division (MVCB)
will be submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for revision and an extension to
existing OMB clearances regarding the
Buy American statute, Trade
Agreements, and duty-free entry. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register at 82 FR 35528 on July 31,
2017. No comments were received.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
Additionally submit a copy to GSA 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
9000–0024. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Now’’ that corresponds with
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0024, Buy
American, Trade Agreements, and DutyFree Entry. Follow the instructions
provided on the screen. Please include
your name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0024, Buy
American, Trade Agreements, and DutyFree Entry’’ on your attached document.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Mandell/IC 9000–0024, Buy American,
Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
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9000–0024, Buy American, Trade
Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. Comments received generally
will be posted, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal and/or business
confidential information provided. To
confirm receipt of your comment(s),
please check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst,
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA 202–
219–0202 or email cecelia.davis@
gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A.
This information collection
requirement pertains to information that
an offeror must submit in response to
the requirements of the provisions and
clauses in FAR 52.225 that relate to the
following:
* The Buy American statute (41
U.S.C. chapter 83 and E.O. 10582).
* The Trade Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 2501–2515), including the World
Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement and various
free trade agreements.
* The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–
5) (Recovery Act).
* Subchapters VIII and X of Chapter
98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202).
a. 52.225–2, Buy American Certificate,
as prescribed in FAR 25.1101(a)(2),
requires the offeror to identify in its
proposal supplies that do not meet the
definition of domestic end product. The
Buy American statute does not apply to
acquisitions of commercial information
technology.
b. 52.225–4, Buy American—Free
Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act
Certificate, as prescribed in FAR
25.1101(b)(2)(i), requires separate listing
of foreign products that are eligible
under a trade agreement, and listing of
all other foreign end products.
c. 52.225–6, Trade Agreements
Certificate, as prescribed in FAR
25.1101(c)(2), requires the offeror to
certify that all end products are either
U.S.-made or designated country end
products, except as listed in paragraph
(b) of the provision. Offerors are not
allowed to provide other than a U.S.made or designated country end
product, unless the requirement is
waived.
d. Construction provisions and
clauses:
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• 52.225–9, Buy American—
Construction Materials
• 52.225–10, Notice of Buy American
Requirement—Construction Materials
• 52.225–11, Buy American—
Construction Materials under Trade
Agreements
• 52.225–12, Notice of Buy American
Requirement—Construction Materials
under Trade Agreements
• 52.225–21, Required Use of American
Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods—
Buy American—Construction
Materials
• 52.225–23, Required Use of American
Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods—
Buy American—Construction
Materials under Trade Agreements.
The listed provisions and clauses, as
prescribed in FAR 25.1102(a) through
(e), provide that an offeror/contractor
requesting to use foreign construction
material due to unreasonable cost of
domestic construction material shall
provide adequate information to permit
evaluation of the request.
e. 52.225–8, Duty-Free Entry (formerly
OMB clearance 9000–0022), as
prescribed in FAR 25.1101(e), requires
the contractor to notify the contracting
officer when it purchases foreign
supplies, in order to determine whether
the supplies should be duty-free. In
addition, all shipping documents and
containers must specify certain
information to assure the duty-free entry
of the supplies.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
1. Buy American and Trade
Agreements—Supplies:
FAR Clause 52.225–2, Buy American
Certificate, requires the offeror to
identify in its proposal supplies for use
in the United States that do not meet the
definition of domestic end product. The
Buy American statute does not apply to
acquisitions of commercial information
technology.
Respondents: 3,306.
Responses per Respondent: 5.
Total Responses: 16,530.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 4,133.
FAR Clause 52.225–4, Buy AmericanFree Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade
Act Certificate, requires separate listing
of foreign products that are eligible
under a trade agreement, and listing of
all other foreign end products.
Respondents: 1,977.
Responses per Respondent: 5.
Total Responses: 9,885.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 2,471.
FAR Clause 52.225–6, Trade
Agreements Certificate, requires the
offeror to certify that all end products
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are either U.S.-made or designated
country end products, except as listed
in paragraph (b) of the provision.
Offerors are not allowed to provide
other than a U.S.-made or designated
country end product, unless the
requirement is waived.
Respondents: 397.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Total Responses: 794.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 199.
2. Buy American and Trade
Agreements—Construction provisions
and clauses provide that an offeror/
contractor requesting to use foreign
construction material due to
unreasonable cost of domestic
construction material shall provide
adequate information to permit
evaluation of the request.
—52.225–9, Buy American—
Construction Materials
—52.225–10, Notice of Buy American
Requirements—Construction
Materials
—52.225–11, Buy American—
Construction Materials under Trade
Agreements
—52.225–12, Notice of Buy American
Requirements—Construction
Materials under Trade Agreements
—52.225–21, Required Use of American
Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods—
Buy American—Construction
Materials
—52.225–23, Required Use of American
Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods—
Buy American—Construction
Materials under Trade Agreements
Respondents: 853.
Responses per Respondent: 2.3.
Total Responses: 1,990.
Hours per Response: 5.
Total Burden Hours: 10,045.
3. Duty-Free Entry. The clause at FAR
52.225–8, Duty-Free Entry (formerly
OMB clearance 9000–0022), is included
in solicitations and contracts for
supplies that may be imported into the
United States and for which duty-free
entry may be obtained in accordance
with FAR 25.903(a), if the value of the
acquisition (1) exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold; or (2) does not
exceed the simplified acquisition
threshold, but the savings from waiving
the duty is anticipated to be more than
the administrative cost of waiving the
duty. The contracting officer analyzes
the information submitted by the
contractor to determine whether or not
supplies should enter the country dutyfree.
Respondents: 1,330.
Responses per Respondent: 10.
Total Responses: 13,300.
Hours per Response: 0.5.
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Total Burden Hours: 6,650.
4. Summary
Respondents: 7,863.
Responses per Respondent: 5.4.
Total Responses: 42,499.
Hours per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 23,497.
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, telephone 202–501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–
0024, Buy American, Trade Agreements,
and Duty-Free Entry in all
correspondence.
Dated: October 16, 2017.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division,
Office of Government-wide Acquisition
Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office
of Government-wide Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–FY–0109; Docket No. CDC–2017–
0074]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
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general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to provide
comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on the Respiratory Protective
Devices information collection project.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before December 19,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0074 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Leroy A.
Richardson, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0024; Docket 2017-0053; Sequence 2]
Submission for OMB Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation Buy
American, Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry
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, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) will be submitting to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for revision and an extension
to existing OMB clearances regarding the Buy American statute, Trade
Agreements, and duty-free entry. A notice was published in the Federal
Register at 82 FR 35528 on July 31, 2017. No comments were received.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington,
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA 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 9000-0024. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0024, Buy American,
Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry. Follow the instructions provided
on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 9000-0024, Buy American, Trade Agreements, and
Duty-Free Entry'' on your attached document.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0024, Buy American, Trade Agreements, and
Duty-Free Entry.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0024, Buy American, Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free
Entry, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments
received generally will be posted, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to
three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for
posting of comments submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement
Analyst, Acquisition Policy Division, GSA 202-219-0202 or email
cecelia.davis@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A.
This information collection requirement pertains to information
that an offeror must submit in response to the requirements of the
provisions and clauses in FAR 52.225 that relate to the following:
* The Buy American statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 83 and E.O. 10582).
* The Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2501-2515), including the
World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and various
free trade agreements.
* The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-
5) (Recovery Act).
* Subchapters VIII and X of Chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202).
a. 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate, as prescribed in FAR
25.1101(a)(2), requires the offeror to identify in its proposal
supplies that do not meet the definition of domestic end product. The
Buy American statute does not apply to acquisitions of commercial
information technology.
b. 52.225-4, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act
Certificate, as prescribed in FAR 25.1101(b)(2)(i), requires separate
listing of foreign products that are eligible under a trade agreement,
and listing of all other foreign end products.
c. 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate, as prescribed in FAR
25.1101(c)(2), requires the offeror to certify that all end products
are either U.S.-made or designated country end products, except as
listed in paragraph (b) of the provision. Offerors are not allowed to
provide other than a U.S.-made or designated country end product,
unless the requirement is waived.
d. Construction provisions and clauses:
52.225-9, Buy American--Construction Materials
52.225-10, Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction
Materials
52.225-11, Buy American--Construction Materials under Trade
Agreements
52.225-12, Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction
Materials under Trade Agreements
52.225-21, Required Use of American Iron, Steel and
Manufactured Goods--Buy American--Construction Materials
52.225-23, Required Use of American Iron, Steel and
Manufactured Goods--Buy American--Construction Materials under Trade
Agreements.
The listed provisions and clauses, as prescribed in FAR 25.1102(a)
through (e), provide that an offeror/contractor requesting to use
foreign construction material due to unreasonable cost of domestic
construction material shall provide adequate information to permit
evaluation of the request.
e. 52.225-8, Duty-Free Entry (formerly OMB clearance 9000-0022), as
prescribed in FAR 25.1101(e), requires the contractor to notify the
contracting officer when it purchases foreign supplies, in order to
determine whether the supplies should be duty-free. In addition, all
shipping documents and containers must specify certain information to
assure the duty-free entry of the supplies.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
1. Buy American and Trade Agreements--Supplies:
FAR Clause 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate, requires the offeror
to identify in its proposal supplies for use in the United States that
do not meet the definition of domestic end product. The Buy American
statute does not apply to acquisitions of commercial information
technology.
Respondents: 3,306.
Responses per Respondent: 5.
Total Responses: 16,530.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 4,133.
FAR Clause 52.225-4, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements--Israeli
Trade Act Certificate, requires separate listing of foreign products
that are eligible under a trade agreement, and listing of all other
foreign end products.
Respondents: 1,977.
Responses per Respondent: 5.
Total Responses: 9,885.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 2,471.
FAR Clause 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate, requires the
offeror to certify that all end products
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are either U.S.-made or designated country end products, except as
listed in paragraph (b) of the provision. Offerors are not allowed to
provide other than a U.S.-made or designated country end product,
unless the requirement is waived.
Respondents: 397.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Total Responses: 794.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 199.
2. Buy American and Trade Agreements--Construction provisions and
clauses provide that an offeror/contractor requesting to use foreign
construction material due to unreasonable cost of domestic construction
material shall provide adequate information to permit evaluation of the
request.
--52.225-9, Buy American--Construction Materials
--52.225-10, Notice of Buy American Requirements--Construction
Materials
--52.225-11, Buy American--Construction Materials under Trade
Agreements
--52.225-12, Notice of Buy American Requirements--Construction
Materials under Trade Agreements
--52.225-21, Required Use of American Iron, Steel and Manufactured
Goods--Buy American--Construction Materials
--52.225-23, Required Use of American Iron, Steel and Manufactured
Goods--Buy American--Construction Materials under Trade Agreements
Respondents: 853.
Responses per Respondent: 2.3.
Total Responses: 1,990.
Hours per Response: 5.
Total Burden Hours: 10,045.
3. Duty-Free Entry. The clause at FAR 52.225-8, Duty-Free Entry
(formerly OMB clearance 9000-0022), is included in solicitations and
contracts for supplies that may be imported into the United States and
for which duty-free entry may be obtained in accordance with FAR
25.903(a), if the value of the acquisition (1) exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold; or (2) does not exceed the simplified
acquisition threshold, but the savings from waiving the duty is
anticipated to be more than the administrative cost of waiving the
duty. The contracting officer analyzes the information submitted by the
contractor to determine whether or not supplies should enter the
country duty-free.
Respondents: 1,330.
Responses per Respondent: 10.
Total Responses: 13,300.
Hours per Response: 0.5.
Total Burden Hours: 6,650.
4. Summary
Respondents: 7,863.
Responses per Respondent: 5.4.
Total Responses: 42,499.
Hours per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 23,497.
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, telephone 202-501-4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0024, Buy American, Trade
Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry in all correspondence.
Dated: October 16, 2017.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Government-wide Policy.
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