Agency Information Collection Activities: Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR); Various Homeland Security Acquisitions Regulations Forms; DHS-2018-0010, 9531-9532 [2018-04455]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 6, 2018 / Notices Resumes should be submitted to the following address: Coast Guard Sector Charleston, Attention: Mr. Dennis Bradford, 1050 Register St., North Charleston, SC 29405. ADDRESSES: For questions about submitting an application, or about the AMSC in general, contact, Mr. Dennis Bradford at dennis.f.bradford@uscg.mil SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–295) added section 70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and authorized the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish Area Maritime Security Advisory Committees for any port area of the United States. (See 33 U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C. chapter 701; 50 U.S.C. 191, 192; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.01; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1). Under 46 U.S.C. 70112(g)(1)(B), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) does not apply to AMSCs. The AMSCs shall assist the FMSC in the development, review, update, and exercising of the Area Maritime Security Plan for their area of responsibility. Such matters may include, but are not limited to: Identifying critical port infrastructure and operations; identifying risks (threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences); determining mitigation strategies and implementation methods; developing and describing the process to continually evaluate overall port security by considering consequences and vulnerabilities, how they may change over time, and what additional mitigation strategies can be applied; and providing advice to, and assisting the FMSC in developing and maintaining the Area Maritime Security Plan. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES AMSC Membership Members of the AMSC should have at least five years of expertise related to maritime or port security operations. Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security background check prior to appointment to the Committee. Applicants must register with and remain active as Coast Guard HOMEPORT users if appointed. Members’ terms of office will be for five years; however, a member is eligible to serve additional terms of office. Members will not receive any salary or other compensation for their service on an AMSC. In accordance with 33 CFR 103.305, members may be selected from VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:39 Mar 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 the Federal, Territorial, or Tribal governments; the State government and political subdivisions of the State; local public safety, crisis management, and emergency response agencies; law enforcement and security organizations; maritime industry, including labor; other port stakeholders having a special competence in maritime security; and port stakeholders affected by security practices and policies. The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in selection of Committee members on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factor. The Department of Homeland Security strives to achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all of its recruitment actions. Format of Applications Those seeking membership should submit their resume to dennis.f.bradford@uscg.mil, highlighting experience in the maritime and security industries. Dated: March 1, 2018. J.W. Reed, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, Charleston, SC. [FR Doc. 2018–04496 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Agency Information Collection Activities: Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR); Various Homeland Security Acquisitions Regulations Forms; DHS– 2018–0010 Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension of a currently approved collection, 1600–0002. AGENCY: The DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of the information collected is to ensure proper closing of physically complete contracts. The information will be used by DHS contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and conditions SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9531 of DHS contracts and to complete reports required by other Federal agencies such as the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Labor (DOL). If this information is not collected, DHS could inadvertently violate statutory or regulatory requirements and DHS’s interests concerning inventions and contractors’ claims would not be protected. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 7, 2018. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS– 2018–0010, at: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number DHS–2018–0010. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Harvey, (202) 447–0956, Nancy.Harvey@hq.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection is associated with the forms listed below and is necessary to implement applicable parts of the HSAR (48 CFR Chapter 30). There are four forms under this collection of information request that are used by offerors, contractors, and the general public to comply with requirements in contracts awarded by DHS. The information collected is used by contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of DHS contracts. The forms are as follows: 1. DHS Form 0700–01, Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation Statement (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804– 507(a)(3) 2. DHS Form 0700–02, Contractor’s Assignment of Refund, Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804–570(a)(2) 3. DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s Release (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804–570(a)(1) 4. DHS Form 0700–04, Employee Claim for Wage Restitution (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3022.406–9 These forms will be prepared by individuals, contractors or contract employees during contract E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 9532 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 6, 2018 / Notices administration. The information collected includes the following: • DHS Forms 0700–01, 0700–02 and 0700–03: Prepared by individuals, contractors or contract employees prior to contract closure to determine whether there are excess funds that are available for deobligation versus remaining (payable) funds on contracts; assignment or transfer of rights, title, and interest to the Government; and release from liability. The contracting officer obtains the forms from the contractor for closeout, as applicable. Forms 0700–01 and 02 are mainly used for calculating costs related to the closeout of cost-reimbursement, timeand-materials, and labor-hour contracts; and, Form 0700–03 is mainly used for calculating costs related to the closeout of cost-reimbursement, time-andmaterials, and labor-hour contracts but can be used for all contract types. • DHS Form 0700–04 is prepared by contractor employees making claims for unpaid wages. Contracting officers must obtain this form from employees seeking restitution under contracts to provide to the Comptroller General. This form is applicable to all contract types, both opened and closed. The purpose of the information collected is to ensure proper closing of physically complete contracts. The information will be used by DHS contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of DHS contracts and to complete reports required by other Federal agencies such as the General Services Administration (GSA) and DOL. If this information is not collected, DHS could inadvertently violate statutory or regulatory requirements and DHS’s interests concerning inventions and contractors’ claims would not be protected. The four DHS forms are available on the DHS Homepage (https:// www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/ publications/CPO_HSAR_1_0.pdf). These forms can be filled in electronically and can be submitted via email or facsimile to the specified Government point of contact. Since the responses must meet specific timeframes, a centralized mailbox or website would not be an expeditious or practical method of submission. The use of email or facsimile is the best solution and is most commonly used in the Government. The information requested by these forms is required by the HSAR. The forms are prescribed for use in the closeout of applicable contracts and during contract administration. There are FAR and HSAR clauses that require protection of rights in data and proprietary information if requested and VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:39 Mar 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 designated by an offeror or contractor. Additionally, disclosure or nondisclosure of information is handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. There is no assurance of confidentiality provided to the respondents. No PIA is required as the information is collected from DHS personnel (contractors only). Although, the DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contacts lists PIA does provided basic coverage. And technically, because this information is not retrieved by personal identifier, no system of records notice is required. However, DHS/ALL–021 DHS Contractors and Consultants provides coverage for the collection of records on DHS contractors and consultants, to include resume and qualifying employment information. The burden estimates provided are based upon contracts reported by DHS and its Components to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) for Fiscal Year 2016. No program changes occurred and there were no changes to the information being collected. However, the burden was adjusted to reflect an agency adjustment increase of 46,701 in the number of respondents within DHS for Fiscal Year 2016, as well as an increase in the average hourly wage rate. This is an Extension of a Currently Approved Collection, 1600–0002. OMB is particularly interested in comments which: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Analysis Agency: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS. Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Various Homeland Security Acquisitions Regulations Forms. PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OMB Number: 1600–0002. Frequency: On Occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Number of Respondents: 56,238. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour. Total Burden Hours: 56,238. Dated: February 22, 2018. Melissa Bruce, Executive Director, Enterprise Business Management Office. [FR Doc. 2018–04455 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–7002–N–01] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP): Correction Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice; Correction. AGENCY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment. This notice corrects the due date on previous published notice on February 28, 2018. DATES: Comments Due Date: May 7, 2018. SUMMARY: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410–4500; telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Person with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at 800–877– 8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thann Young, SHOP Program Manager, Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7240, ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9531-9532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04455]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Homeland Security 
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR); Various Homeland Security Acquisitions 
Regulations Forms; DHS-2018-0010

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension of a 
currently approved collection, 1600-0002.

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SUMMARY: The DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer will submit 
the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of the information 
collected is to ensure proper closing of physically complete contracts. 
The information will be used by DHS contracting officers to ensure 
compliance with terms and conditions of DHS contracts and to complete 
reports required by other Federal agencies such as the General Services 
Administration (GSA) and the Department of Labor (DOL). If this 
information is not collected, DHS could inadvertently violate statutory 
or regulatory requirements and DHS's interests concerning inventions 
and contractors' claims would not be protected.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 7, 2018. 
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2018-0010, at:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number DHS-2018-0010. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Harvey, (202) 447-0956, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection is associated 
with the forms listed below and is necessary to implement applicable 
parts of the HSAR (48 CFR Chapter 30). There are four forms under this 
collection of information request that are used by offerors, 
contractors, and the general public to comply with requirements in 
contracts awarded by DHS. The information collected is used by 
contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of 
DHS contracts.
    The forms are as follows:

1. DHS Form 0700-01, Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation Statement (see 
(HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804-507(a)(3)
2. DHS Form 0700-02, Contractor's Assignment of Refund, Rebates, 
Credits and Other Amounts (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804-570(a)(2)
3. DHS Form 0700-03, Contractor's Release (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804-
570(a)(1)
4. DHS Form 0700-04, Employee Claim for Wage Restitution (see (HSAR) 48 
CFR 3022.406-9

    These forms will be prepared by individuals, contractors or 
contract employees during contract

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administration. The information collected includes the following:
     DHS Forms 0700-01, 0700-02 and 0700-03: Prepared by 
individuals, contractors or contract employees prior to contract 
closure to determine whether there are excess funds that are available 
for deobligation versus remaining (payable) funds on contracts; 
assignment or transfer of rights, title, and interest to the 
Government; and release from liability. The contracting officer obtains 
the forms from the contractor for closeout, as applicable. Forms 0700-
01 and 02 are mainly used for calculating costs related to the closeout 
of cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, and labor-hour contracts; 
and, Form 0700-03 is mainly used for calculating costs related to the 
closeout of cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, and labor-hour 
contracts but can be used for all contract types.
     DHS Form 0700-04 is prepared by contractor employees 
making claims for unpaid wages. Contracting officers must obtain this 
form from employees seeking restitution under contracts to provide to 
the Comptroller General. This form is applicable to all contract types, 
both opened and closed.
    The purpose of the information collected is to ensure proper 
closing of physically complete contracts. The information will be used 
by DHS contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and 
conditions of DHS contracts and to complete reports required by other 
Federal agencies such as the General Services Administration (GSA) and 
DOL. If this information is not collected, DHS could inadvertently 
violate statutory or regulatory requirements and DHS's interests 
concerning inventions and contractors' claims would not be protected.
    The four DHS forms are available on the DHS Homepage (https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CPO_HSAR_1_0.pdf). These 
forms can be filled in electronically and can be submitted via email or 
facsimile to the specified Government point of contact. Since the 
responses must meet specific timeframes, a centralized mailbox or 
website would not be an expeditious or practical method of submission. 
The use of email or facsimile is the best solution and is most commonly 
used in the Government. The information requested by these forms is 
required by the HSAR. The forms are prescribed for use in the closeout 
of applicable contracts and during contract administration.
    There are FAR and HSAR clauses that require protection of rights in 
data and proprietary information if requested and designated by an 
offeror or contractor. Additionally, disclosure or non-disclosure of 
information is handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information 
Act. There is no assurance of confidentiality provided to the 
respondents. No PIA is required as the information is collected from 
DHS personnel (contractors only). Although, the DHS/ALL/PIA-006 General 
Contacts lists PIA does provided basic coverage. And technically, 
because this information is not retrieved by personal identifier, no 
system of records notice is required. However, DHS/ALL-021 DHS 
Contractors and Consultants provides coverage for the collection of 
records on DHS contractors and consultants, to include resume and 
qualifying employment information.
    The burden estimates provided are based upon contracts reported by 
DHS and its Components to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) 
for Fiscal Year 2016. No program changes occurred and there were no 
changes to the information being collected. However, the burden was 
adjusted to reflect an agency adjustment increase of 46,701 in the 
number of respondents within DHS for Fiscal Year 2016, as well as an 
increase in the average hourly wage rate.
    This is an Extension of a Currently Approved Collection, 1600-0002. 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Analysis

    Agency: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS.
    Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Homeland Security 
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Various Homeland Security Acquisitions 
Regulations Forms.
    OMB Number: 1600-0002.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 56,238.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 56,238.

    Dated: February 22, 2018.
Melissa Bruce,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-04455 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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