Information Collection; Prompt Payment, 21340 [2019-09851]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• General Services Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 21340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09851]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0102; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 21]


Information Collection; Prompt Payment

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council 
invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning prompt payment.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: July 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit 
comments on this collection by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov 
and follow the instructions on the site.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0102, Prompt Payment.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0102, Prompt Payment. 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: Mr. Kevin Funk, Procurement Analyst, 
at telephone 202-357-5805, or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Overview of Information Collection

Description of the Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection--Revision/Renewal of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Collection--Prompt Payment.
    3. Agency form number, if any-- None.

Solicitation of Public Comment

    Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one 
or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the 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 
submission of responses.

B. Purpose

    Paragraph (c) of the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, requires 
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.
    Paragraphs (e) and (g) of the clause at FAR 52.232-27, Prompt 
Payment for Construction Contracts, require contractors to notify the 
Government regarding any withheld amounts of a progress payment to a 
subcontractor, the specific cause for the withholding, and the remedial 
action to be taken by the subcontractor.
    The information provided under these two clauses is used to 
determine the proper amount of payments to Federal contractors and 
understand when the contractor withholds amounts from subcontractors/
suppliers after the Government has already paid the contractor the 
amounts withheld.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 13,847.
    Responses per Respondent: 16.
    Total Annual Responses: 214,672.
    Hours per Response: .33.
    Total Burden Hours: 70,842.
    Obtaining Copies: 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, at 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0102, 
Prompt Payment, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 8, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-09851 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]
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