Submission for OMB Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements, 27329-27331 [2019-12356]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27329-27331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12356]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0097; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 16]


Submission for OMB Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the

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Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision 
and renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 4 requirements.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 12, 2019.

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:
     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: Lois Mandell/IC 9000-0097 Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0097 Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements. 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. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement 
Analyst, at telephone 703-605-2868, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)

    OMB Control No. 9000-0097, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements.

B. Needs and Uses

    This information collection requirement, OMB Control No. 9000-0097, 
currently titled ``Taxpayer Identification Number Information,'' is 
proposed to be retitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements'' due to consolidation with currently approved information 
collection requirements OMB Control No. 9000-0159, System for Award 
Management (SAM) Registration; 9000-0145, Use of Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification; and 9000-
0179, Service Contractor Reporting Requirement.
    This information collection requirement pertains to information 
that a contractor must submit in response to a number of requirements 
from FAR Part 4, which are as follows:
    1. Taxpayer Identification Number Information. FAR Subpart 4.9, 
Taxpayer Identification Number Information, and the provision at 
52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, implement statutory and regulatory 
requirements pertaining to taxpayer identification and reporting.
    2. SAM Registration and Maintenance. FAR Subpart 4.11 prescribes 
policies and procedures for requiring contractor registration in the 
System for Award Management (SAM) database to: (1) Increase visibility 
of vendor sources (including their geographical locations) for specific 
supplies and services; and (2) establish a common source of vendor data 
for the Government. FAR provision 52.204-7, System for Award 
Management, implements the requirement for offerors on Federal 
contracts. The clause requires prospective contractors to be registered 
in the SAM database prior to award of a contract or agreement, except 
in certain limited cases. Offerors are required to provide certain 
business information, including their Taxpayer Identification Number 
(TINs) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) information only once into a 
common Governmentwide data source. FAR clause 52.204-13, System for 
Award Management Maintenance, requires contractors to make sure their 
SAM data is kept current, accurate, and complete throughout contract 
performance and final payment; this maintenance is, at a minimum, to be 
done through an annual review and update of the contractor's SAM 
registration. FAR provision 52.212-1 and clause 52.212-4 contains the 
equivalent of 52.204-7 and 52.204-13 respectively, for commercial 
acquisitions.
    3. Use of DUNS as Primary Contractor Identification (now known as 
Unique Entity Identifier). The DUNS number is the nine-digit 
identification number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet Information 
Services to an establishment. The Government uses the DUNS number to 
identify contractors in reporting to the Federal Procurement Data 
System (FPDS). The FPDS provides a comprehensive mechanism for 
assembling, organizing, and presenting contract placement data for the 
Federal Government. Federal agencies report data on all contracts in 
excess of $3,500 to FPDS. In 2016, the FAR was amended to redesignate 
the terminology for unique identification of entities receiving Federal 
awards; the proprietary term ``DUNS number'' was replaced by the term 
``unique entity identifier.'' Contracting officers insert the FAR 
provision 52.204-6, Unique Entity Identifier, in solicitations they 
expect will result in contracts in excess of $3,500. This provision 
requires offerors to submit their unique entity identifier, which for 
now is the DUNS number, with their offer. If the offeror does not have 
a DUNS number, the provision provides instructions on obtaining one. 
Contracting officer also insert FAR clause 52.204-12, Unique Entity 
Identifier Maintenance, in all solicitations and resulting contracts 
containing provision 52.204-6. The clause requires contractors to 
maintain their unique entity identifier with whatever organization 
issues such identifiers, for the life of the contract; clause also 
requires contractors to notify contracting officers of any changes to 
the unique entity identifier.
    4. Service Contractor Reporting Requirement. Section 743(a) of 
Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
117) requires executive agencies covered by the Federal Activities 
Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act (Pub. L. 105-270), except DoD, to submit to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) annually an inventory of 
activities performed by service contractors. DoD is exempt from this 
reporting requirement because 10 U.S.C. 2462 and 10 U.S.C. 2330a(c) 
already require DoD to develop an annual service contract inventory. 
This information collection covers the burden hours related to the 
requirement at FAR subpart 4.17, Service Contracts Inventory, and its 
associated clauses, 52.204-14 and 52.204-15.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 296,051.
    Total Annual Responses: 587,191.
    Total Burden Hours: 198,629.04.

D. Public Comment

    A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 
10826, on March 22, 2019. One comment was received; however, it did not 
change the estimate of the burden.
    Comment: The commenter asked that additional tariffs not be imposed 
on motorcycles or motorcycle parts and accessories from the European 
Union. The commenter stated that their

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concerns were in relation to the tariffs being proposed on Motorcycles, 
Motorcycles Parts & Accessories as part of Section 301 Large Civil 
Aircraft Dispute.
    Response: This comment is out of scope because the information 
collection requirements covered through OMB Control No. 9000-0097 do 
not relate to the topic of tariffs.
    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, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0097 
Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: June 6, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-12356 Filed 6-11-19; 8:45 a.m.]
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