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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090–0306; Docket No.
2022–0001; Sequence No. 14]
Submission for OMB Review; General
Services Administration Acquisition
Regulation; Transactional Data
Reporting
Office of Acquisition Policy,
General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding an extension to an existing
OMB clearance.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division is
submitting a request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
review and approve an extension of a
previously approved information
collection requirement regarding OMB
Control No. 3090–0306, Transactional
Data Reporting.
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
December 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’;
or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Thomas O’Linn, Procurement Analyst,
General Services Acquisition Policy
Division, GSA, 202–445–0390 or email
gsarpolicy@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Purpose
This information collection is for GSA
Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) and
non-FSS offerors and contractors subject
to transactional data report (TDR)
requirements. Transactional data
encompasses the historical details of the
products or services delivered by a
contractor during the performance of
task or delivery orders issued against a
contract subject to TDR requirements.
TDR requirements are found within
Alternate I of General Services
Administration Acquisition Regulation
(GSAR) clause 552.238–80, Industrial
Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, and
552.216–75, Transactional Data
Reporting. GSAR clauses 552.216–70,
Economic Price Adjustment—FSS
Multiple Award Schedule Contracts
(Deviation II); Alternate I of 552.238–81,
Price Reductions; 552.238–83
Examination of Records by GSA; and
552.238–85, Contractor’s Billing
Responsibilities, are additional GSAR
clause directly associated with FSS
contracts subject to these requirements.
This information collection does not
apply to GSA FSS offerors and
contractors subject to pricing
disclosures and sales reporting
requirements. The burden associated
with pricing disclosures and sales
reporting requirements is covered under
information collection OMB control
number 3090–0235, Federal Supply
Schedule Pricing Disclosures and Sales
Reporting.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
The total estimated annual public cost
burden for this information collection is
estimated to be $18,104,484.46. The
total estimated annual public burden
hours resulting from this information
collection is 281,344 hours. These
numbers are calculated by adding up
the total estimated annual burden cost/
hour for each of the following GSAR
clauses covered by this information
collection: 552.216–75, Transactional
Data Reporting; Alternate I of 552.238–
80, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales
Reporting; Alternate I of 552.238–81,
Price Reductions; 552.216–70,
Economic Price Adjustment—FSS
Multiple Award Schedule Contracts
(Deviation II); 552.238–83, Examination
of Records by GSA; and 552.238–85,
Contractor’s Billing Responsibilities.
Burden Cost/Hour Calculation.
Total estimated burden hour/cost for
the basic version of 552.216–75,
Transactional Data Reporting, and
Alternate I of GSAR clause 552.238–80,
Industrial Funding Fee and Sales
Reporting.
The two primary activities associated
with 552.216–75, Transactional Data
Reporting, and Alternate I of GSAR
clause 552.238–80, Industrial Funding
Fee and Sales Reporting, are initial
setup and monthly reporting. The below
provides the basis for calculating these
two activities.
Initial Setup
Æ Estimated hourly rate & job position
equivalency. The estimated hourly cost
associated with this task is based on the
task being accomplished by senior level
personnel equivalent to a GS–14, Step 5
employee. A GS–14, Step 5 employee
hourly rate for 2022 is $82.51 (‘‘Rest of
U.S.’’ locality using OPM Salary Table
2022–GS, Effective January 2022).
Æ Estimated hours by system for
initial set-up. A contractor complying
with TDR requirements will absorb a
one-time setup burden for purposes of
establishing a reporting system (i.e.,
automated reporting system vs. manual
reporting system). The estimated setup
time varies between automated and
manual reporting systems. GSA
estimates the average one-time initial
setup burden is 8 hours for a manual
system and 240 hours for an automated
system.
Monthly Reporting
Æ Estimated hourly rate & job position
equivalency. The estimated hourly cost
associated with this task is based on the
task being accomplished by mid-level
personnel equivalent to a GS–12, Step 5
employee. A GS–12, Step 5 employee
hourly rate for 2022 is $58.72 (i.e., using
‘‘Rest of U.S.’’ locality within the OPM
Salary Table for 2022–GS, Effective
January 2022).
Æ Categorization of contractors by
sales revenue. GSA estimates the
likelihood of contractors with lower to
no reportable sales will spend relatively
little time on reporting. In contrast,
contractors with more reportable sales
will face a higher reporting burden. To
account for this difference, GSA is using
the below sale revenue categories:
Category 1: No sales activity/revenue
(i.e., $0.00)
Category 2: Sales between $0.01 and
$25,000.00
Category 3: Sales between $25,000.01
and $250,000.00
Category 4: Sales between $250,000.01
and $1 million
Category 5: Sales over $1 million
The below table show the estimated
number of contractors (i.e., both FSS
and Non-FSS contractors) by sales
revenue category:
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF FSS AND NON-FSS CONTRACTORS BY SALES REVENUE CATEGORY
FSS
Category 1 ...................................................................................................................................
Category 2 ...................................................................................................................................
Category 3 ...................................................................................................................................
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FSS
Non-FSS
FSS &
non-FSS
Category 4 ...................................................................................................................................
Category 5 ...................................................................................................................................
500
672
73
418
573
1,090
Total ......................................................................................................................................
2,822
1,147
3,969
Æ Automated system vs. manual
reporting system. GSA estimates the
likelihood of a contractor creating an
automated reporting system increases
with a contractor’s sales revenue. In
contrast, contractors with little to no
sales revenue are unlikely to expend the
effort needed to establish an automated
reporting system. To account for this
difference, GSA is using the below table.
The below table shows by sales revenue
category the estimated percentage of the
likelihood of a contractor using a
manual reporting system vs automated
reporting system:
PERCENTAGE OF CONTRACTORS BY TYPE OF REPORTING SYSTEM
Manual
system
(%)
Sales category
Category
Category
Category
Category
Category
1
2
3
4
5
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
The following table show the
estimated number of contractors for
Automated
system
(%)
100
100
90
50
10
0
0
10
50
90
both FSS contracts and Non-FSS
contracts by type of reporting system:
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS FOR BOTH FSS CONTRACTS AND NON-FSS CONTRACTS BY TYPE OF REPORTING
SYSTEM
Manual
system
(FSS)
Category
Category
Category
Category
Category
1
2
3
4
5
Automated
system
(FSS)
Manual
system
(non-FSS)
Automated
system
(non-FSS)
.......................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................
100
500
900
275
67
0
0
100
275
605
622
2
29
36
42
0
0
3
37
376
Totals ........................................................................................................
1,842
980
731
416
Æ Estimated monthly reporting time
(hours)—by reporting system and sales
revenue category. GSA estimates that
the monthly reporting time varies by
type of reporting system (i.e., manual or
automated) and by respective sales
revenue category. The below table
shows GSA’s estimated monthly
reporting times per sales revenue
category and system type:
MONTHLY HOURS BY TYPE OF REPORTING SYSTEM AND CATEGORY
Manual
systems
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Category
Category
Category
Category
Category
1
2
3
4
5
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
Total estimated burden hour/cost for
GSAR clause 552.216–75, Transactional
Data Reporting.
Initial Setup.
Total estimated annual burden hours:
28,464
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$2,348,650.03
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Total estimated annual burden hours:
44,394
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$2,606,982.16
Monthly Reporting.
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Automated
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Total estimated burden hour/cost for
Alternate I of GSAR clause 552.238–80,
Industrial Funding Fee and Sales
Reporting.
Initial Setup.
Total estimated annual burden hours:
34,328
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$2,832,506.26
Monthly Reporting.
Total estimated annual burden hours:
170,412
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$10,007,231.69
Total estimated annual burden hour/
cost for 552.216–70, Economic Price
Adjustment—FSS Multiple Award
Schedule Contracts (Deviation II).
Estimated # of responses per year: 461
Estimated burden hours per response: ×
4.25
Total estimated annual burden hours:
1,959.25
Estimated cost per hour: × $82.51
Total estimate annual cost burden:
$161,663.60
Total estimated annual burden hour/
cost for Alternate I of GSAR clause
552.238–81, Price Reductions.
Estimated # of responses per year: 25
Estimated burden hours per response: ×
4.25
Total estimated annual burden hours:
106
Estimated cost per hour**: × $82.51
Total estimate annual cost burden:
$8,775.00
Total estimated annual burden hour/
cost for GSAR clause 552.238–83,
Examination of Records by GSA.
Estimated # of respondents per year: 8
Estimated burden hours per respondent:
× 455
Total estimated annual burden hours:
3,640
Estimated cost per hour**: × $82.51
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$300,347.32
Total estimated annual burden hour/
cost for GSAR clause 552.238–85,
Contractor’s Billing Responsibilities, is
0 burden hours/$0.00 burden cost. The
reason for zero burden being associated
with this clause is because the record
keeping requirement contained in this
clause does not add any additional
burden to what is already captured by
Alternate I of GSAR clause 552.238–80,
Industrial Funding Fee and Sales
Reporting, which is covered by this
information collection.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour/
Cost
The total estimated annual burden
hour/cost imposed by this information
collection is as follows:
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Total estimated annual burden hours
FSS contracts: 210,446
Non-FSS contracts: 72,858
Total estimated annual burden hour:
281,344
Total estimated annual cost burden
FSS contracts: $13,310,515.87
Non-FSS contracts: $4,955,632.19
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$18,104,484.46
C. Public Comments
A 60-day notice published in the
Federal Register at 87 FR 51418 on
August 22, 2022. In response, GSA
received a letter from the Coalition for
Government Procurement (the
Coalition). The following is a summary
of the letter:
1. Comment: The Coalition supports
the TDR program and generally agrees
with GSA’s assessment of the burden
associated with the renewal of this
information collection.
Response: GSA appreciates the
Coalition’s support of the TDR program
and its assessment of the burden for this
renewal.
2. Comment: The Coalition believes
GSA underestimates the average burden
of automated reporting in both absolute
time required and the complexity of the
process. Specifically, the Coalition
believes the estimated burden for
automated reporting should be 10 hours.
Response: GSA believes the estimated
hours for automated reporting is valid
given TDR imposes a progressive
burden—one that increases with a
contractor’s sales volume. Namely,
reporting time increases with a
contractor’s applicable sales volume, so
contractors with lower to no reportable
sales will spend little time on monthly
reporting, while those contractors with
more reportable sales may have a higher
reporting burden, such as the suggested
10 hours.
3. Comment: The Coalition
recommends GSA expand the use of
TDR as an option across the MAS
Program and provide further guidance
and training on the use of TDR data.
Response: GSA anticipates expanding
the use of TDR as an option across the
MAS program as well as providing any
additional guidance and training as part
of any such expansion.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division,
by calling 202–501–4755 or emailing
GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0306,
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correspondence.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
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This proposed information collection
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allowed 60 days for public comment.
AHRQ received no substantive
comments from members of the public
during this period. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
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ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
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‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-0306; Docket No. 2022-0001; Sequence No. 14]
Submission for OMB Review; General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation; Transactional Data Reporting
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for 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 is submitting a request to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and approve an extension of a
previously approved information collection requirement regarding OMB
Control No. 3090-0306, Transactional Data Reporting.
DATES: Submit comments on or before: December 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments''; or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas O'Linn, Procurement
Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-445-
0390 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
This information collection is for GSA Federal Supply Schedules
(FSS) and non-FSS offerors and contractors subject to transactional
data report (TDR) requirements. Transactional data encompasses the
historical details of the products or services delivered by a
contractor during the performance of task or delivery orders issued
against a contract subject to TDR requirements. TDR requirements are
found within Alternate I of General Services Administration Acquisition
Regulation (GSAR) clause 552.238-80, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales
Reporting, and 552.216-75, Transactional Data Reporting. GSAR clauses
552.216-70, Economic Price Adjustment--FSS Multiple Award Schedule
Contracts (Deviation II); Alternate I of 552.238-81, Price Reductions;
552.238-83 Examination of Records by GSA; and 552.238-85, Contractor's
Billing Responsibilities, are additional GSAR clause directly
associated with FSS contracts subject to these requirements. This
information collection does not apply to GSA FSS offerors and
contractors subject to pricing disclosures and sales reporting
requirements. The burden associated with pricing disclosures and sales
reporting requirements is covered under information collection OMB
control number 3090-0235, Federal Supply Schedule Pricing Disclosures
and Sales Reporting.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
The total estimated annual public cost burden for this information
collection is estimated to be $18,104,484.46. The total estimated
annual public burden hours resulting from this information collection
is 281,344 hours. These numbers are calculated by adding up the total
estimated annual burden cost/hour for each of the following GSAR
clauses covered by this information collection: 552.216-75,
Transactional Data Reporting; Alternate I of 552.238-80, Industrial
Funding Fee and Sales Reporting; Alternate I of 552.238-81, Price
Reductions; 552.216-70, Economic Price Adjustment--FSS Multiple Award
Schedule Contracts (Deviation II); 552.238-83, Examination of Records
by GSA; and 552.238-85, Contractor's Billing Responsibilities.
Burden Cost/Hour Calculation.
Total estimated burden hour/cost for the basic version of 552.216-
75, Transactional Data Reporting, and Alternate I of GSAR clause
552.238-80, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting.
The two primary activities associated with 552.216-75,
Transactional Data Reporting, and Alternate I of GSAR clause 552.238-
80, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, are initial setup and
monthly reporting. The below provides the basis for calculating these
two activities.
Initial Setup
[cir] Estimated hourly rate & job position equivalency. The
estimated hourly cost associated with this task is based on the task
being accomplished by senior level personnel equivalent to a GS-14,
Step 5 employee. A GS-14, Step 5 employee hourly rate for 2022 is
$82.51 (``Rest of U.S.'' locality using OPM Salary Table 2022-GS,
Effective January 2022).
[cir] Estimated hours by system for initial set-up. A contractor
complying with TDR requirements will absorb a one-time setup burden for
purposes of establishing a reporting system (i.e., automated reporting
system vs. manual reporting system). The estimated setup time varies
between automated and manual reporting systems. GSA estimates the
average one-time initial setup burden is 8 hours for a manual system
and 240 hours for an automated system.
Monthly Reporting
[cir] Estimated hourly rate & job position equivalency. The
estimated hourly cost associated with this task is based on the task
being accomplished by mid-level personnel equivalent to a GS-12, Step 5
employee. A GS-12, Step 5 employee hourly rate for 2022 is $58.72
(i.e., using ``Rest of U.S.'' locality within the OPM Salary Table for
2022-GS, Effective January 2022).
[cir] Categorization of contractors by sales revenue. GSA estimates
the likelihood of contractors with lower to no reportable sales will
spend relatively little time on reporting. In contrast, contractors
with more reportable sales will face a higher reporting burden. To
account for this difference, GSA is using the below sale revenue
categories:
Category 1: No sales activity/revenue (i.e., $0.00)
Category 2: Sales between $0.01 and $25,000.00
Category 3: Sales between $25,000.01 and $250,000.00
Category 4: Sales between $250,000.01 and $1 million
Category 5: Sales over $1 million
The below table show the estimated number of contractors (i.e.,
both FSS and Non-FSS contractors) by sales revenue category:
Estimated Number of FSS and Non-FSS Contractors by Sales Revenue Category
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSS Non-FSS FSS & non-FSS
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Category 1...................................................... 100 622 722
Category 2...................................................... 500 2 502
Category 3...................................................... 1,000 32 1,032
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Category 4...................................................... 500 73 573
Category 5...................................................... 672 418 1,090
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Total....................................................... 2,822 1,147 3,969
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[cir] Automated system vs. manual reporting system. GSA estimates
the likelihood of a contractor creating an automated reporting system
increases with a contractor's sales revenue. In contrast, contractors
with little to no sales revenue are unlikely to expend the effort
needed to establish an automated reporting system. To account for this
difference, GSA is using the below table. The below table shows by
sales revenue category the estimated percentage of the likelihood of a
contractor using a manual reporting system vs automated reporting
system:
Percentage of Contractors by Type of Reporting System
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manual system Automated
Sales category (%) system (%)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Category 1.............................. 100 0
Category 2.............................. 100 0
Category 3.............................. 90 10
Category 4.............................. 50 50
Category 5.............................. 10 90
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following table show the estimated number of contractors for
both FSS contracts and Non-FSS contracts by type of reporting system:
Estimated Number of Contractors for Both FSS Contracts and Non-FSS Contracts by Type of Reporting System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Automated
Manual system Automated Manual system system (non-
(FSS) system (FSS) (non-FSS) FSS)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Category 1...................................... 100 0 622 0
Category 2...................................... 500 0 2 0
Category 3...................................... 900 100 29 3
Category 4...................................... 275 275 36 37
Category 5...................................... 67 605 42 376
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Totals...................................... 1,842 980 731 416
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[cir] Estimated monthly reporting time (hours)--by reporting system
and sales revenue category. GSA estimates that the monthly reporting
time varies by type of reporting system (i.e., manual or automated) and
by respective sales revenue category. The below table shows GSA's
estimated monthly reporting times per sales revenue category and system
type:
Monthly Hours by Type of Reporting System and Category
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manual Automated
systems systems
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Category 1.............................. 0.25 2.00
Category 2.............................. 2.00 2.00
Category 3.............................. 4.00 2.00
Category 4.............................. 16.00 2.00
Category 5.............................. 48.00 2.00
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Total estimated burden hour/cost for GSAR clause 552.216-75,
Transactional Data Reporting.
Initial Setup.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 28,464
Total estimated annual cost burden: $2,348,650.03
Monthly Reporting.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 44,394
Total estimated annual cost burden: $2,606,982.16
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Total estimated burden hour/cost for Alternate I of GSAR clause
552.238-80, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting.
Initial Setup.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 34,328
Total estimated annual cost burden: $2,832,506.26
Monthly Reporting.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 170,412
Total estimated annual cost burden: $10,007,231.69
Total estimated annual burden hour/cost for 552.216-70, Economic
Price Adjustment--FSS Multiple Award Schedule Contracts (Deviation II).
Estimated # of responses per year: 461
Estimated burden hours per response: x 4.25
Total estimated annual burden hours: 1,959.25
Estimated cost per hour: x $82.51
Total estimate annual cost burden: $161,663.60
Total estimated annual burden hour/cost for Alternate I of GSAR
clause 552.238-81, Price Reductions.
Estimated # of responses per year: 25
Estimated burden hours per response: x 4.25
Total estimated annual burden hours: 106
Estimated cost per hour**: x $82.51
Total estimate annual cost burden: $8,775.00
Total estimated annual burden hour/cost for GSAR clause 552.238-83,
Examination of Records by GSA.
Estimated # of respondents per year: 8
Estimated burden hours per respondent: x 455
Total estimated annual burden hours: 3,640
Estimated cost per hour**: x $82.51
Total estimated annual cost burden: $300,347.32
Total estimated annual burden hour/cost for GSAR clause 552.238-85,
Contractor's Billing Responsibilities, is 0 burden hours/$0.00 burden
cost. The reason for zero burden being associated with this clause is
because the record keeping requirement contained in this clause does
not add any additional burden to what is already captured by Alternate
I of GSAR clause 552.238-80, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales
Reporting, which is covered by this information collection.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour/Cost
The total estimated annual burden hour/cost imposed by this
information collection is as follows:
Total estimated annual burden hours
FSS contracts: 210,446
Non-FSS contracts: 72,858
Total estimated annual burden hour: 281,344
Total estimated annual cost burden
FSS contracts: $13,310,515.87
Non-FSS contracts: $4,955,632.19
Total estimated annual cost burden: $18,104,484.46
C. Public Comments
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 51418 on
August 22, 2022. In response, GSA received a letter from the Coalition
for Government Procurement (the Coalition). The following is a summary
of the letter:
1. Comment: The Coalition supports the TDR program and generally
agrees with GSA's assessment of the burden associated with the renewal
of this information collection.
Response: GSA appreciates the Coalition's support of the TDR
program and its assessment of the burden for this renewal.
2. Comment: The Coalition believes GSA underestimates the average
burden of automated reporting in both absolute time required and the
complexity of the process. Specifically, the Coalition believes the
estimated burden for automated reporting should be 10 hours.
Response: GSA believes the estimated hours for automated reporting
is valid given TDR imposes a progressive burden--one that increases
with a contractor's sales volume. Namely, reporting time increases with
a contractor's applicable sales volume, so contractors with lower to no
reportable sales will spend little time on monthly reporting, while
those contractors with more reportable sales may have a higher
reporting burden, such as the suggested 10 hours.
3. Comment: The Coalition recommends GSA expand the use of TDR as
an option across the MAS Program and provide further guidance and
training on the use of TDR data.
Response: GSA anticipates expanding the use of TDR as an option
across the MAS program as well as providing any additional guidance and
training as part of any such expansion.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat
Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected]. Please
cite ``Information Collection 3090-0306, Transactional Data
Reporting'', in all correspondence.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-25229 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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