80 FR 13005 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Past Performance Information

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 48 (March 12, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-05673

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning past performance information. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 68683, November 18, 2014. Five comments were received.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0142; Docket 2014-0055; Sequence 31]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Past 
Performance Information

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 will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning past performance information. A request for public comments 
was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 68683, November 18, 
2014. Five comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0142, Past Performance Information, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number 9000-0142. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0142, Past Performance 
Information.'' Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0142, Past Performance Information,'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0142, Past Performance Information.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Information 
Collection 9000-0142, Past Performance Information'', in all 
correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will 
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal and/or business confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Acquisition Policy Division, at GSA 202-501-1448 or email 
curtis.glover@gsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Past performance information regarding a contractor's actions under 
previously awarded contracts is relevant information for future source 
selection purposes. The information collection requirements at FAR 
15.304 and 42.15 remains the same; however, the public burden has been 
adjusted downward. Specifically, the estimated number of responses used 
to calculate the burden have been reduced based on data available in 
the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and the Contractor 
Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 
2014.

B. Analysis of Public Comments

    Two respondents submitted five public comments on the extension of 
the previously approved information collection. The analysis of the 
public comments is summarized as follows:
    Comment: The respondent commented on a Federal Aviation

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Administration's Notice of Proposed Rule Making in regards to the 
``Flight Simulation Training Device Qualification Standards for 
Extended Envelope and Adverse Weather Event Training Tasks.''
    Response: The respondent's comments are outside the scope of this 
information collection.
    Comment: The respondent commented that the Agency's estimate of two 
hours per response underestimates the hours it takes for contractors to 
respond to source selection requirements related to past performance.
    Response: Two hours is the average amount of time to read and 
prepare information on a company's past performance for source 
selection purposes. The estimate considered the amount of time a simple 
or standard disclosure might require in response to non-complex 
solicitations, in some cases by businesses with limited experience, as 
well as the time that might be required for a very complex disclosure 
by a major corporation. In addition, the estimated burden hours include 
only projected hours for those actions which a company would not 
undertake in the normal course of business. Maintaining information and 
references on work they have performed in the past are considered 
actions undertaken in the normal course of business.
    Comment: The respondent commented that the Agency's methodology for 
preparing burden estimates is faulty resulting in unrealistically low 
estimates, which sets unreasonable expectations for turnaround time and 
disguises the true cost of the responses.
    Response: The burden estimate is prepared taking into consideration 
the necessary criteria in OMB guidance for estimating the paperwork 
burden put on the entity submitting the information. For example, 
consideration is given to an entity reviewing instructions; using 
technology to collect, process, and disclose information; adjusting 
existing practices to comply with requirements; searching data sources; 
completing and reviewing the response; and transmitting or disclosing 
information.
    Careful consideration went into assessing the estimated burden 
hours for this collection, and the collection requirements at FAR 
15.304 and 42.15 remains the same. There is no change to the estimated 
number of hours per response associated with this request for 
extension; rather, the estimated number of responses was reduced based 
on data available FPDS and CPARS regarding awards in FY 2014.
    Comment: In the past, including in connection with FAR Case 2007-
006, the Agency both acknowledged that the initial estimate was 
unrealistically low while also defending the methodology that it used 
to develop the unrealistic estimate.
    Response: Serious consideration is given, during the open comment 
period, to all comments received and adjustments are made to the 
paperwork burden estimate based on reasonable considerations provide by 
the public. This is evidenced, as the respondent notes, in FAR Case 
2007-006 where an adjustment was made from the total preparation hours 
from three to sixty. This change was made considering particularly the 
hours that would be required for review within the company, prior to 
release to the Government.
    Comment: The respondent commented that granting the extension would 
violate at least the spirit of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Response: The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was designed to improve 
the quality and use of Federal information to strengthen decision-
making, accountability, and openness in government and society. Central 
to this process is the solicitation of comments from the public. This 
process incorporates an enumerated specification of targeted 
information and provides interested parties a meaningful opportunity 
for comment on the relevant compliance cost. This process has led to 
decreases in the overall collective burden of compliance for the 
information collection requirement in regards to the public. Based on 
OMB estimates, in FY 2010, the public spent 8.8 billion hours 
responding to information collections. This was a decrease of one 
billion hours, or ten percent from the previous FY. In effect, the 
collective burden of compliance for the public is going down as the 
Government publishes rules that make the process less complex, more 
transparent, and reduce the cost of Federal regulations.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    a. Responses during Source Selection.
    Respondents: 27,734.
    Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Annual Responses: 110,936.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 221,872.
    b. Responses in CPARS.
    Respondents: 177,396.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 177,396.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 354,792.
    c. Total annual burden: 576,664 Hours.

D. 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.

E. Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection 
documents from the 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 
202-501-4755.
    Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0142, Past Performance 
Information, in all correspondence.

    Dated: March 4, 2015.
Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
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3090–00XX by any of the following estimate of the public burden of this ADDRESSES: Submit comments
methods: collection of information is accurate and identified by Information Collection
• Regulations.gov: http:// based on valid assumptions and 9000–0142, Past Performance
www.regulations.gov. methodology; ways to enhance the Information, by any of the following
Submit comments via the Federal quality, utility and clarity of the methods:
eRulemaking portal by searching for information to be collected; and ways in • Regulations.gov: http://
Information Collection 3090–00XX. which we can minimize the burden of www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that the collection of information on those via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
corresponds with ‘‘Information who are to respond through the use of searching the OMB control number
Collection 3090–00xx; Wireless appropriate technological collection 9000–0142. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Telecommunications Industry techniques or other forms of information Now’’ that corresponds with
Application.’’ Follow the instructions technology. ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0142,
provided on the screen. Please include Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Past Performance Information.’’ Follow
your name, company name (if any), and Requesters may obtain a copy of the the instructions provided on the screen.
‘‘Information Collection 3090–00XX; information collection documents from Please include your name, company
Wireless Telecommunications Industry the General Services Administration, name (if any), and ‘‘Information
Application’’ on your attached Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Collection 9000–0142, Past Performance
document. Street NW., Room 4041, Washington, Information,’’ on your attached
• Fax: 202–501–4067. DC 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. document.
• Mail: General Services Please cite OMB Control No. 3090– • Fax: 202–501–4067.
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 00XX, Wireless Telecommunications • Mail: General Services
(MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Industry Application, in all Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. correspondence. Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Flowers/IC 3090–00XX. Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Instructions: Please submit comments Dated: March 4, 2015.
Sonny Hashmi, Flowers/IC 9000–0142, Past
only and cite Information Collection Performance Information.
3090–00XX; Wireless Chief Information Officer, U.S. General
Services Administration. Instructions: Please submit comments
Telecommunications Industry only and cite ‘‘Information Collection
Application, in all correspondence [FR Doc. 2015–05678 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am]
9000–0142, Past Performance
related to this collection. All comments BILLING CODE 6820–14–P
Information’’, in all correspondence
received will be posted without change related to this collection. All comments
to http://www.regulations.gov, including received will be posted without change
any personal and business confidential DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE to http://www.regulations.gov, including
information provided. any personal and/or business
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. GENERAL SERVICES
confidential information provided.
Mary Ann Hillier, National Outlease ADMINISTRATION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Program Manager, PBS, GSA, at Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement
telephone 202–208–6139, or via email to NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION Analyst, Acquisition Policy Division, at
maryann.hillier@gsa.gov. GSA 202–501–1448 or email
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [OMB Control No. 9000–0142; Docket 2014– curtis.glover@gsa.gov.
0055; Sequence 31]
A. Purpose SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The purpose of this application is to Federal Acquisition Regulation; A. Purpose
streamline the business information Submission for OMB Review; Past
Performance Information Past performance information
collection process to accelerate the
regarding a contractor’s actions under
approval process between the Federal AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), previously awarded contracts is relevant
Government and a commercial wireless General Services. Administration (GSA), information for future source selection
telecommunications industry company and National Aeronautics and Space purposes. The information collection
wishing to install a wireless antenna on Administration (NASA). requirements at FAR 15.304 and 42.15
a Federal asset for the expansion of the
ACTION: Notice of request for public remains the same; however, the public
company’s wireless network. Federal
comments regarding an extension to an burden has been adjusted downward.
executive agencies with landholding
existing OMB clearance. Specifically, the estimated number of
authority, such as Veterans Affairs,
responses used to calculate the burden
Department of Interior, and Department SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the have been reduced based on data
of Homeland Security, will likely use Paperwork Reduction Act the available in the Federal Procurement
this form as well. Regulatory Secretariat Division will be Data System (FPDS) and the Contractor
B. Annual Reporting Burden submitting to the Office of Management Performance Assessment Reporting
and Budget (OMB) a request to review System (CPARS) for Fiscal Year (FY)
Respondents: 20. and approve an extension of a
Responses per Respondent: 1. 2014.
previously approved information
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Total Response Hours: 20. B. Analysis of Public Comments
Hours per Response: 1. collection requirement concerning past
Total Burden Hours: 20. performance information. A request for Two respondents submitted five
public comments was published in the public comments on the extension of
C. Public Comments Federal Register at 79 FR 68683, the previously approved information
Public comments are particularly November 18, 2014. Five comments collection. The analysis of the public
invited on: Whether this collection of were received. comments is summarized as follows:
information is necessary and whether it DATES: Submit comments on or before Comment: The respondent
will have practical utility; whether our April 13, 2015. commented on a Federal Aviation

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Administration’s Notice of Proposed Comment: In the past, including in D. Public Comments
Rule Making in regards to the ‘‘Flight connection with FAR Case 2007–006, Public comments are particularly
Simulation Training Device the Agency both acknowledged that the invited on: Whether this collection of
Qualification Standards for Extended initial estimate was unrealistically low information is necessary for the proper
Envelope and Adverse Weather Event while also defending the methodology performance of functions of the FAR,
Training Tasks.’’ that it used to develop the unrealistic and whether it will have practical
Response: The respondent’s estimate. utility; whether our estimate of the
comments are outside the scope of this Response: Serious consideration is public burden of this collection of
information collection. given, during the open comment period, information is accurate, and based on
Comment: The respondent to all comments received and
commented that the Agency’s estimate valid assumptions and methodology;
adjustments are made to the paperwork ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
of two hours per response burden estimate based on reasonable
underestimates the hours it takes for clarity of the information to be
considerations provide by the public. collected; and ways in which we can
contractors to respond to source This is evidenced, as the respondent
selection requirements related to past minimize the burden of the collection of
notes, in FAR Case 2007–006 where an information on those who are to
performance. adjustment was made from the total
Response: Two hours is the average respond, through the use of appropriate
preparation hours from three to sixty. technological collection techniques or
amount of time to read and prepare This change was made considering
information on a company’s past other forms of information technology.
particularly the hours that would be
performance for source selection required for review within the company, E. Obtaining Copies of Proposals
purposes. The estimate considered the prior to release to the Government. Requesters may obtain a copy of the
amount of time a simple or standard Comment: The respondent
disclosure might require in response to information collection documents from
commented that granting the extension the 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC
non-complex solicitations, in some would violate at least the spirit of the
cases by businesses with limited 20405, telephone 202–501–4755.
Paperwork Reduction Act. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–
experience, as well as the time that Response: The Paperwork Reduction 0142, Past Performance Information, in
might be required for a very complex Act (PRA) was designed to improve the all correspondence.
disclosure by a major corporation. In quality and use of Federal information
addition, the estimated burden hours Dated: March 4, 2015.
to strengthen decision-making,
include only projected hours for those accountability, and openness in Edward Loeb,
actions which a company would not government and society. Central to this Acting Director, Office of Government-wide
undertake in the normal course of process is the solicitation of comments Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
business. Maintaining information and Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
from the public. This process
references on work they have performed incorporates an enumerated [FR Doc. 2015–05673 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am]
in the past are considered actions specification of targeted information BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
undertaken in the normal course of and provides interested parties a
business. meaningful opportunity for comment on
Comment: The respondent DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
the relevant compliance cost. This
commented that the Agency’s HUMAN SERVICES
process has led to decreases in the
methodology for preparing burden
overall collective burden of compliance
estimates is faulty resulting in National Institutes of Health
for the information collection
unrealistically low estimates, which sets
requirement in regards to the public. National Cancer Institute Amended;
unreasonable expectations for
Based on OMB estimates, in FY 2010, Notice of Meeting
turnaround time and disguises the true
the public spent 8.8 billion hours
cost of the responses. Notice is hereby given of a change in
Response: The burden estimate is responding to information collections.
This was a decrease of one billion the meeting of the National Cancer
prepared taking into consideration the Institute Special Emphasis Panel, March
necessary criteria in OMB guidance for hours, or ten percent from the previous
FY. In effect, the collective burden of 11, 2015 02:00 p.m. to March 11, 2015,
estimating the paperwork burden put on 04:00 p.m., National Cancer Institute
the entity submitting the information. compliance for the public is going down
as the Government publishes rules that Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center
For example, consideration is given to Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850 which was
an entity reviewing instructions; using make the process less complex, more
transparent, and reduce the cost of published in the Federal Register on
technology to collect, process, and December 16, 2014, 79 FR 74734.
disclose information; adjusting existing Federal regulations.
The meeting notice is amended to
practices to comply with requirements; C. Annual Reporting Burden change the meeting date from March 11,
searching data sources; completing and a. Responses during Source Selection. 2015 to April 08, 2015, and the Contact
reviewing the response; and Respondents: 27,734. Person from Dr. Robert Bird to Dr.
transmitting or disclosing information. Responses per Respondent: 4. Sergei Radaev, Telephone Number: 240–
Careful consideration went into Annual Responses: 110,936. 276–6466. The location remains the
assessing the estimated burden hours for Hours per Response: 2. same; however, the room has changed to
this collection, and the collection
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Total Burden Hours: 221,872. 7W114. The meeting is closed to the
requirements at FAR 15.304 and 42.15 b. Responses in CPARS. public.
remains the same. There is no change to Respondents: 177,396.
the estimated number of hours per Dated: March 6, 2015.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
response associated with this request for Annual Responses: 177,396. Melanie J. Gray,
extension; rather, the estimated number Hours per Response: 2. Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
of responses was reduced based on data Total Burden Hours: 354,792. Committee Policy.
available FPDS and CPARS regarding c. Total annual burden: 576,664 [FR Doc. 2015–05567 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am]
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
Dates		Submit comments on or before April 13, 2015.
Contact		Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement Analyst, Acquisition Policy Division, at GSA 202-501-1448 or email [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 13005

80 FR 13005 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Past Performance Information

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 48 (March 12, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION