80_FR_25378 80 FR 25293 - Submission to OMB for Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Size Representation

80 FR 25293 - Submission to OMB for Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Size Representation

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 85 (May 4, 2015)

Page Range25293-25294
FR Document2015-10361

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding small business size representation. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 8651 on February 18, 2015. No comments were received.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-10361]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0163]; [Docket 2015-0053; Sequence 5]


Submission to OMB for Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
Small Business Size Representation

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

ACTION: Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB 
clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of a previously approved 
information collection requirement regarding small business size 
representation. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 
8651 on February 18, 2015. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: June 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0163, Small Business Size Representation, 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 9000-0163. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0163, Small Business 
Size Representation''. Follow the instructions provided on the screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information 
Collection 9000-0163, Small Business Size Representation'' on your 
attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0163, Small Business Size 
Representation.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Information 
Collection 9000-0163, Small Business Size Representation,'' 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: Ms. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Government-wide Policy, contact via telephone 703-
605-2868 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.301 and the FAR clause at 
52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation, 
implement the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) regulation at 13 
CFR 121.404(g), requiring that a concern that initially represented 
itself as small at the time of its initial offer must recertify its 
status as a small business under the following circumstances:

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     Within thirty days of an approved contract novation;
     Within thirty days in the case of a merger or acquisition, 
where contract novation is not required; or
     Within 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of a 
contract, and no more than 120 days prior to the exercise of any option 
thereafter.
    The implementation of SBA's regulation in FAR 19.301 and the FAR 
clause at 52.219-28 require that contractors rerepresent size status by 
updating their representations at the prime contract level in the 
Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award 
Management (SAM) and notifying the contracting officer that it has made 
the required update.
    The purpose of implementing small business rerepresentations in the 
FAR is to ensure that small business size status is accurately 
represented and reported over the life of long-term contracts. The FAR 
also provides for provisions designed to ensure more accurate reporting 
of size status for contracts that are novated, merged or acquired by 
another business. This information is used by the SBA, Congress, 
Federal agencies and the general public for various reasons such as 
determining if agencies are meeting statutory goals, set-aside 
determinations, and market research.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Based on information from Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) 
regarding rerepresentation modifications, a downward adjustment is 
being made to the number of respondents. As a result, a downward 
adjustment is being made to the estimated annual reporting burden since 
the notice regarding an extension to this clearance published in the 
Federal Register at 77 FR 30265, on May 22, 2012.
    Respondents: 1,700.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Total Number of Responses: 1,700.
    Hours Per Response: 0.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 850.

C. 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.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0163, Small Business Size Representation, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: April 28, 2015.
Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-10361 Filed 5-1-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices 25293 (12 U.S.C. 225b(c)). In addition, the As FederalReserve.gov continues to SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Board uses its Web site to provide the evolve, the Board may seek input from Paperwork Reduction Act, the public information about a variety of users or potential users of Board’s Regulatory Secretariat will be other matters, including information public Web site on questions such as: submitting to the Office of Management about the Board, its actions, and the • Did you find the content and layout and Budget (OMB) a request for economy. The responses to this survey relevant and of value? approval of a previously approved will help the Board to determine how • How did you find the content you information collection requirement effective its communications are as the were looking for? regarding small business size Board strives to fulfill its statutory • Was the navigation useful? representation. A notice was published mission to ‘‘maintain long run growth of • How did you learn about the in the Federal Register at 80 FR 8651 on the monetary and credit aggregates content? February 18, 2015. No comments were commensurate with the economy’s long • How did you access the content? received. run potential to increase production, so (e.g.: paper copy distributed at an event, DATES: Submit comments on or before: as to promote effectively the goals of online, or mobile device). If online or June 3, 2015. maximum employment, stable prices, through a mobile device, was the ADDRESSES: Submit comments and moderate long-term interest rates’’ document printed, viewed on a tablet, identified by Information Collection (12 U.S.C. 225a). Participation in the FR or on a computer screen? 9000–0163, Small Business Size 3076 would be voluntary and the • What suggestions do you have for Representation, by any of the following information collected on these surveys improving the format and appearance of methods: is not considered confidential. Thus, no online presentation? (e.g.: readability— • Regulations.gov: http:// issue of confidentiality arises. font size, charts, and graphs; www.regulations.gov. Submit comments Abstract: The Board would use the FR organization of information; and via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 3076 survey to obtain feedback from the navigating—indexing, search tools, and searching the OMB Control number public users of the Federal Reserve links). 9000–0163. Select the link ‘‘Comment Board’s public Web site, social media, • What other information would be of Now’’ that corresponds with outreach, and communication value to enhance the online tool or ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0163, responsibilities. This collection would information? Small Business Size Representation’’. seek input from users or potential users Participation in the FR 3076 would be Follow the instructions provided on the to understand their interests and needs; voluntary. screen. Please include your name, to help make informed decisions Current Actions: On February 12, company name (if any), and concerning content, design, and 2015, the Federal Reserve published a ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0163, dissemination strategies; to gauge public notice in the Federal Register (80 FR Small Business Size Representation’’ on awareness of its offerings and resources; 7866) requesting public comment for 60 your attached document. and to assess the effectiveness of its days on the implementation of the FR • Mail: General Services communications with various 3076. The comment period for this Administration, Regulatory Secretariat audiences. notice expired on April 13, 2015. The Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., The FR 3076 would be used to gather Federal Reserve did not receive any Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. qualitative and quantitative information comments. The information collection Hada Flowers/IC 9000–0163, Small directly from users or potential users of will be implemented, as proposed. Business Size Representation. the Board’s Web site such as the public, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Instructions: Please submit comments the Congress, other government System, April 28, 2015. only and cite ‘‘Information Collection agencies, economic educators, Robert deV. Frierson, 9000–0163, Small Business Size economists, financial institutions, Representation,’’ in all correspondence financial literacy groups, and Secretary of the Board. related to this collection. All comments community development groups and [FR Doc. 2015–10280 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] received will be posted without change more. BILLING CODE 6210–01–P Web pages may include press to http://www.regulations.gov, including releases, data releases and download, any personal and/or business reports, supervision manuals, confidential information provided. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. brochures, new Web pages, audio, video, and use of social media. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement GENERAL SERVICES Information gathered may also include Analyst, Office of Government-wide ADMINISTRATION general input on users’ interests and Policy, contact via telephone 703–605– needs, feedback on Web site navigation 2868 or email mahruba.uddowla@ NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND and layout, distribution channels, or gsa.gov. SPACE ADMINISTRATION other factors which may affect the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ability of users to locate and access [OMB Control No. 9000–0163]; [Docket content online. 2015–0053; Sequence 5] A. Purpose Qualitative surveys include data Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) gathering methods such as focus groups Submission to OMB for Review; 19.301 and the FAR clause at 52.219–28, and individual interviews. Quantitative Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Post-Award Small Business Program Business Size Representation mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES surveys include surveys conducted Rerepresentation, implement the Small online or via mobile device, by phone AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), Business Administration’s (SBA’s) or by mail, emails, or a combination of General Services Administration (GSA), regulation at 13 CFR 121.404(g), these methods. The Board may choose and National Aeronautics and Space requiring that a concern that initially to contract with an outside vendor to Administration (NASA). represented itself as small at the time of conduct focus groups, interviews, or its initial offer must recertify its status ACTION: Notice of request for an surveys; or the Board may choose to as a small business under the following extension to an existing OMB clearance. collect the data directly. circumstances: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

25294 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices • Within thirty days of an approved Total Burden Hours: 850. process for RESTORE Council members contract novation; to receive funding under the Council- C. Public Comments • Within thirty days in the case of a Selected Restoration Component of the merger or acquisition, where contract Public comments are particularly RESTORE Act. novation is not required; or invited on: Whether this collection of • Within 120 days prior to the end of information is necessary for the proper DATES: These provisions are effective the fifth year of a contract, and no more performance of functions of the FAR, upon publication in the Federal than 120 days prior to the exercise of and whether it will have practical Register. any option thereafter. utility; whether our estimate of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The implementation of SBA’s public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on Mary Pleffner, Council, telephone regulation in FAR 19.301 and the FAR valid assumptions and methodology; number: 813–995–2025. clause at 52.219–28 require that contractors rerepresent size status by ways to enhance the quality, utility, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 33 updating their representations at the clarity of the information to be U.S.C. 1321(t)(2) of the Resource and prime contract level in the collected; and ways in which we can Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Representations and Certifications minimize the burden of the collection of Opportunities, and Revived Economies section of the System for Award information on those who are to of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 Management (SAM) and notifying the respond, through the use of appropriate (RESTORE Act), the Gulf Coast contracting officer that it has made the technological collection techniques or Ecosystem Restoration Council required update. other forms of information technology. (Council) will fund and implement The purpose of implementing small Obtaining Copies of Proposals: projects and programs to restore and business rerepresentations in the FAR is Requesters may obtain a copy of the protect the natural resources, to ensure that small business size status information collection documents from ecosystems, fisheries, marine and is accurately represented and reported the General Services Administration, wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal over the life of long-term contracts. The Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F wetlands of the Gulf Coast region FAR also provides for provisions Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, pursuant to a published Funded designed to ensure more accurate telephone 202–501–4755. Please cite Priorities List (FPL).1 The Council reporting of size status for contracts that OMB Control No. 9000–0163, Small published the ‘‘Council Member are novated, merged or acquired by Business Size Representation, in all Proposal Submission Guidelines for another business. This information is correspondence. Comprehensive Plan Funded Priorities used by the SBA, Congress, Federal Dated: April 28, 2015. List of Projects and Programs’’ on its agencies and the general public for Edward Loeb, Web site on August 21, 2014. This various reasons such as determining if Acting Director, Office of Government-wide document contains overarching agencies are meeting statutory goals, set- Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition submission guidelines for Council aside determinations, and market Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. member agencies and States to submit research. [FR Doc. 2015–10361 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] projects and programs for possible B. Annual Reporting Burden BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P inclusion on the FPL. The Council will periodically request proposals from its Based on information from Federal eleven State and Federal members in Procurement Data System (FPDS) GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM order to develop further FPLs. regarding rerepresentation RESTORATION COUNCIL modifications, a downward adjustment To receive funding under the Council- is being made to the number of [Docket No.: 105042015–1111–02] Selected Restoration Component of the respondents. As a result, a downward RESTORE Act, Council members must Council Member Summary Notice of take part in a two-phase submission and adjustment is being made to the Application Process for Council- application process. Both phases of the estimated annual reporting burden since Selected Restoration Component submission and application process the notice regarding an extension to this Projects and Programs must be completed before a member clearance published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 30265, on May 22, AGENCY: Gulf Coast Ecosystem will receive an official award from the 2012. Restoration Council (Council). Council and be able to receive grant Respondents: 1,700. ACTION: Notice. funding. Responses Per Respondent: 1. Total Number of Responses: 1,700. SUMMARY: This notice explains the two- 1 The FPL will be a supplement to the previously Hours Per Response: 0.5. phase submission and application published Initial Comprehensive Plan. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
DatesSubmit comments on or before: June 3, 2015.
ContactMs. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement Analyst, Office of Government-wide Policy, contact via telephone 703- 605-2868 or email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 25293 
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