80 FR 30249 - Submission to OMB for Review; General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Contract Financing Final Payment (GSA Form 1142 Release of Claims)

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 101 (May 27, 2015)

Page Range		30249-30250
FR Document		2015-12761

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat 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 and the reinstatement of GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, regarding final payment under construction and building services contract. GSA Form 1142 was inadvertently deleted as part of the rewrite of GSAR regulations on Contract Financing. GSA Contracting Officers have used this form to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of claims process. A notice published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 10648 on February 27, 2015. No comments were received.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-12761]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0080 Docket 2015-0001; Sequence 2]


Submission to OMB for Review; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation; Contract Financing Final Payment (GSA Form 1142 
Release of Claims)

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

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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 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 and the 
reinstatement of GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, regarding final 
payment under construction and building services contract. GSA Form 
1142 was inadvertently deleted as part of the rewrite of GSAR 
regulations on Contract Financing. GSA Contracting Officers have used 
this form to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of 
claims process. A notice published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 
10648 on February 27, 2015. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: June 26, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dana Munson, General Services 
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-357-9652 or email 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, Release of 
Claims) 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 3090-0080. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing 
Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims).'' Follow the 
instructions on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final 
Payment; (GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims),'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSA 
Form 1142, Release of Claims).
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, 
Release of Claims), 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
clause 552.232-72 requires construction and building services 
contractors to submit a release of claims before final payment is made 
to ensure contractors are paid in accordance with their contract 
requirements and for work performed. GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims 
is used to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of claims 
process.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 2000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Hours Per Response: .10.
    Total Burden Hours: 200.

C. Public Comment

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary 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.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 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. 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSA Form 
1142, Release of Claims), in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 20, 2015.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide 
Policy.
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c. Ways to enhance the quality, Register notice 1 adopting Regulation W Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
utility, and clarity of the information to (Reg W) to implement sections 23A and (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
be collected; 23B. Reg W was effective April 1, 2003. 225), and all other applicable statutes
d. Ways to minimize the burden of The Board issued Reg W for several and regulations to become a bank
information collection on respondents, reasons. First, the regulatory framework holding company and/or to acquire the
including through the use of automated established by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley assets or the ownership of, control of, or
collection techniques or other forms of Act 2 emphasized the importance of the power to vote shares of a bank or
information technology; and sections 23A and 23B as a means to bank holding company and all of the
e. Estimates of capital or start up costs protect depository institutions from banks and nonbanking companies
and costs of operation, maintenance, losses in transactions with affiliates. owned by the bank holding company,
and purchase of services to provide Second, adoption of a comprehensive including the companies listed below.
information. rule simplified the interpretation and The applications listed below, as well
application of sections 23A and 23B, as other related filings required by the
Proposal To Approve Under OMB ensured that the statute is consistently Board, are available for immediate
Delegated Authority the Extension for interpreted and applied, and minimized inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
Three Years, Without Revision, of the burden on banking organizations to the indicated. The applications will also be
Following Report extent consistent with the statute’s available for inspection at the offices of
Report title: Notice Requirements in goals. Third, issuing a comprehensive the Board of Governors. Interested
Connection with Regulation W (12 CFR rule allowed the public an opportunity persons may express their views in
part 223 Transactions Between Member to comment on Federal Reserve writing on the standards enumerated in
Banks and Their Affiliates). interpretations of sections 23A and 23B. the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
Agency form number: Reg W. The information collection proposal also involves the acquisition of
OMB control number: 7100–0304. requirements associated with Regulation a nonbanking company, the review also
Frequency: Event-generated. W comprise four notices: (1) The Loan includes whether the acquisition of the
Reporters: Insured depository Participation Renewal notice (12 CFR nonbanking company complies with the
institutions and uninsured member 223.15(b)(4)), which is a condition to an standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
banks. exemption for renewals of loan (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
Estimated annual reporting hours: 24 participations involving problem loans; noted, nonbanking activities will be
hours. (2) the Acquisition notice (12 CFR conducted throughout the United States.
Estimated average hours per response: 223.31(d)(4)), which is a condition to an Unless otherwise noted, comments
Loan participation renewal notice, 2 exemption for a depository institution’s regarding each of these applications
hours; Acquisition notice, 6 hours; acquisition of an affiliate that becomes must be received at the Reserve Bank
Internal corporate reorganization an operating subsidiary of the indicated or the offices of the Board of
transactions notice, 6 hours; and Section institution after the acquisition; (3) the Governors not later than June 19, 2015.
23A additional exemption notice, 10 Internal Corporate Reorganization A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
hours. Transactions notice (12 CFR (Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice
Number of respondents: Loan 223.41(d)(2)), which is a condition to an President) 701 East Byrd Street,
participation renewal notice, 1; exemption for internal corporate Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528:
Acquisition notice, 1; Internal corporate reorganization transactions; and (4) the 1. Delmarva Bancshares, Inc.,
reorganization transactions notice, 1; Section 23A Additional Exemption Cambridge, Maryland; to acquire 100
and Section 23A additional exemption notice (12 CFR 223.43(b)), which percent of the voting shares of Easton
notice, 1. provides procedures for requesting Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly
General description of report: This additional exemptions from the acquire voting shares of Easton Bank &
mandatory information collection is requirements of section 23A. These Trust Company, both in Easton,
required to evidence compliance with notifications are event-generated and Maryland.
sections 23A and 23B of the Federal must be provided to the appropriate
federal banking agency and, if Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 371c and 371c– System, May 21, 2015.
1). Confidential and proprietary applicable, the Federal Reserve Board
within the time periods established by Michael J. Lewandowski,
information collected for the purposes
the law and regulation. Associate Secretary of the Board.
of the Loan Participation Renewal
[FR Doc. 2015–12722 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am]
notice (12 CFR 223.15(b)(4)) may be Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
protected under the authority of section System, March 21, 2015. BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

(b)(4) of FOIA [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)]. That Robert deV. Frierson,
section of FOIA exempts commercial or Secretary of the Board.
financial information deemed [FR Doc. 2015–12740 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am]
competitively sensitive from disclosure. GENERAL SERVICES
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Respondents who desire that the ADMINISTRATION
information on this notice be kept
confidential in accordance with section FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM [OMB Control No. 3090–0080 Docket 2015–
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under the Board’s rules at 12 CFR Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
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261.15. In addition, information that is Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Submission to OMB for Review;
obtained as part of an examination of a General Services Administration
The companies listed in this notice Acquisition Regulation; Contract
financial institution is exempt from have applied to the Board for approval,
disclosure under exemption (b)(8) of Financing Final Payment (GSA Form
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 1142 Release of Claims)
FOIA. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
Abstract: On December 12, 2002, the 1 (67 FR 76603). AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy,
Federal Reserve published a Federal 2 Public Law 106–102, 113 Stat. 1338 (1999). GSA.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
Dates		Submit comments on or before: June 26, 2015.
Contact		Ms. Dana Munson, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-357-9652 or email [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 30249