80 FR 35359 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Integrity of Unit Prices
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)
| Page Range | 35359-35360 | |
| FR Document | 2015-15131 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 35359-35360] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15131] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Docket 2015-0076; Sequence 19; [OMB Control No. 9000-0080] Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Integrity of Unit Prices AGENCIES: 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Integrity of Unit Prices. DATES: Submit comments on or before August 18, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000- 0080, Integrity of Unit Prices 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. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices'' on your attached document. Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices, 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. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, [[Page 35360]] Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-501-0650 or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose The clause at FAR 52.215-14, Integrity of Unit Prices, requires offerors and contractors under Federal contracts that are to be awarded without adequate price competition to identify in their proposals those supplies which they will not manufacture or to which they will not contribute significant value. The policies included in the FAR are required by 41 U.S.C. 3503 (a)(1)(A)(for the civilian agencies) and 10.U.S.C 2306a(b)(1)(A)(i)(for DOD and NASA). The rule contains no reporting requirements on contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, construction and architect-engineering services, utility services, service contracts where supplies are not required, commercial items, and contracts for petroleum products. B. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 950. Responses per Respondent: 10. Annual Responses: 9,500. Hours per Response: 1. Total Burden Hours: 9,500. C. Public Comments Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary; 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 Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20405, telephone 202501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices. Dated: June 15, 2015. Edward Loeb, Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2015-15131 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the the provision at FAR 52.222–46 is to DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Paperwork Reduction Act, the require offerors to submit for evaluation
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be a total compensation plan setting forth GENERAL SERVICES
submitting to the Office of Management proposed salaries and fringe benefits for ADMINISTRATION
and Budget (OMB) a request to review professional employees working on the
and approve an extension of a contract. Plans indicating unrealistically NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
previously approved information low professional employees’ SPACE ADMINISTRATION
collection requirement concerning compensation may be assessed [Docket 2015–0076; Sequence 19; [OMB
submission of a Professional Employee adversely as one of the factors Control No. 9000–0080]
Compensation Plan. considered in making a contract award.
DATES: Submit comments on or before Federal Acquisition Regulation;
August 18, 2015. B. Annual Reporting and Information Collection; Integrity of Unit
ADDRESSES: Submit comments Recordkeeping Burden Prices
identified by Information Collection AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
Respondents: 12,921.
9000–0066, Professional Employee General Services Administration (GSA),
Compensation Plan by any of the Responses per Respondent: 3.
and National Aeronautics and Space
following methods: Total Responses: 38,763. Administration (NASA).
• Regulations.gov: http://
Hours per Response: 1.333333. ACTION: Notice of request for public
www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal Total Burden Hours: 51,684. comments regarding an extension to an
eRulemaking portal by searching the existing OMB clearance.
C. Public Comments
OMB control number. Select the link
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds Public comments are particularly Paperwork Reduction Act, the
with ‘‘Information Collection 9000– invited on: Whether this collection of Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
0066, Professional Employee information is necessary; whether it will submitting to the Office of Management
Compensation Plan’’. Follow the have practical utility; whether our and Budget (OMB) a request to review
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a estimate of the public burden of this and approve an extension of a
Comment’’ screen. Please include your collection of information is accurate, previously approved information
name, company name (if any), and and based on valid assumptions and collection requirement concerning
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0066,
methodology; ways to enhance the Integrity of Unit Prices.
Professional Employee Compensation
quality, utility, and clarity of the DATES: Submit comments on or before
Plan’’ on your attached document.
• Mail: General Services information to be collected; and ways in August 18, 2015.
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat which we can minimize the burden of ADDRESSES: Submit comments
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., the collection of information on those identified by Information Collection
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. who are to respond, through the use of 9000–0080, Integrity of Unit Prices by
Flowers/IC 9000–0066, Professional appropriate technological collection any of the following methods:
Employee Compensation Plan. techniques or other forms of information • Regulations.gov: http://
Instructions: Please submit comments technology. www.regulations.gov.
only and cite Information Collection Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Submit comments via the Federal
9000–0066, Professional Employee Requesters may obtain a copy of the eRulemaking portal by searching the
Compensation Plan, in all information collection documents from OMB control number. Select the link
correspondence related to this the General Services Administration, ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds
collection. All comments received will with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
be posted without change to http:// 0080, Integrity of Unit Prices’’. Follow
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC
www.regulations.gov, including any the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please
personal and/or business confidential a Comment’’ screen. Please include your
information provided. cite OMB Control No. 9000–0066,
name, company name (if any), and
Professional Employee Compensation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0080,
Plan, in all correspondence. Integrity of Unit Prices’’ on your
Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202– Dated: June 15, 2015. attached document.
501–3775 or email edward.loeb@ Edward Loeb, • Mail: General Services
gsa.gov. Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Division, Office of Governmentwide Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NE,
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
A. Purpose Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. Flowers/IC 9000–0080, Integrity of Unit
FAR 22.1103 requires that all [FR Doc. 2015–15132 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am] Prices.
professional employees are BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
Instructions: Please submit comments
compensated fairly and properly. only and cite Information Collection
Accordingly, FAR 52.222–46, 9000–0080, Integrity of Unit Prices, in
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Evaluation of Compensation for all correspondence related to this
Professional Employees, is required to collection. All comments received will
be inserted in solicitations for be posted without change to http://
negotiated service contracts when the www.regulations.gov, including any
contract amount is expected to exceed personal and/or business confidential
$650,000 and the service to be provided information provided.
will require meaningful numbers of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
professional employees. The purpose of Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst,
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Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202– DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Background and Brief Description
501–0650 or email edward.loeb@ HUMAN SERVICES The Centers for Disease Control and
gsa.gov. Prevention (CDC) is funding three 5-year
Centers for Disease Control and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: projects collectively entitled ‘‘Improving
Prevention
the Impact of Laboratory Practice
A. Purpose [30Day–15–15GE] Guidelines: A New Paradigm for
The clause at FAR 52.215–14, Metrics’’. An ‘‘LPG’’ is defined as
Integrity of Unit Prices, requires offerors Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork written recommendations for voluntary,
and contractors under Federal contracts Reduction Act Review standardized approaches for medical
that are to be awarded without adequate laboratory testing that takes into account
price competition to identify in their The Centers for Disease Control and
processes for test selection, sample
proposals those supplies which they Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request procurement and processing, analytical
will not manufacture or to which they methods, and results reporting for
to the Office of Management and Budget
will not contribute significant value. effective diagnosis and management of
(OMB) for review and approval in
The policies included in the FAR are disease and health conditions. LPGs
accordance with the Paperwork
required by 41 U.S.C. 3503 (a)(1)(A)(for may be disseminated to, and used by,
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the civilian agencies) and 10.U.S.C laboratorians and clinicians to assist
the proposed information collection is
2306a(b)(1)(A)(i)(for DOD and NASA). with test selection and test result
published to obtain comments from the
The rule contains no reporting interpretation. The overall purpose of
public and affected agencies.
requirements on contracts below the Written comments and suggestions these cooperative agreements is to
simplified acquisition threshold, from the public and affected agencies increase the effectiveness of LPGs by
construction and architect-engineering concerning the proposed collection of defining measures and collecting
services, utility services, service information are encouraged. Your information to inform better LPG
contracts where supplies are not comments should address any of the creation, revision, dissemination,
required, commercial items, and following: (a) Evaluate whether the promotion, uptake, and impact on
contracts for petroleum products. proposed collection of information is clinical testing and public health. The
B. Annual Reporting Burden necessary for the proper performance of project will explore how these processes
the functions of the agency, including and their impediments and facilitators
Respondents: 950. differ among various intended users of
whether the information will have
Responses per Respondent: 10. LPGs. Through this demonstration
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
Annual Responses: 9,500. project, CDC seeks to understand how to
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
Hours per Response: 1. customize LPG creation and promotion
burden of the proposed collection of
Total Burden Hours: 9,500. to better serve these intended users of
information, including the validity of
C. Public Comments the methodology and assumptions used; LPGs. An important goal is to help
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and organizations that sponsor the
Public comments are particularly
clarity of the information to be development of LPGs create a
invited on: Whether this collection of
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of sustainable approach for continuous
information is necessary; whether it will
the collection of information on those quality improvement to evaluate and
have practical utility; whether our
who are to respond, including through improve an LPG’s impact through better
estimate of the public burden of this
the use of appropriate automated, collection of information.
collection of information is accurate, The CDC selected three organizations
and based on valid assumptions and electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or that currently create and disseminate
methodology; ways to enhance the LPGs to support activities under a
quality, utility, and clarity of the other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of cooperative agreement funding
information to be collected; and ways in mechanism to improve the impact of
which we can minimize the burden of responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs. their LPGs. The American Society for
the collection of information on those Microbiology (ASM), the Clinical and
who are to respond, through the use of To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI),
appropriate technological collection and the College of American
techniques or other forms of information of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or Pathologists (CAP), will each use their
technology. LPGs as models to better understand
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding how to improve uptake and impact of
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
the items contained in this notice these and future LPGs. Only the CLSI
information collection documents from
should be directed to the Attention: submission will be described in this
the General Services Administration,
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management notice.
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), Specifically, the CLSI project will
1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC, and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written address two LPGs that are important to
20405, telephone 202501–4755. Please clinical testing and have a high public
cite OMB Control No. 9000–0080, comments should be received within 30
days of this notice. health impact: POCT12, Point-of-Care
Integrity of Unit Prices. Blood Glucose Testing in Acute and
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Dated: June 15, 2015. Proposed Project Chronic Care Facilities and POCT13,
Edward Loeb, Improving the Impact of Laboratory Glucose Monitoring in Settings without
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Practice Guidelines: A New Paradigm Laboratory Support. These LPGs
Division, Office of Governmentwide for Metrics—Clinical and Laboratory provide guidance and recommendations
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Standards Institute—NEW —Center for for personnel monitoring patient
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. Surveillance, Epidemiology and glucose levels at sites that have access
[FR Doc. 2015–15131 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am] Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers for to a hospital laboratory and at locations,
BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). such as physician offices or nursing
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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 August 18, 2015. | |
| Contact | Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-501-0650 or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 35359 |
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