80_FR_66741 80 FR 66532 - Submission for OMB Review; Summary Subcontract Report

80 FR 66532 - Submission for OMB Review; Summary Subcontract Report

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

Page Range66532-66533
FR Document2015-27553

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 revisions to a previously approved information collection requirement concerning summary subcontract reports. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 32909 on June 10, 2015. No comments were received on the information collection.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0007; Docket 2015-0055; Sequence 59]


Submission for OMB Review; Summary Subcontract Report

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a revision 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 revisions 
to a previously approved information collection requirement concerning 
summary subcontract reports. A notice was published in the Federal 
Register at 80 FR 32909 on June 10, 2015. No comments were received on 
the information collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA 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 9000-0007, Summary Subcontract Report''. 
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information 
Collection 9000-0007, Summary Subcontract Report'', on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 
Flowers/IC 9000-0007, Summary Subcontract Report.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0007, Summary Subcontract Report, in all correspondence 
related to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt 
of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two 
to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days 
for posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, at 703-605-2868 
or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.702, any 
contractor receiving a contract for more than the simplified 
acquisition threshold must agree in the contract that small business, 
small disadvantaged business, historically underutilized business zone 
(HUBZone) small business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business 
concerns will have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate 
in contract performance consistent with its efficient performance. 
Further, contractors receiving a contract or a modification to a 
contract expected to exceed $700,000 ($1,500,000 for construction) must 
submit a subcontracting plan that provides maximum practicable 
opportunities for the above named concerns. Specific elements required 
to be included in the plan are specified in section 8(d) of the Small 
Business Act and are implemented in FAR Subpart 19.7.
    In conjunction with the subcontracting plan requirements, 
contractors must submit an annual summary of subcontracts awarded by 
prime and subcontractors for a specific Federal Government agency that 
required an individual subcontracting plan for the previous fiscal 
year. This is accomplished through the use of the Summary Subcontract 
Report (SSR), submitted through the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting 
System (eSRS). The eSRS streamlines the small business subcontracting 
program reporting process and provides the data to agencies in a manner 
that enables them to more effectively manage the program.
    The SBA made regulatory changes in its final rule at 78 FR 42391, 
dated July 16, 2013 regarding subcontracting plan requirements and the 
associated reporting requirements. The SBA final rule is being 
implemented in the FAR at Subpart 19.7 and clause 52.219-9 Small 
Business Subcontracting Plan through FAR case 2014-003, Small Business 
Subcontracting Improvements. FAR case 2014-003 revised the FAR to 
require a subcontracting plan for modifications of any value if the 
modification will cause the contract to exceed the threshold for 
requiring a plan and when subcontracting opportunities exist as well as 
to give contracting officers the discretion to require a plan when a 
small business prime contractor rerepresents as an other than small on 
the contract. These revisions to the FAR required revisions to the 
existing information collections associated with subcontracting plan 
requirements and the associated reporting requirements.

B. Annual Burden Hours

    Based on the proposed revisions to the FAR as well as a more 
accurate basis for estimation, a downward adjustment is being made to 
the number of respondents (i.e., summary subcontracting reports). Since 
the proposed revisions to the FAR does not require additional 
information in the Summary Subcontract Report, the estimated 
preparation hours per response remains unchanged. 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 78 FR 17668, on March 22, 2013.
    Respondents: 59,336.
    Responses per respondent: 1.
    Total responses: 59,336.
    Average burden hours per response: 9.0.
    Total Burden Hours: 534,024.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and whether it 
will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden 
of this collection of information

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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 
Number 9000-0007, Summary Subcontract Report, in all correspondence.

Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Governmentwide Policy.
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                                                    Subcontract Report, SF 294, in all                      ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0007,                   Summary Subcontract Report (SSR),
                                                    correspondence.                                         Summary Subcontract Report’’, on your                 submitted through the Electronic
                                                                                                            attached document.                                    Subcontracting Reporting System
                                                    Edward Loeb,
                                                                                                               • Mail: General Services                           (eSRS). The eSRS streamlines the small
                                                    Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy             Administration, Regulatory Secretariat                business subcontracting program
                                                    Division, Office of Governmentwide
                                                    Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
                                                                                                            (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,                            reporting process and provides the data
                                                    Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.                Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.                       to agencies in a manner that enables
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–27509 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Flowers/IC 9000–0007, Summary                         them to more effectively manage the
                                                                                                            Subcontract Report.                                   program.
                                                    BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
                                                                                                               Instructions: Please submit comments                  The SBA made regulatory changes in
                                                                                                            only and cite Information Collection                  its final rule at 78 FR 42391, dated July
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                   9000–0007, Summary Subcontract                        16, 2013 regarding subcontracting plan
                                                                                                            Report, in all correspondence related to              requirements and the associated
                                                    GENERAL SERVICES                                        this collection. Comments received                    reporting requirements. The SBA final
                                                    ADMINISTRATION                                          generally will be posted without change               rule is being implemented in the FAR at
                                                                                                            to http://www.regulations.gov, including              Subpart 19.7 and clause 52.219–9 Small
                                                    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND                                any personal and/or business                          Business Subcontracting Plan through
                                                    SPACE ADMINISTRATION                                    confidential information provided. To                 FAR case 2014–003, Small Business
                                                                                                            confirm receipt of your comment(s),                   Subcontracting Improvements. FAR case
                                                    [OMB Control No. 9000–0007; Docket 2015–                please check www.regulations.gov,                     2014–003 revised the FAR to require a
                                                    0055; Sequence 59]
                                                                                                            approximately two to three days after                 subcontracting plan for modifications of
                                                    Submission for OMB Review;                              submission to verify posting (except                  any value if the modification will cause
                                                    Summary Subcontract Report                              allow 30 days for posting of comments                 the contract to exceed the threshold for
                                                                                                            submitted by mail).                                   requiring a plan and when
                                                    AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                  subcontracting opportunities exist as
                                                    General Services Administration (GSA),                  Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement                          well as to give contracting officers the
                                                    and National Aeronautics and Space                      Analyst, Office of Governmentwide                     discretion to require a plan when a
                                                    Administration (NASA).                                  Acquisition Policy, at 703–605–2868 or                small business prime contractor
                                                    ACTION: Notice of request for comments                  via email at mahruba.uddowla@gsa.gov.                 rerepresents as an other than small on
                                                    regarding a revision to an existing OMB                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                  the contract. These revisions to the FAR
                                                    clearance.                                                                                                    required revisions to the existing
                                                                                                            A. Purpose                                            information collections associated with
                                                    SUMMARY:    Under the provisions of the                   In accordance with Federal                          subcontracting plan requirements and
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act, the                            Acquisition Regulation 19.702, any                    the associated reporting requirements.
                                                    Regulatory Secretariat Division will be                 contractor receiving a contract for more
                                                    submitting to the Office of Management                                                                        B. Annual Burden Hours
                                                                                                            than the simplified acquisition
                                                    and Budget (OMB) a request to review                                                                             Based on the proposed revisions to
                                                                                                            threshold must agree in the contract that
                                                    and approve revisions to a previously                                                                         the FAR as well as a more accurate basis
                                                                                                            small business, small disadvantaged
                                                    approved information collection                                                                               for estimation, a downward adjustment
                                                                                                            business, historically underutilized
                                                    requirement concerning summary                                                                                is being made to the number of
                                                                                                            business zone (HUBZone) small
                                                    subcontract reports. A notice was                                                                             respondents (i.e., summary
                                                                                                            business, veteran-owned small business,
                                                    published in the Federal Register at 80                                                                       subcontracting reports). Since the
                                                                                                            service-disabled veteran-owned small
                                                    FR 32909 on June 10, 2015. No                                                                                 proposed revisions to the FAR does not
                                                                                                            business, and women-owned small
                                                    comments were received on the                                                                                 require additional information in the
                                                                                                            business concerns will have the
                                                    information collection.                                                                                       Summary Subcontract Report, the
                                                                                                            maximum practicable opportunity to
                                                    DATES: Submit comments on or before                                                                           estimated preparation hours per
                                                                                                            participate in contract performance
                                                    November 30, 2015.                                                                                            response remains unchanged. As a
                                                                                                            consistent with its efficient
                                                                                                                                                                  result, a downward adjustment is being
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding                    performance. Further, contractors
                                                                                                                                                                  made to the estimated annual reporting
                                                    this burden estimate or any other aspect                receiving a contract or a modification to
                                                                                                                                                                  burden since the notice regarding an
                                                    of this collection of information,                      a contract expected to exceed $700,000
                                                                                                                                                                  extension to this clearance published in
                                                    including suggestions for reducing this                 ($1,500,000 for construction) must
                                                                                                                                                                  the Federal Register at 78 FR 17668, on
                                                    burden to: Office of Information and                    submit a subcontracting plan that
                                                                                                                                                                  March 22, 2013.
                                                    Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:                   provides maximum practicable                             Respondents: 59,336.
                                                    Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,                       opportunities for the above named                        Responses per respondent: 1.
                                                    NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.                             concerns. Specific elements required to                  Total responses: 59,336.
                                                    Additionally submit a copy to GSA by                    be included in the plan are specified in                 Average burden hours per
                                                    any of the following methods:                           section 8(d) of the Small Business Act                response: 9.0.
                                                      • Regulations.gov: http://                            and are implemented in FAR Subpart                       Total Burden Hours: 534,024.
                                                    www.regulations.gov. Submit comments                    19.7.
                                                    via the Federal eRulemaking portal by                     In conjunction with the                             C. Public Comments
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                                                    searching the OMB control number.                       subcontracting plan requirements,                       Public comments are particularly
                                                    Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’                    contractors must submit an annual                     invited on: Whether this collection of
                                                    that corresponds with ‘‘Information                     summary of subcontracts awarded by                    information is necessary for the proper
                                                    Collection 9000–0007, Summary                           prime and subcontractors for a specific               performance of functions of the Federal
                                                    Subcontract Report’’. Follow the                        Federal Government agency that                        Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and
                                                    instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a                 required an individual subcontracting                 whether it will have practical utility;
                                                    Comment’’ screen. Please include your                   plan for the previous fiscal year. This is            whether our estimate of the public
                                                    name, company name (if any), and                        accomplished through the use of the                   burden of this collection of information


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                                                    is accurate, and based on valid                         Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:                 development of the final rule. A
                                                    assumptions and methodology; ways to                    Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,                     discussion of the comments is provided
                                                    enhance the quality, utility, and clarity               NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.                           as follows:
                                                    of the information to be collected; and                 Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
                                                                                                                                                                  A. Summary of Significant Changes in
                                                    ways in which we can minimize the                       any of the following methods:
                                                                                                                                                                  Response to Public Comments
                                                    burden of the collection of information                    • Regulations.gov: http://
                                                    on those who are to respond, through                    www.regulations.gov. Submit comments                     There were no changes made in the
                                                    the use of appropriate technological                    via the Federal eRulemaking portal by                 final rule in response to the public
                                                    collection techniques or other forms of                 searching for OMB control number                      comments received.
                                                    information technology.                                 9000–0189, Identification of                          B. Analysis of Public Comments
                                                       Obtaining Copies of Proposals:                       Predecessors. Select the link ‘‘Submit a
                                                    Requesters may obtain a copy of the                     Comment’’ that corresponds with                         Comment: One respondent
                                                    information collection documents from                   ‘‘9000–0189; Identification of                        commented that it would be helpful if
                                                    the General Services Administration,                    Predecessors.’’ Follow the instructions               the relevant FAR provisions and FAR
                                                    Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F                   provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’                  clause 52.204–WW clarified whether the
                                                    Street NW., Washington, DC 20405,                       screen. Please include your name,                     three year ‘‘lookback’’ period starts on
                                                    telephone 202–501–4755. Please cite                     company name (if any), and ‘‘9000–                    the effective date of when the
                                                    OMB Control Number 9000–0007,                           0189; Identification of Predecessors’’ on             predecessor merged or was acquired by
                                                    Summary Subcontract Report, in all                      your attached document.                               the successor or the date the contracts
                                                    correspondence.                                            • Mail: General Services                           of the predecessor were novated from
                                                                                                            Administration, Regulatory Secretariat                the predecessor to the successor.
                                                    Edward Loeb,
                                                                                                            Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,                     Response: The ‘‘lookback’’ period
                                                    Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy             Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.                       starts on the date the offeror signs the
                                                    Division, Office of Governmentwide
                                                                                                            Flowers/IC 9000–0189, Identification of               representation. If, within the three years
                                                    Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition                                                                     prior to signing the representation, there
                                                    Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.                Predecessors.
                                                                                                               Instructions: Please submit comments               was a merger or acquisition, it shall be
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–27553 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            only and cite Information Collection                  reported. The date of novation is not
                                                    BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
                                                                                                            9000–0189, in all correspondence                      relevant for purposes of this rule.
                                                                                                            related to this case. Comments received               Comment: One respondent supported
                                                                                                            generally will be posted without change               the statute because it requires that
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                                                                         information be provided to the
                                                                                                            to http://www.regulations.gov, including
                                                                                                            any personal and/or business                          contracting officers to aid in making
                                                    GENERAL SERVICES                                                                                              responsibility determinations, and
                                                    ADMINISTRATION                                          confidential information provided. To
                                                                                                            confirm receipt of your comment(s),                   supported the position that the ‘‘further
                                                                                                            please check www.regulations.gov,                     the distance between entities, the less
                                                    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND                                                                                      relevant the information is likely to be
                                                    SPACE ADMINISTRATION                                    approximately two to three days after
                                                                                                            submission to verify posting (except                  for establishing responsibility of the
                                                    [OMB Control No. 9000–0189; Docket No.                  allow 30 days for posting of comments                 offeror.’’
                                                    2015–0055; Sequence 52]                                                                                         Response: Noted.
                                                                                                            submitted by mail).                                     Comment: One respondent
                                                    Submission for OMB Review;                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                  commented that the proposed rule’s
                                                    Identification of Predecessors                          Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst,                requirement to report data on all
                                                                                                            Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at               predecessors of the offeror that received
                                                    AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),                    202–219–0202 or email cecelia.davis@                  a Federal contract or grant within the
                                                    General Services Administration (GSA),                  gsa.gov.                                              last three years would apply an undue
                                                    and National Aeronautics and Space
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            burden on prospective contractors and
                                                    Administration (NASA).
                                                                                                                                                                  not achieve the Government’s stated
                                                    ACTION: Notice of request for public                    A. Purpose                                            objective of providing a more
                                                    comments regarding a new OMB                              This final rule implements section                  comprehensive understanding of a
                                                    clearance.                                              852 of the National Defense                           potential contractor’s performance and
                                                                                                            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013                integrity. The respondent proposed that
                                                    SUMMARY:    Under the provisions of the
                                                                                                            to include in the Federal Awardee                     publicly traded companies subject to
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act, the
                                                                                                            Performance and Integrity Information                 SEC requirements be exempt from this
                                                    Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
                                                                                                            System (FAPIIS), to the extent                        requirement because it instills a burden
                                                    submitting to the Office of Management
                                                                                                            practicable, identification of any                    without benefit to the Government.
                                                    and Budget (OMB) a request to review
                                                                                                            immediate owner or subsidiary, and all                  Response: The statute does not allow
                                                    and approve a new information
                                                                                                            predecessors of an offeror that held a                for this exemption.
                                                    collection requirement concerning                                                                               Comment: One respondent
                                                                                                            Federal contract or grant within the last
                                                    Identification of Predecessors. A notice                                                                      commented that large multi-national
                                                                                                            three years. The objective is to provide
                                                    was published in the Federal Register at                                                                      organizations many times reorganize
                                                                                                            a more comprehensive understanding of
                                                    79 FR 71975, on December 4, 2014. Two                                                                         business units in order to effectively
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                                                                                                            the performance and integrity of the
                                                    comments were received.                                                                                       respond to changing needs of the
                                                                                                            corporation before awarding a Federal
                                                    DATES: Submit comments on or before                     contract.                                             marketplace. These reorganizations can
                                                    November 30, 2015.                                                                                            include alternate legal structures. The
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
                                                                                                            B. Discussion and Analysis                            assets of one legal entity may pass
                                                    this burden estimate or any other aspect                  The Civilian Agency Acquisition                     through three or four more before
                                                    of this collection of information,                      Council and the Defense Acquisition                   landing at the new entity. The
                                                    including suggestions for reducing this                 Regulations Council (the Councils)                    respondent proposed that where the
                                                    burden to: Office of Information and                    reviewed the comments in the                          ultimate owner remains the same before


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for comments regarding a revision to an existing OMB clearance.
DatesSubmit comments on or before November 30, 2015.
ContactMs. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, at 703-605-2868 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 66532 

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