81 FR 33535 - General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Modifications 552.238-81

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 102 (May 26, 2016)

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 information collection requirement regarding the Modifications clause.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33535-33536]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12370]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0302; Docket 2016-0001; Sequence 2]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Submission for OMB Review; Modifications 552.238-81

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

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

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
information collection requirement regarding the Modifications clause.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: June 27, 2016.

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

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

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via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 3090-0302, Modifications,'' under the heading ``Enter 
Keyword or ID'' and selecting ``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a 
Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0302, 
Modifications.'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications,'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 
Flowers/IC 3090-0302, Modifications.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0302, Modifications, 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
clause 552.238-81 Modifications requires vendors to request a contract 
modification by submitting a request to the Contracting Officer for 
approval, except for electronic File updates. At a minimum, every 
request shall describe the proposed change(s) and provide the rationale 
for the requested change(s). A notice was published in the Federal 
Register at 81 FR 12731 on March 10, 2016. No comments were received.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 19,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Total Responses: 39,000.
    Hours per Response: 5.
    Total Burden Hours: 195,000.

C. Public Comments

    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-
0302,''Modifications'' in all correspondence.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-12370 Filed 5-25-16; 8:45 am]
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