81_FR_33777 81 FR 33674 - Information Collection; Limitations on Pass-Through Charges

81 FR 33674 - Information Collection; Limitations on Pass-Through Charges

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 103 (May 27, 2016)

Page Range33674-33675
FR Document2016-12554

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 a previously approved information collection requirement regarding Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0173; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 28]


Information Collection; Limitations on Pass-Through Charges

AGENCY: 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.

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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 a 
previously approved information collection requirement regarding 
Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges 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 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through 
Charges''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' 
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through 
Charges'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges, 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

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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: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, at telephone 202-208-4949 or via 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    To enable contracting officers to verify that pass-through charges 
are not excessive, the provision at 52.215-22 requires offerors 
submitting a proposal for a contract, task order, or delivery order to 
provide the following information with its proposal: (1) The percent of 
effort the offeror intends to perform and the percent expected to be 
performed by each subcontractor. (2) If the offeror intends to 
subcontract more than 70 percent of the total cost of work to be 
performed--(i) The amount of the offeror's indirect costs and profit/
fee applicable to the work to be performed by the subcontractor(s); and 
(ii) A description of the value added by the offeror as related to the 
work to be performed by the subcontractor(s). (3) If any subcontractor 
intends to subcontract to a lower-tier subcontractor more than 70 
percent of the total cost of work to be performed under its 
subcontract--(i) The amount of the subcontractor's indirect costs and 
profit/fee applicable to the work to be performed by the lower-tier 
subcontractor(s); and (ii) A description of the value added by the 
subcontractor as related to the work to be performed by the lower-tier 
subcontractor(s).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 4,638.
    Responses per Respondent: 8.7.
    Total Responses: 40,347.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 80,694.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.

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 Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: May 23, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
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                                                U.S.C. 611a, the Federal Reserve may                    comment period for the notice expired                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                ‘‘issue rules and regulations’’ governing               on May 16, 2016. The Federal Reserve
                                                such entities ‘‘consistent with and in                  did not receive any comments, and the                 GENERAL SERVICES
                                                furtherance of the purposes’’ of that                   information collection will be extended               ADMINISTRATION
                                                subchapter.                                             as proposed.
                                                   Because the information collection is                   3. Report title: Reporting,                        NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                                                called for in guidance and not in a                     Recordkeeping, and Disclosure                         SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                                                statute or regulation, it is considered                 Requirements Associated with
                                                                                                                                                              [OMB Control No. 9000–0173; Docket 2016–
                                                voluntary.                                              Regulation NN.                                        0053; Sequence 28]
                                                   Because the information collected by                    Agency form number: Reg NN.
                                                the Proposed Guidance is maintained at                     OMB control number: 7100–0353.                     Information Collection; Limitations on
                                                the institutions, issues of confidentiality                Frequency: On occasion.
                                                                                                                                                              Pass-Through Charges
                                                would not normally arise. Should the                       Reporters: Banking organizations
                                                information be obtained by the Board in                 seeking to engage in off-exchange                     AGENCY:  Department of Defense (DOD),
                                                the course of an examination, it would                  transactions in foreign currency with                 General Services Administration (GSA),
                                                be exempt from disclosure under                         retail customers.                                     and National Aeronautics and Space
                                                exemption 8 of Freedom of Information                      Estimated annual reporting hours:                  Administration (NASA).
                                                Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8). In                      1,972 hours.
                                                                                                                                                              ACTION: Notice of request for public
                                                addition, some or all of the information                   Estimated average hours per response:
                                                                                                        Reporting, 16 hours; Recordkeeping, 183               comments regarding an extension to an
                                                may be confidential commercial or                                                                             existing OMB clearance.
                                                financial information protected from                    hours; Disclosure, 787 hours.
                                                disclosure under exemption 4 of FOIA,                      Number of respondents: 2.                          SUMMARY:  Under the provisions of the
                                                                                                           General description of report: This
                                                under the standards set forth in                                                                              Paperwork Reduction Act, the
                                                                                                        information collection is required by the
                                                National Parks & Conservation Ass’n v.                                                                        Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
                                                                                                        Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
                                                Morton, 498 F.2d 765 (D.C. Cir. 1974).                                                                        submitting to the Office of Management
                                                   Abstract: The interagency guidance                   Section 2(c)(2)(E)), the Federal Reserve
                                                                                                                                                              and Budget (OMB) a request to review
                                                outlines high-level principles related to               Act (12 U.S.C. Sections 248 and 321–
                                                                                                                                                              and approve a previously approved
                                                safe and sound leveraged lending                        338), the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
                                                                                                                                                              information collection requirement
                                                activities, including underwriting                      (12 U.S.C. Section 1818), the
                                                                                                                                                              regarding Limitations on Pass-Through
                                                considerations, assessing and                           International Banking Act (12 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                              Charges.
                                                documenting enterprise value, risk                      Section 3108), and Regulation NN (12
                                                                                                        CFR part 240). The information                        DATES:  Submit comments on or before
                                                management expectations for credits
                                                                                                        collection is mandatory. The reported                 July 26, 2016.
                                                awaiting distribution, stress testing
                                                expectations and portfolio management,                  data are regarded as confidential under               ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                and risk management expectations. This                  the Freedom of Information Act (5                     identified by Information Collection
                                                guidance applies to all financial                       U.S.C. Section 552(b)(4)).                            9000–0173, Limitations on Pass-
                                                                                                           Abstract: The reporting requirements               Through Charges by any of the
                                                institutions substantively engaged in
                                                                                                        associated with Regulation NN are                     following methods:
                                                leveraged lending activities supervised
                                                                                                        found in section 240.4; the                              • Regulations.gov: http://
                                                by the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC
                                                                                                        recordkeeping requirements are found                  www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
                                                (the Agencies).
                                                                                                        in sections 240.7, 240.9, and 240.13(a);              via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
                                                   The Agencies identified certain
                                                                                                        and the disclosure requirements are                   searching the OMB control number.
                                                aspects of the proposed guidance that
                                                                                                        found in sections 240.5, 240.6, 240.10,               Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
                                                may constitute a collection of
                                                                                                        240.13b–d, 240.15, and 240.16. These                  that corresponds with ‘‘Information
                                                information. In particular, these aspects
                                                                                                        requirements permit banking                           Collection 9000–0173, Limitations on
                                                are the provisions that state a banking
                                                                                                        organizations under the Federal                       Pass-Through Charges’’. Follow the
                                                organization should (a) have
                                                                                                        Reserve’s supervision to engage in off-               instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
                                                underwriting policies for leveraged
                                                                                                        exchange transactions in foreign                      Comment’’ screen. Please include your
                                                lending, including stress testing
                                                                                                        currency with retail customers and to                 name, company name (if any), and
                                                procedures for leveraged credits; (b)                   describe various requirements with
                                                have risk management policies,                                                                                ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0173,
                                                                                                        which banking organizations must                      Limitations on Pass-Through Charges’’
                                                including stress testing procedures for                 comply to conduct such transactions.
                                                pipeline exposures; and (c) have                                                                              on your attached document.
                                                                                                           Current Actions: On March 17, 2016,
                                                policies and procedures for                                                                                      • Mail: General Services
                                                                                                        the Board published a notice in the
                                                incorporating the results of leveraged                                                                        Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
                                                                                                        Federal Register (81 FR 14444)
                                                credit and pipeline stress tests into the                                                                     Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
                                                                                                        requesting public comment for 60 days
                                                firm’s overall stress testing framework.                                                                      Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
                                                                                                        on the proposal to extend the FR 4203
                                                   Although the guidance is applicable                                                                        Flowers/IC 9000–0173, Limitations on
                                                                                                        for three years without revision. The
                                                to all institutions that originate or                                                                         Pass-Through Charges.
                                                                                                        comment period for the notice expired
                                                participate in leverage lending, due to                                                                          Instructions: Please submit comments
                                                                                                        on May 16, 2016. The Federal Reserve
                                                the large exposures created by these                                                                          only and cite Information Collection
                                                                                                        did not receive any comments, and the
                                                types of loans, these credits are most                                                                        9000–0173, Limitations on Pass-
                                                                                                        information collection will be extended
                                                likely originated primarily by larger                                                                         Through Charges, in all correspondence
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                                                                                                        as proposed.
                                                institutions.                                                                                                 related to this collection. Comments
                                                   Current Actions: On March 15, 2016,                    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve           received generally will be posted
                                                the Board published a notice in the                     System, May 24, 2016.                                 without change to http://
                                                Federal Register (81 FR 13791)                          Robert deV. Frierson,                                 www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                requesting public comment for 60 days                   Secretary of the Board.                               personal and/or business confidential
                                                on the proposal to extend the FR 4203                   [FR Doc. 2016–12604 Filed 5–26–16; 8:45 am]           information provided. To confirm
                                                for three years without revision. The                   BILLING CODE 6210–01–P                                receipt of your comment(s), please


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                                                check www.regulations.gov,                              information on those who are to                       Proposed Project
                                                approximately two to three days after                   respond, through the use of appropriate
                                                                                                                                                              Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer
                                                submission to verify posting (except                    technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                                                                              Survey Generic Clearance
                                                allow 30 days for posting of comments                   other forms of information technology.
                                                submitted by mail).                                        Obtaining Copies of Proposals:                        The Agency for Healthcare Research
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                    Requesters may obtain a copy of the                   and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the
                                                Michael O. Jackson, Procurement                         information collection documents from                 Office of Management and Budget
                                                Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, at               the General Services Administration,                  (OMB) renew under the Paperwork
                                                telephone 202–208–4949 or via email to                  Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),               Reduction Act of 1995 AHRQ’s Generic
                                                michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.                               1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC                     Clearance to collect information from
                                                                                                        20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please                 users of work products and services
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        cite OMB Control No. 9000–0173,                       produced by AHRQ’s John M. Eisenberg
                                                A. Purpose                                              Limitations on Pass-Through Charges, in               Center for Clinical Decisions and
                                                  To enable contracting officers to                     all correspondence.                                   Communications Science (Eisenberg
                                                verify that pass-through charges are not                                                                      Center). The Eisenberg Center is an
                                                                                                          Dated: May 23, 2016.                                innovative effort aimed at improving
                                                excessive, the provision at 52.215–22
                                                                                                        Lorin S. Curit,                                       communication of findings to a variety
                                                requires offerors submitting a proposal
                                                for a contract, task order, or delivery                 Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division,        of audiences (‘‘customers’’), including
                                                                                                        Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy,          consumers, clinicians, and health care
                                                order to provide the following                          Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
                                                information with its proposal: (1) The                                                                        policymakers. The Eisenberg Center
                                                                                                        Governmentwide Policy.                                compiles research results into a variety
                                                percent of effort the offeror intends to                [FR Doc. 2016–12554 Filed 5–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                perform and the percent expected to be                                                                        of useful formats for stakeholders.
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P                                   This effort has the following goals:
                                                performed by each subcontractor. (2) If
                                                                                                                                                                 (1) Conduct research into effective
                                                the offeror intends to subcontract more
                                                                                                                                                              communication of research findings in
                                                than 70 percent of the total cost of work
                                                                                                                                                              order to improve the usability and rapid
                                                to be performed—(i) The amount of the                   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              incorporation of findings into medical
                                                offeror’s indirect costs and profit/fee                 HUMAN SERVICES                                        practice and decision making.
                                                applicable to the work to be performed                                                                           (2) Conduct research into effective
                                                by the subcontractor(s); and (ii) A                     Agency for Healthcare Research and                    strategies for disseminating evidence-
                                                description of the value added by the                   Quality                                               based products, tools, and resources to
                                                offeror as related to the work to be                                                                          consumers, clinicians, and other health
                                                performed by the subcontractor(s). (3) If               Agency Information Collection                         care professionals, and policymakers.
                                                any subcontractor intends to                            Activities: Proposed Collection;                         (3) Evaluate outcomes reported by
                                                subcontract to a lower-tier subcontractor               Comment Request                                       clinicians and other health care
                                                more than 70 percent of the total cost of                                                                     professionals resulting from
                                                work to be performed under its                          AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
                                                                                                        and Quality, HHS.                                     participation in continuing medical
                                                subcontract—(i) The amount of the                                                                             education (CME) initiatives and
                                                subcontractor’s indirect costs and profit/              ACTION: Notice.                                       activities.
                                                fee applicable to the work to be                                                                                 (4) Conduct research into factors
                                                performed by the lower-tier                             SUMMARY:   This notice announces the                  associated with successful collaboration
                                                subcontractor(s); and (ii) A description                intention of the Agency for Healthcare                between AHRQ and partnering
                                                of the value added by the subcontractor                 Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request                institutions and organizations in
                                                as related to the work to be performed                  that the Office of Management and                     synthesizing, translating, and
                                                by the lower-tier subcontractor(s).                     Budget (OMB) approve the proposed                     disseminating evidence-based research.
                                                                                                        information collection project:                          Clearance is being requested to cover
                                                B. Annual Reporting Burden                              ‘‘Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer                 a three-year period in which differing
                                                  Respondents: 4,638.                                   Survey Generic Clearance.’’ In                        numbers of products and research
                                                  Responses per Respondent: 8.7.                        accordance with the Paperwork                         activities may be conducted during each
                                                  Total Responses: 40,347.                              Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
                                                  Hours per Response: 2.                                                                                      year. The collections proposed include
                                                                                                        AHRQ invites the public to comment on                 activities to assist in the development of
                                                  Total Burden Hours: 80,694.                           this proposed information collection.
                                                  Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.                                                                       materials to be disseminated through
                                                  Affected Public: Businesses or other                  DATES: Comments on this notice must be                the Eisenberg Center and to provide
                                                for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.             received by July 26, 2016.                            feedback to AHRQ on the extent to
                                                                                                        ADDRESSES: Written comments should                    which these products meet customer
                                                C. Public Comments                                                                                            needs. These materials include
                                                                                                        be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
                                                  Public comments are particularly                      Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by                   summary documents that summarize
                                                invited on: Whether this collection of                  email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.                and translate the findings of research
                                                information is necessary for the proper                    Copies of the proposed collection                  reports for various decision-making
                                                performance of functions of the FAR,                    plans, data collection instruments, and               audiences, such as consumers,
                                                and whether it will have practical                      specific details on the estimated burden              clinicians, and policymakers. The
                                                utility; whether our estimate of the                                                                          summaries are designed to help these
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                                                                                                        can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
                                                public burden of this collection of                     Clearance Officer.                                    decision makers use research evidence
                                                information is accurate, and based on                                                                         to maximize the benefits of health care,
                                                valid assumptions and methodology;                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      minimize harm, and optimize the use of
                                                ways to enhance the quality, utility, and               Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports                         health care resources. In addition, each
                                                clarity of the information to be                        Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by              year, a unique research project will be
                                                collected; and ways in which we can                     email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.                undertaken to study successful
                                                minimize the burden of the collection of                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            approaches to disseminating AHRQ


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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 public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
DatesSubmit comments on or before July 26, 2016.
ContactMr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, at telephone 202-208-4949 or via email to [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 33674 

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