81_FR_36415 81 FR 36307 - Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs

81 FR 36307 - Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 108 (June 6, 2016)

Page Range36307-36308
FR Document2016-13222

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 Travel Costs.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 108 (Monday, June 6, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0088; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 15]


Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension of a 
previously 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 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning Travel Costs.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 6, 2016.

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 9000-0088, Travel Costs.'' Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0088, Travel Costs'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0088, Travel Costs.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0088, Travel Costs, 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. Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-969-7226 or via email 
at [email protected].

A. Purpose

    FAR 31.205-46, Travel Costs, requires that, except in extraordinary 
and temporary situations, costs incurred by a contractor for lodging, 
meals, and incidental expenses shall be considered to be reasonable and 
allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis 
the per diem rates in effect as of the time of travel.
    These requirements are set forth in the Federal Travel Regulation 
for travel in the conterminous 48 United States; in the Joint Travel 
Regulation for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States; and in the 
Department of State Standardized Regulations, section 925, ``Maximum 
Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas.'' The burden generated by 
this coverage is in the form of the contractor preparing a 
justification whenever a higher actual expense reimbursement method is 
used. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 13368 on 
March 14, 2016.

B. Discussion and Analysis

    One respondent submitted public comments on the extension of the 
previously approved information collection.
    Comment on the policy: The respondent expressed support for the 
requirement that Federal contractors justify any methods that result in 
reimbursements exceeding the per diem rates. The respondent stated that 
FAR 31.205 applies the same standard to Federal employees; the burden 
is fairly imposed upon contractors.
    Response: The Government appreciates and acknowledges the comment.
    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

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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.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 5,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Total Responses: 58,000.
    Hours per Response: .25.
    Total Burden Hours: 14,500.
    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. 9000-0088, Travel Costs, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 31, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-13222 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2016 / Notices 36307 companies owned by the savings and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE receipt of your comment(s), please loan holding company, including the check www.regulations.gov, companies listed below. GENERAL SERVICES approximately two to three days after ADMINISTRATION submission to verify posting (except The applications listed below, as well allow 30 days for posting of comments as other related filings required by the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND submitted by mail). Board, are available for immediate SPACE ADMINISTRATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank [OMB Control No. 9000–0088; Docket 2016– Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst, indicated. The application also will be 0053; Sequence 15] Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202– available for inspection at the offices of 969–7226 or via email at the Board of Governors. Interested Submission for OMB Review; Travel kathlyn.hopkins@gsa.gov. persons may express their views in Costs writing on the standards enumerated in A. Purpose the HOLA (12 U.S.C. 1467a(e)). If the AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), FAR 31.205–46, Travel Costs, requires proposal also involves the acquisition of General Services Administration (GSA), that, except in extraordinary and a nonbanking company, the review also and National Aeronautics and Space temporary situations, costs incurred by includes whether the acquisition of the Administration (NASA). a contractor for lodging, meals, and nonbanking company complies with the ACTION: Notice of request for comments incidental expenses shall be considered standards in section 10(c)(4)(B) of the regarding an extension of a previously to be reasonable and allowable only to HOLA (12 U.S.C. 1467a(c)(4)(B)). Unless existing OMB clearance. the extent that they do not exceed on a otherwise noted, nonbanking activities SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the daily basis the per diem rates in effect will be conducted throughout the Paperwork Reduction Act, the as of the time of travel. These requirements are set forth in United States. Regulatory Secretariat Division will be the Federal Travel Regulation for travel Unless otherwise noted, comments submitting to the Office of Management in the conterminous 48 United States; in regarding each of these applications and Budget (OMB) a request to review the Joint Travel Regulation for travel in must be received at the Reserve Bank and approve an extension of a Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of indicated or the offices of the Board of previously approved information Puerto Rico, and territories and Governors not later than June 30, 2016. collection requirement concerning possessions of the United States; and in Travel Costs. the Department of State Standardized A. Federal Reserve Bank of DATES: Submit comments on or before Minneapolis (Jacquelyn K. Brunmeier, Regulations, section 925, ‘‘Maximum July 6, 2016. Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota Areas.’’ The burden generated by this this burden estimate or any other aspect coverage is in the form of the contractor 55480–0291. of this collection of information, preparing a justification whenever a 1. TCB Mutual Holding Company, including suggestions for reducing this higher actual expense reimbursement Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and its wholly burden to: Office of Information and method is used. A notice was published owned savings and loan holding Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: in the Federal Register at 81 FR 13368 company subsidiary, TCB Financial, Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, on March 14, 2016. Inc., Tomahawk, Wisconsin, to NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by B. Discussion and Analysis indirectly acquire Merrill Federal Savings & Loan Association, Merrill, any of the following methods: One respondent submitted public Wisconsin, a mutual institution, • Regulations.gov: http:// comments on the extension of the through the merger of Merrill Federal www.regulations.gov. Submit comments previously approved information Savings & Loan Association with and via the Federal eRulemaking portal by collection. searching the OMB control number. Comment on the policy: The into Tomahawk Community Bank Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ respondent expressed support for the S.S.B., Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a wholly that corresponds with ‘‘Information requirement that Federal contractors owned subsidiary of TCB Mutual Collection 9000–0088, Travel Costs.’’ justify any methods that result in Holding Company and TCB Financial, Follow the instructions provided at the reimbursements exceeding the per diem Inc. ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please rates. The respondent stated that FAR Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve include your name, company name (if 31.205 applies the same standard to System, May 31, 2016. any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000– Federal employees; the burden is fairly Michele Taylor Fennell, 0088, Travel Costs’’ on your attached imposed upon contractors. Assistant Secretary of the Board. document. Response: The Government • Mail: General Services appreciates and acknowledges the [FR Doc. 2016–13187 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am] Administration, Regulatory Secretariat comment. BILLING CODE 6210–01–P Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Public comments are particularly Washington, DC 20405. 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36308 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2016 / Notices minimize the burden of the collection of burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR information on those who are to utility, and clarity of the information to 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests respond, through the use of appropriate be collected; and (4) the use of or requirements that members of the technological collection techniques or automated collection techniques or public submit reports, keep records, or other forms of information technology. other forms of information technology to provide information to a third party. minimize the information collection Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA C. Annual Reporting Burden burden. requires federal agencies to publish a Respondents: 5,800. DATES: Comments must be received by 60-day notice in the Federal Register Responses per Respondent: 10. August 5, 2016. concerning each proposed collection of Total Responses: 58,000. information, including each proposed ADDRESSES: When commenting, please Hours per Response: .25. extension or reinstatement of an existing Total Burden Hours: 14,500. reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured collection of information, before Obtaining Copies of Proposals: consideration, comments and submitting the collection to OMB for Requesters may obtain a copy of the recommendations must be submitted in approval. To comply with this information collection documents from any one of the following ways: requirement, CMS is publishing this the General Services Administration, 1. Electronically. You may send your notice. Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), comments electronically to http:// 1. Type of Information Collection 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC www.regulations.gov. Follow the Request: Reinstatement with change of a 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please instructions for ‘‘Comment or previously approved collection; Title of cite OMB Control No. 9000–0088, Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ Travel Costs, in all correspondence. Information Collection: HIPAA to find the information collection Dated: May 31, 2016. Administrative Simplification document(s) that are accepting Lorin S. Curit, Complaint Form; Use: The Health comments. 2. By regular mail. You may mail Insurance Portability and Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, written comments to the following Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of address: CMS, Office of Strategic in 1996 (Pub. L. 104–191). Subtitle F of Governmentwide Policy. Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Title II of HIPAA, titled ‘‘Administrative [FR Doc. 2016–13222 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am] Division of Regulations Development, Simplification,’’ (A.S.) requires the BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P Attention: Document Identifier/OMB Secretary of HHS to adopt national Control Number lll, Room C4–26– standards for certain information-related 05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, activities of the health care industry. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Maryland 21244–1850. The HIPAA provisions, by statute, apply HUMAN SERVICES To obtain copies of a supporting only to ‘‘covered entities’’ referred to in statement and any related forms for the section 1320d–2(a) (1) of this title. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid proposed collection(s) summarized in Responsibility for administering and Services this notice, you may make your request enforcing the HIPAA A.S. Transactions, using one of following: Code Sets, Identifiers has been [Document Identifiers: CMS–10148] 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at delegated to the Centers for Medicare & http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ Medicaid Services (CMS). This updated Agency Information Collection PaperworkReductionActof1995. information collection will be used to Activities: Proposed Collection; 2. Email your request, including your Comment Request initiate enforcement actions. address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to This reinstatement request clarifies AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & the removal of the HIPAA Security Medicaid Services. Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at complaint category. Specifically, the ACTION: Notice. information collection revisions clarify (410) 786–1326. SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the ‘‘Identify the HIPAA Non-Privacy/ Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– Security complaint category’’ section of an opportunity for the public to 1326. the complaint form. In this section, comment on CMS’ intention to collect complainants are given an opportunity SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to check the ‘‘Unique Identifiers’’ and information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Contents ‘‘Operating Rules’’ option to PRA), federal agencies are require; to additionally categorize the type of This notice sets out a summary of the publish notice in the Federal Register HIPAA complaint being filed. The use and burden associated with the concerning each proposed collection of following information collections. More revised form now includes an option for information (including each proposed detailed information can be found in identifying Unique Identifier and extension or reinstatement of an existing each collection’s supporting statement Operating Rules complaints. It also collection of information) and to allow and associated materials (see requests email information about filed 60 days for public comment on the ADDRESSES). against entities, if available. Form proposed action. Interested persons are Number: CMS–10148 (OMB control invited to send comments regarding our CMS–10148 HIPAA Administrative number: 0938–0948); Frequency: sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES burden estimates or any other aspect of Simplification Complaint Form Occasionally; Affected Public: this collection of information, including Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– Individuals; Number of Respondents: any of the following subjects: (1) The 3520), federal agencies must obtain 500; Total Annual Responses: 500; Total necessity and utility of the proposed approval from the Office of Management Annual Hours: 500. (For policy information collection for the proper and Budget (OMB) for each collection of questions regarding this collection performance of the agency’s functions; information they conduct or sponsor. contact Kevin Stewart at 410–786– (2) the accuracy of the estimated The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is 6149.) VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:36 Jun 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1


Document Created: 2016-06-04 00:16:37
Document Modified: 2016-06-04 00:16:37
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 comments regarding an extension of a previously existing OMB clearance.
DatesSubmit comments on or before July 6, 2016.
ContactMs. Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-969-7226 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 36307 
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