81 FR 43201 - Information Collection; Commercial Item Acquisitions

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 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 extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning the clauses and provisions required for use in commercial item acquisitions.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43201-43202]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15703]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0136; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 28]


Information Collection; Commercial Item Acquisitions

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 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 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning the clauses and provisions required for use in commercial 
item acquisitions.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0136, Commercial Item Acquisitions, 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 9000-0136, Commercial Item 
Acquisitions''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0136, Commercial Item Acquisitions'' on 
your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0136, Commercial Item Acquisitions.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0136, Commercial Item Acquisitions, 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: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, at 202-208-
4949, or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 reformed Federal 
acquisition statutes to encourage and facilitate the acquisition of 
commercial items and services by the Federal Government. Accordingly, 
DoD, NASA, and GSA amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 
include streamlined/simplified procedures for the acquisition of 
commercial items.
    Pertinent to this information collection, FAR Provision 52.212-3, 
``Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items,'' was 
implemented to combine the multitude of individual provisions used in 
Government solicitations into a single provision for use in commercial

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acquisitions. The provision is among the representations and 
certifications that are available for completion in the System for 
Award Management (SAM).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 397,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.46.
    Total Responses: 579,620.
    Hours per Response: .500.
    Total Burden Hours: 289,810.
    Frequency: 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 Federal Acquisition Regulations (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. 9000-0136 regarding Commercial Item 
Acquisitions in all correspondence.

    Dated: June 28, 2016.
Mahruba Uddowla,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-15703 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
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