81 FR 44306 - Submission for OMB Review; Bankruptcy

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 130 (July 7, 2016)

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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 Bankruptcy. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 24104 on April 25, 2016. No comments were received.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44306-44307]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15997]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0108; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 20]


Submission for OMB Review; Bankruptcy

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

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

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
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 Bankruptcy. A notice was published in the Federal Register 
at 81 FR 24104 on April 25, 2016. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 8, 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 9000-0108, Bankruptcy.'' Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0108, Bankruptcy'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC Information Collection 9000-0108, Bankruptcy.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0108, Bankruptcy, 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).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-501-1448 or 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 42, 
Bankruptcy and Related Clause in 52.242-13; OMB Control Number 9000-
0108.
    Needs and Uses: The Government requires contractors to notify the 
contracting officer within five days after the contractor enters into 
bankruptcy. The Procuring Contracting Officer and the Administrative 
Contracting Officer use the information to ensure the contractor's 
ability to perform its Government contract.

A. Purpose

    Under statute, contractors may enter into bankruptcy which may have 
a significant impact on the contractor's ability to perform its 
Government contract. The Government often does not receive adequate and 
timely notice of this event. The clause at 52.242-13 requires 
contractors to notify the contracting officer within 5 days after the 
contractor enters into bankruptcy.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 545.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 545.
    Hours per Response: 1.25.
    Total Burden Hours: 681.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.
    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. 9000-0108, Bankruptcy, in all correspondence.

    Dated: June 30, 2016.
Mahruba Uddowla,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, 
Office of Acquisition Policy.
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