81 FR 62502 - Information Collection; Examination of Records by Comptroller General and Contract Audit

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 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 examination of records by comptroller general and contract audit.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62502-62503]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21721]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0034; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 39]


Information Collection; Examination of Records by Comptroller 
General and Contract Audit

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 examination of records by comptroller general and 
contract audit.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0034 by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for OMB 
Control No. 9000-0034. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 9000-0034, Examination of Records by 
Comptroller General and Contract Audit.'' Follow the instructions 
provided on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0034, Examination of Records by 
Comptroller General and Contract Audit'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0034, Examination of Records by Comptroller 
General and Contract Audit.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0034, 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, Contract Policy Branch, GSA, 202-208-4949 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The objective of this information collection, for the examination 
of records by Comptroller General and contract audit, is to require 
contractors to maintain certain records and to ensure the Comptroller 
General and/or agency have access to, and the right to, examine and 
audit records, which includes: Books, documents, accounting procedures 
and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of

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whether such items are in written form, in the form of computer data, 
or in any other form, for a period of three years after final payment. 
This information is necessary for examination and audit of contract 
surveillance, verification of contract pricing, and to provide 
reimbursement of contractor costs, where applicable. The records 
retention period is required by the statutory authorities at 10 U.S.C. 
2313, 41 U.S.C. 254, and 10 U.S.C. 2306, and are implemented through 
the following clauses: Audit and Records-Negotiation clause, 52.215-2; 
Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or 
Executive Orders-Commercial Items clause, 52.212-5; and Audit and 
Records-Sealed Bidding clause, 52.214-26. This information collection 
does not require contractors to create or maintain any records that the 
contractor does not normally maintain in its usual course of business.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 14,830.
    Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Total number of responses: 148,300.
    Hours per Response: 1.0.
    Total Burden Hours: 148,300.

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 Regulation (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 and 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 Number 9000-0034, Examination of Records by Comptroller General 
and Contract Audit, in all correspondence.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-
wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-21721 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
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