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)
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)
| Page Range | 62502-62503 | |
| FR Document | 2016-21721 |
[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov. 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 [[Page 62503]] 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] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P
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will be placed on the public record of Room H–113 (Annex J), 600 and Budget (OMB) a request to review
this proceeding, including, to the extent Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, and approve an extension of a
practicable, on the public Commission DC 20580. If possible, submit your previously approved information
Web site, at http://www.ftc.gov/os/ paper comment to the Commission by collection requirement concerning the
publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of courier or overnight service. examination of records by comptroller
discretion, the Commission tries to Visit the Commission Web site at general and contract audit.
remove individuals’ home contact http://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice. DATES: Submit comments on or before
information from comments before The FTC Act and other laws that the November 8, 2016.
placing them on the Commission Web Commission administers permit the ADDRESSES: Submit comments
site. collection of public comments to identified by Information Collection
Because your comment will be made consider and use in this proceeding as 9000–0034 by any of the following
public, you are solely responsible for appropriate. The Commission will methods:
making sure that your comment does consider all timely and responsive • Regulations.gov: http://
not include any sensitive personal public comments that it receives on or www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
information, such as anyone’s Social before October 11, 2016. For via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
Security number, date of birth, driver’s information on the Commission’s searching for OMB Control No. 9000–
license number or other state privacy policy, including routine uses 0034. Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’
identification number or foreign country permitted by the Privacy Act, see http:// that corresponds with ‘‘Information
equivalent, passport number, financial www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. Collection 9000–0034, Examination of
account number, or credit or debit card Comments on the information Records by Comptroller General and
number. You are also solely responsible collection requirements subject to Contract Audit.’’ Follow the instructions
for making sure that your comment does review under the PRA should also be provided on the screen. Please include
not include any sensitive health submitted to OMB. If sent by U.S. mail, your name, company name (if any), and
information, like medical records or address comments to: Office of ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0034,
other individually identifiable health Information and Regulatory Affairs, Examination of Records by Comptroller
information. In addition, do not include Office of Management and Budget, General and Contract Audit’’ on your
any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal attached document.
financial information which is . . . Trade Commission, New Executive • Mail: General Services
privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed Office Building, Docket Library, Room Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR Washington, DC 20503. Comments sent Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include to OMB by U.S. postal mail, however, Flowers/IC 9000–0034, Examination of
competitively sensitive information are subject to delays due to heightened Records by Comptroller General and
such as costs, sales statistics, security precautions. Thus, comments Contract Audit.
inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, instead should be sent by facsimile to Instructions: Please submit comments
manufacturing processes, or customer (202) 395–5167. only and cite Information Collection
names. 9000–0034, in all correspondence
If you want the Commission to give Christian S. White,
related to this collection. Comments
your comment confidential treatment, Acting General Counsel.
received generally will be posted
you must file it in paper form, with a [FR Doc. 2016–21675 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] without change to http://
request for confidential treatment, and BILLING CODE 6750–01–P www.regulations.gov, including any
you are required to follow the procedure
personal and/or business confidential
explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR
information provided. To confirm
4.9(c). Your comment will be kept DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE receipt of your comment(s), please
confidential only if the FTC General
check www.regulations.gov,
Counsel, in his or her sole discretion, GENERAL SERVICES
grants your request in accordance with approximately two to three days after
ADMINISTRATION submission to verify posting (except
the law and the public interest.
Postal mail addressed to the allow 30 days for posting of comments
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND submitted by mail).
Commission is subject to delay due to SPACE ADMINISTRATION
heightened security screening. As a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
result, we encourage you to submit your [OMB Control No. 9000–0034; Docket 2016– Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
comment online, or to send it to the 0053; Sequence 39] Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA,
Commission by courier or overnight 202–208–4949 or email
Information Collection; Examination of michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.
service. To make sure that the
Records by Comptroller General and
Commission considers your online SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contract Audit
comment, you must file it at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ A. Purpose
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),
contactlensrulepra2, by following the General Services Administration (GSA), The objective of this information
instructions on the web-based form. If and National Aeronautics and Space collection, for the examination of
this Notice appears at http:// records by Comptroller General and
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Administration (NASA).
www.regulations.gov, you also may file ACTION: Notice of request for comments contract audit, is to require contractors
a comment through that Web site. regarding an extension to an existing to maintain certain records and to
If you file your comment on paper, OMB clearance. ensure the Comptroller General and/or
write ‘‘Contact Lens Rule: FTC File No. agency have access to, and the right to,
P054510’’ on your comment and on the SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the examine and audit records, which
envelope, and mail or deliver it to the Paperwork Reduction Act, the includes: Books, documents, accounting
following address: Federal Trade Regulatory Secretariat Division will be procedures and practices, and other
Commission, Office of the Secretary, submitting to the Office of Management data, regardless of type and regardless of
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whether such items are in written form, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND and CMS document identifier, to
in the form of computer data, or in any HUMAN SERVICES Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
other form, for a period of three years 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
after final payment. This information is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (410) 786–1326.
necessary for examination and audit of Services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
contract surveillance, verification of [Document Identifier: CMS–10328] Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
contract pricing, and to provide 1326.
reimbursement of contractor costs, Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
where applicable. The records retention Activities: Submission for OMB Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
period is required by the statutory Review; Comment Request (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
authorities at 10 U.S.C. 2313, 41 U.S.C. must obtain approval from the Office of
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
254, and 10 U.S.C. 2306, and are Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Medicaid Services.
implemented through the following collection of information they conduct
ACTION: Notice.
clauses: Audit and Records-Negotiation or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
clause, 52.215–2; Contract Terms and SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
Conditions Required to Implement Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
Statutes or Executive Orders- an opportunity for the public to includes agency requests or
Commercial Items clause, 52.212–5; and comment on CMS’ intention to collect requirements that members of the public
Audit and Records-Sealed Bidding information from the public. Under the submit reports, keep records, or provide
clause, 52.214–26. This information Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 information to a third party. Section
collection does not require contractors (PRA), federal agencies are required to 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
to create or maintain any records that publish notice in the Federal Register 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
the contractor does not normally concerning each proposed collection of to publish a 30-day notice in the
maintain in its usual course of business. information, including each proposed Federal Register concerning each
extension or reinstatement of an existing proposed collection of information,
B. Annual Reporting Burden collection of information, and to allow including each proposed extension or
Respondents: 14,830. a second opportunity for public reinstatement of an existing collection
comment on the notice. Interested of information, before submitting the
Responses per Respondent: 10. persons are invited to send comments collection to OMB for approval. To
Total number of responses: 148,300. regarding the burden estimate or any comply with this requirement, CMS is
Hours per Response: 1.0. other aspect of this collection of publishing this notice that summarizes
information, including any of the the following proposed collection(s) of
Total Burden Hours: 148,300. following subjects: The necessity and information for public comment:
C. Public Comments utility of the proposed information 1. Type of Information Collection
collection for the proper performance of Request: Revision of a currently
Public comments are particularly the agency’s functions; the accuracy of approved collection; Title of
invited on: Whether this collection of the estimated burden; ways to enhance Information Collection: Medicare Self-
information is necessary for the proper the quality, utility, and clarity of the Referral Disclosure Protocol; Use: The
performance of functions of the Federal information to be collected; and the use Affordable Care Act (‘‘ACA’’) was
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and of automated collection techniques or enacted on March 23, 2010. Section
whether it will have practical utility; other forms of information technology to 6409 of the ACA requires the Secretary
whether our estimate of the public minimize the information collection of the Department of Health and Human
burden of this collection of information burden. Services (the ‘‘Secretary’’), in
is accurate, and based on valid DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of cooperation with the Office of Inspector
assumptions and methodology and ways information must be received by the General of the Department of Health and
to enhance the quality, utility, and OMB desk officer by October 11, 2016. Human Services, to establish a Medicare
clarity of the information to be ADDRESSES: When commenting on the self-referral disclosure protocol
collected. proposed information collections, (‘‘SRDP’’). The SRDP enables providers
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: please reference the document identifier of services and suppliers to self-disclose
Requesters may obtain a copy of the or OMB control number. To be assured actual or potential violations of the
information collection documents from consideration, comments and physician self-referral statute, section
the General Services Administration, recommendations must be received by 1877 of the Social Security Act (the
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), the OMB desk officer via one of the ‘‘Act’’). Section 6409(b) of the ACA
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC following transmissions: OMB, Office of gives the Secretary the authority to
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please Information and Regulatory Affairs, reduce the amount due and owing for
cite OMB Control Number 9000–0034, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax all violations of section 1877 of the Act.
Examination of Records by Comptroller Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email: In establishing the amount by which an
General and Contract Audit, in all OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. overpayment may be reduced, the
correspondence. To obtain copies of a supporting Secretary may consider: the nature and
extent of the improper or illegal
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statement and any related forms for the
Dated: September 6, 2016.
proposed collection(s) summarized in practice; the timeliness of the self-
Lorin S. Curit, this notice, you may make your request disclosure; the cooperation in providing
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy, Office using one of following: additional information related to the
of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at disclosure; and such other factors as the
Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Paperwork Secretary considers appropriate.
Government-wide Policy. ReductionActof1995. In accordance with the ACA, CMS
[FR Doc. 2016–21721 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] 2. Email your request, including your established the SRDP on September 23,
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| Dates | Submit comments on or before November 8, 2016. | |
| Contact | Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA, 202-208-4949 or email [email protected] | |
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