81 FR 7343 - Information Collection; Cost Accounting Standards Administration

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)

Page Range		7343-7344
FR Document		2016-02812

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 cost accounting standards administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0129; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 8]


Information Collection; Cost Accounting Standards Administration

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 cost accounting standards administration.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration 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 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards 
Administration''. Follow the

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instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards 
Administration.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration, 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 email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR Subpart 30.6 and the provision at 52.230-6 include pertinent 
rules and regulations related to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) 
along with necessary administrative policies and procedures. These 
require companies performing CAS-covered contracts to submit 
notifications and descriptions of certain cost accounting practice 
changes, including revisions to their Disclosure Statements, if 
applicable.
    Specifically, FAR 52.230-6 requires contractors to submit to the 
cognizant Contracting Officer a description of any cost accounting 
practice change, the total potential impact of the change on contracts 
containing a CAS provision, a general dollar magnitude or detailed 
cost-impact proposal of the change which identifies the potential shift 
of costs among CAS-covered contracts by contract type (i.e., firm 
fixed-price, incentive cost-plus-fixed-fee, etc.) and other contractor 
business activity.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of Respondents: 840.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.27.
    Total Responses: 1907.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 175.
    Total Burden Hours: 333,690.

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; 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 Number 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards 
Administration, in all correspondence.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
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NW., Suite CC–5610 (Annex D), browser-based game called Running compliance obligations under the order;
Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your Fred and replaced it entirely with their notify the Commission of changes in the
comment to the following address: own software program, called Weekly employment of Respondents Moiz and
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Android Apps, on users’ desktops. Users Hussain; and file compliance reports
Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th of Running Fred were not informed that with the Commission.
Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 the game had been replaced. Second, Part IX of the proposed order provides
(Annex D), Washington, DC 20024. If Weekly Android Apps contained code that the order will terminate after
possible, submit your paper comment to that would install, again without twenty (20) years, with certain
the Commission by courier or overnight adequate disclosure to users, apps on exceptions.
service. user’s mobile devices. The purpose of this analysis is to
Visit the Commission Web site at The proposed consent order contains facilitate public comment on the
http://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice provisions designed to prevent proposed order, and it is not intended
and the news release describing it. The Respondents from engaging in similar to constitute an official interpretation of
FTC Act and other laws that the acts or practices in the future. the complaint or proposed order, or to
Commission administers permit the Part I of the proposed order prohibits modify the proposed order’s terms in
collection of public comments to Respondents from misrepresenting any way.
consider and use in this proceeding as certain aspects of any browser
By direction of the Commission.
appropriate. The Commission will extension, Web site, web service, mobile
app, or any other product or service Donald S. Clark,
consider all timely and responsive
public comments that it receives on or they offer or operate. Specifically, Secretary.
before March 8, 2016. You can find Respondents are prohibited from [FR Doc. 2016–02769 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]
more information, including routine misrepresenting: The existence of BILLING CODE 6750–01–P
uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in certain endorsements; the nature of their
the Commission’s privacy policy, at products and services; the installation,
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. download, usage, review, or DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
endorsement statistics associated with
Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To their products and services; the press GENERAL SERVICES
Aid Public Comment coverage of their products and services; ADMINISTRATION
The Federal Trade Commission their information collection, usage,
(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) has accepted, disclosure, and sharing practices; the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
subject to final approval, an agreement extent of user control over information SPACE ADMINISTRATION
containing consent order from General about individual consumers; the [OMB Control No. 9000–0129; Docket 2016–
Workings Inc., Ali Moiz, and Murtaza purpose of collecting, using, disclosing, 0053; Sequence 8]
Hussain (collectively ‘‘Respondents’’). or sharing information about individual
The proposed consent order has been consumers; and the extent to which Information Collection; Cost
placed on the public record for thirty Respondents protect the privacy, Accounting Standards Administration
(30) days for receipt of comments by confidentiality, security, and integrity of
interested persons. Comments received information collected from or about AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),
during this period will become part of consumers. General Services Administration (GSA),
the public record. After thirty (30) days, Part II of the proposed order requires and National Aeronautics and Space
the Commission will again review the Respondents to clearly and Administration (NASA).
agreement and the comments received, conspicuously disclose the types of ACTION: Notice of request for comments
and will decide whether it should information their products and services regarding an extension to an existing
withdraw from the agreement and take will access, how that information will OMB clearance.
appropriate action or make final the be used, and the nature of any changes
agreement’s proposed order. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
to Respondents’ products and services.
Respondent General Workings Inc., Paperwork Reduction Act, the
The order also requires Respondents to
also doing business as Vulcun, is a Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
display built-in permission notices or
Delaware corporation with its principal submitting to the Office of Management
approvals, and to obtain consumer’s
office or place of business in San and Budget (OMB) a request to review
express affirmative consent prior to
Francisco, California. Respondents Ali and approve an extension of a
installation or material changes of any
Moiz and Murtaza Hussain are founders previously approved information
product or service.
and officers of Vulcun. The Part III of the proposed order requires collection requirement concerning cost
Commission’s complaint alleges that Respondents to delete certain accounting standards administration.
Respondents installed software, information collected about individual DATES: Submit comments on or before
including Chrome browser extensions consumers within ten days of entry of April 11, 2016.
and mobile apps, onto users’ desktops the order. ADDRESSES: Submit comments
and mobile devices without adequately Part IV of the proposed order contains identified by Information Collection
disclosing to users that the software recordkeeping requirements for 9000–0129, Cost Accounting Standards
would be installed. Google offers a web advertisements and substantiation Administration by any of the following
browser, Chrome, as a free download for relevant to representations covered by methods:
• Regulations.gov: http://
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desktop computer and mobile operating Parts I through III of the order.
systems. The desktop-computer version Parts V, VI, VII, and VIII of the www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
of Chrome allows users to install proposed order require Respondents to: via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
‘‘browser extensions,’’ which are Deliver a copy of the order to certain searching the OMB control number.
software programs that can modify and personnel who have responsibilities Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
extend Chrome’s functionality. with respect to the subject matter of the that corresponds with ‘‘Information
Respondents’ conduct had two parts. order; notify the Commission of changes Collection 9000–0129, Cost Accounting
First, Respondents acquired a popular in corporate structure that might affect Standards Administration’’. Follow the

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instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a Total Burden Hours: 333,690. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Comment’’ screen. Please include your HUMAN SERVICES
name, company name (if any), and C. Public Comments
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0129, Public comments are particularly Centers for Disease Control and
Cost Accounting Standards invited on: Whether this collection of Prevention
Administration’’ on your attached information is necessary for the proper
document. 30-Day–16–15BHD]
performance of functions of the Federal
• Mail: General Services
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
whether it will have practical utility; Reduction Act Review
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. whether our estimate of the public
Flowers/IC 9000–0129, Cost Accounting burden of this collection of information The Centers for Disease Control and
Standards Administration. is accurate, and based on valid Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
Instructions: Please submit comments assumptions and methodology; ways to following information collection request
only and cite Information Collection enhance the quality, utility, and clarity to the Office of Management and Budget
9000–0129, Cost Accounting Standards of the information to be collected; and (OMB) for review and approval in
Administration, in all correspondence ways in which we can minimize the accordance with the Paperwork
related to this collection. Comments burden of the collection of information Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
received generally will be posted on those who are to respond, through the proposed information collection is
without change to http:// the use of appropriate technological published to obtain comments from the
www.regulations.gov, including any collection techniques or other forms of public and affected agencies.
personal and/or business confidential information technology. Written comments and suggestions
information provided. To confirm from the public and affected agencies
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
receipt of your comment(s), please concerning the proposed collection of
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
check www.regulations.gov, information are encouraged. Your
information collection documents from comments should address any of the
approximately two to three days after
the General Services Administration, following: (a) Evaluate whether the
submission to verify posting (except
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), proposed collection of information is
allow 30 days for posting of comments
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC necessary for the proper performance of
submitted by mail).
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. the functions of the agency, including
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst, Please cite OMB Control Number whether the information will have
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202– 9000–0129, Cost Accounting Standards practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
969–7226, or email kathlyn.hopkins@ Administration, in all correspondence. accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
gsa.gov. burden of the proposed collection of
Dated: February 8, 2016.
information, including the validity of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lorin S. Curit, the methodology and assumptions used;
A. Purpose Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, clarity of the information to be
FAR Subpart 30.6 and the provision at Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
52.230–6 include pertinent rules and Governmentwide Policy. the collection of information on those
regulations related to the Cost [FR Doc. 2016–02812 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] who are to respond, including through
Accounting Standards (CAS) along with BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P the use of appropriate automated,
necessary administrative policies and electronic, mechanical, or other
procedures. These require companies technological collection techniques or
performing CAS-covered contracts to other forms of information technology,
submit notifications and descriptions of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY e.g., permitting electronic submission of
certain cost accounting practice OFFICE responses; and (e) Assess information
changes, including revisions to their collection costs.
Disclosure Statements, if applicable. Request for Medicare Payment
Specifically, FAR 52.230–6 requires To request additional information on
Advisory Commission Nominations the proposed project or to obtain a copy
contractors to submit to the cognizant
Contracting Officer a description of any of the information collection plan and
In notice document 2016–01264 instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
cost accounting practice change, the beginning on page 4911 in the issue of
total potential impact of the change on send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
Thursday, January 28, 2016, make the written comments and/or suggestions
contracts containing a CAS provision, a following correction:
general dollar magnitude or detailed regarding the items contained in this
cost-impact proposal of the change 1. On page 4911, in the third column, notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
which identifies the potential shift of in the ADDRESSES section, Officer, Office of Management and
costs among CAS-covered contracts by ‘‘MedPACappointments@qao.qov.’’ Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax
contract type (i.e., firm fixed-price, should read ‘‘MedPACappointments@ to (202) 395–5806. Written comments
incentive cost-plus-fixed-fee, etc.) and gao.gov.’’ received within 30 days of this notice.
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other contractor business activity. [FR Doc. C1–2016–01264 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] Proposed Project
B. Annual Reporting Burden BILLING CODE 1501–01–D
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Number of Respondents: 840. Outcomes, Needs, and Well-being
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Total Responses: 1907. on Birth Defects and Developmental
Average Burden Hours per Response: Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for
175. Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
Dates		Submit comments on or before April 11, 2016.
Contact		Ms. Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-969-7226, or email [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 7343

81 FR 7343 - Information Collection; Cost Accounting Standards Administration

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