81 FR 76357 - Information Collection; Reporting Purchases From Sources Outside the United States

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 212 (November 2, 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 currently approved information collection requirement concerning reporting purchases from sources outside the United States.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76357-76358]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26396]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0161; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 37]


Information Collection; Reporting Purchases From Sources Outside 
the United States

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public 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 currently approved information collection requirement 
concerning reporting purchases from sources outside the United States.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0161, Reporting Purchases from Sources Outside the United States, by 
any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for 
``9000-0161; Reporting of Purchases from Outside the United States''. 
Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``9000-0161; 
Reporting of Purchases from Outside the United States''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and 9000-0161; Reporting of 
Purchases from Outside the United States'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0161.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite IC 9000-0161, in 
all correspondence related to this case. 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. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 
Analyst, at 202-219-0202 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The information on place of manufacture was formerly used by each 
Federal agency to prepare a report to Congress required by 41 U.S.C. 
8302(b)(1) for FY 2009 through 2011 on acquisitions of articles, 
materials, or supplies that are manufactured outside the United States. 
However, the data is still necessary for analysis of the application of 
the Buy American statue and the trade agreements and for other reports 
to Congress. Additionally, contracting officers require this data as 
the basis for entry into the Federal Procurement Data System for 
further data on the rationale for purchasing foreign manufactured 
items.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of respondents: 482,150.
    Responses per respondent: 10.
    Total annual responses: 1,483,592.
    Hours per response: 0.01.
    Total response burden hours: 14,836.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the 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 9000-0161, Reporting Purchases from 
Sources Outside the United States, in all correspondence.


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    Dated: October 27, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-26396 Filed 11-1-16; 8:45 am]
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