81 FR 8719 - Information Collection; Debarment and Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 34 (February 22, 2016)
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 34 (February 22, 2016)
| Page Range | 8719-8720 | |
| FR Document | 2016-03579 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 8719-8720] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03579] [[Page 8719]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0094; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 11] Information Collection; Debarment and Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for 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 debarment and suspension. This request also incorporated two other related information collection requirements (``Information Regarding Responsibility Matters'' and ``Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation and Notification''), which will be cancelled upon approval of this clearance. DATES: Submit comments on or before April 22, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000- 0094, Debarment and Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters, by any of the following methods: Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.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 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters'' on your attached document. Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters, 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. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, at 202-219-0202 or via email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose 1. Suspension and Debarment The FAR requires contracts to be awarded to only those contractors determined to be responsible. Instances where a firm, its principals, or subcontractors, have been indicted, convicted, suspended, proposed for debarment, debarred, or had a contract terminated for default are critical factors to be considered by a Government contracting officer in making a responsibility determination. FAR 52.209-5 and 52.212-3(h), Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, and FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment, require the disclosure of this and other information relating to responsibility. 2. Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Transfer From OMB Clearance Number 9000-0174) The Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) was developed to meet the statutory requirement to develop and maintain an information system that contains specific information on the integrity and performance of covered Federal agency contractors and grantees. FAPIIS provides users access to integrity and performance information from the FAPIIS reporting module in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), as well as proceedings information and suspension/debarment information from the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) functions in the System for Award Management (SAM). The prescription at FAR 9.104-7(b) requires contracting officers to insert the provision at 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters, in solicitations where the resultant contract value is expected to exceed $550,000. This provision contains a check box to be completed by the offeror indicating whether or not it has current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000. If the offeror indicated that it has current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000, then the offeror must enter certain responsibility information into FAPIIS. FAR 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters, requires each contractor that checked in the provision at 52.209-7 that it has current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000, to update responsibility information in FAPIIS on a semiannual basis, throughout the life of the contract. 3. Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations-- Representation and Notification (Transfer From OMB Clearance Number 9000-0190) FAR 52.209-2 and 52.212-3(n), Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation, is prescribed at 9.108- 5(a) for use in each solicitation for the acquisition of products and services (including construction). The provision requires each offeror to represent whether it is, or is not, an inverted domestic corporation or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation. FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations, is prescribed for use at FAR 9.108-5(b) for use in each solicitation and contract for the acquisition of products and services (including construction). This clause requires the contractor to promptly notify the contracting officer in the event the contractor becomes an inverted domestic corporation or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation. B. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 1. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 892,330. Responses per Respondent: 1.35. Total Annual Responses: 1,200,502. Hours per Response: 0.34. Total Burden Hours: 410,736. 2. Annual Recordkeeping Burden Recordkeepers: 5,080. [[Page 8720]] Hours per Recordkeeper: 100. Total Annual Recordkeeping hours: 508,000. C. Public Comment Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary; 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 No. 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters, in all correspondence. Dated: February 17, 2016. Lorin S. Curit, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-03579 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Instructions: Please submit comments The prescription at FAR 9.104–7(b)
only and cite Information Collection requires contracting officers to insert the
GENERAL SERVICES 9000–0094, Debarment and Suspension provision at 52.209–7, Information
ADMINISTRATION and Other Responsibility Matters, in all Regarding Responsibility Matters, in
correspondence related to this solicitations where the resultant
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND collection. Comments received generally contract value is expected to exceed
SPACE ADMINISTRATION will be posted without change to $550,000. This provision contains a
[OMB Control No. 9000–0094; Docket 2016– http://www.regulations.gov, including check box to be completed by the offeror
0053; Sequence 11] any personal and/or business indicating whether or not it has current
confidential information provided. To active Federal contracts and grants with
Information Collection; Debarment and confirm receipt of your comment(s), total value greater than $10,000,000. If
Suspension and Other Responsibility please check www.regulations.gov, the offeror indicated that it has current
Matters approximately two to three days after active Federal contracts and grants with
submission to verify posting (except total value greater than $10,000,000,
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), allow 30 days for posting of comments then the offeror must enter certain
General Services Administration (GSA), submitted by mail). responsibility information into FAPIIS.
and National Aeronautics and Space
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. FAR 52.209–9, Updates of Publicly
Administration (NASA).
Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, Available Information Regarding
ACTION: Notice of request for an
Office of Acquisition Policy, at 202– Responsibility Matters, requires each
extension to an existing OMB clearance. 219–0202 or via email at cecelia.davis@ contractor that checked in the provision
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the gsa.gov. at 52.209–7 that it has current active
Paperwork Reduction Act the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal contracts and grants with total
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be value greater than $10,000,000, to
A. Purpose update responsibility information in
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review 1. Suspension and Debarment FAPIIS on a semiannual basis,
and approve an extension of a The FAR requires contracts to be throughout the life of the contract.
previously approved information awarded to only those contractors 3. Prohibition on Contracting With
collection requirement concerning determined to be responsible. Instances Inverted Domestic Corporations—
debarment and suspension. This request where a firm, its principals, or Representation and Notification
also incorporated two other related subcontractors, have been indicted, (Transfer From OMB Clearance Number
information collection requirements convicted, suspended, proposed for 9000–0190)
(‘‘Information Regarding Responsibility debarment, debarred, or had a contract
Matters’’ and ‘‘Prohibition on FAR 52.209–2 and 52.212–3(n),
terminated for default are critical factors
Contracting with Inverted Domestic Prohibition on Contracting With
to be considered by a Government
Corporations—Representation and Inverted Domestic Corporations—
contracting officer in making a
Notification’’), which will be cancelled Representation, is prescribed at 9.108–
responsibility determination. FAR
upon approval of this clearance. 5(a) for use in each solicitation for the
52.209–5 and 52.212–3(h), Certification
DATES: Submit comments on or before
acquisition of products and services
Regarding Responsibility Matters, and
April 22, 2016. (including construction). The provision
FAR 52.209–6, Protecting the
requires each offeror to represent
ADDRESSES: Submit comments Government’s Interest when
whether it is, or is not, an inverted
identified by Information Collection Subcontracting with Contractors
domestic corporation or a subsidiary of
9000–0094, Debarment and Suspension Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for
an inverted domestic corporation.
and Other Responsibility Matters, by Debarment, require the disclosure of
FAR 52.209–10, Prohibition on
any of the following methods: this and other information relating to
Contracting With Inverted Domestic
Regulations.gov: http:// responsibility.
Corporations, is prescribed for use at
www.regulations.gov. 2. Information Regarding Responsibility FAR 9.108–5(b) for use in each
• Regulations.gov: http://
Matters (Transfer From OMB Clearance solicitation and contract for the
www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal Number 9000–0174) acquisition of products and services
eRulemaking portal by searching the The Federal Awardee Performance (including construction). This clause
OMB control number. Select the link and Integrity Information System requires the contractor to promptly
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds (FAPIIS) was developed to meet the notify the contracting officer in the
with ‘‘Information Collection 9000– statutory requirement to develop and event the contractor becomes an
0094, Debarment and Suspension and maintain an information system that inverted domestic corporation or a
Other Responsibility Matters’’. Follow contains specific information on the subsidiary of an inverted domestic
the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit integrity and performance of covered corporation.
a Comment’’ screen. Please include your Federal agency contractors and grantees. B. Annual Reporting and
name, company name (if any), and FAPIIS provides users access to Recordkeeping Burden
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0094, integrity and performance information
Debarment and Suspension and Other from the FAPIIS reporting module in the 1. Annual Reporting Burden
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Responsibility Matters’’ on your Contractor Performance Assessment Respondents: 892,330.
attached document. Reporting System (CPARS), as well as Responses per Respondent: 1.35.
• Mail: General Services proceedings information and Total Annual Responses: 1,200,502.
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat suspension/debarment information from Hours per Response: 0.34.
(MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., the Central Contractor Registration Total Burden Hours: 410,736.
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. (CCR) and the Excluded Parties List
Flowers/IC 9000–0094, Debarment and System (EPLS) functions in the System 2. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
Suspension. for Award Management (SAM). Recordkeepers: 5,080.
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Hours per Recordkeeper: 100. Dated: February 17, 2016. encourage grantees or state
Total Annual Recordkeeping hours: Lorin S. Curit, administrators to develop emergency
508,000. Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, preparedness plans, but do not have
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, statutory authority to require these
C. Public Comment Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of plans be in place. ACF facilitates the
Governmentwide Policy. inclusion of emergency preparedness
Public comments are particularly [FR Doc. 2016–03579 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am] planning and training efforts for ACF
invited on: Whether this collection of BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P programs.
information is necessary; whether it will Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD–
have practical utility; whether our 8) provides federal guidance and
estimate of the public burden of this DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND planning procedures under established
collection of information is accurate, HUMAN SERVICES phases—protection, preparedness,
and based on valid assumptions and response, recovery, and mitigation. The
methodology; ways to enhance the Administration for Children and Disaster Information Collection Forms
quality, utility, and clarity of the Families addressed in this clearance process
information to be collected; and ways in provide assessment of ACF programs in
which we can minimize the burden of Submission for OMB Review; disaster response, and recovery.
the collection of information on those Comment Request ACF/Office of Human Services
who are to respond, through the use of Title: Disaster Information Collection Emergency Preparedness and Response
appropriate technological collection Form. (OHSEPR) has a requirement under
techniques or other forms of information OMB No.: 0970–NEW. PPD–8, the National Response
technology. Description: This is a request by the Framework, and the National Disaster
Administration for Children and Recovery Framework to report disaster
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: impacts to ACF-supported human
Families (ACF) for a generic clearance
Requesters may obtain a copy of the services programs to the HHS
for the Disaster Information Collection
information collection documents from Form. An approval for a generic Secretary’s Operation Center (SOC) and
the General Services Administration, clearance is being requested because interagency partners. ACF/OHSEPR
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), each of the thirteen program offices works in partnership with the Assistant
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC within ACF has a slightly different need Secretary for Preparedness and
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please for information about program impact Response (ASPR), and the Federal
cite OMB Control No. 9000–0094, information collection during a disaster. Emergency Management Agency
Debarment and Suspension and Other ACF oversees more than 60 programs (FEMA) to report assessments of disaster
Responsibility Matters, in all that affect the normal day to day impacted ACF programs and the status
correspondence. operations of families, children, of continuity of services and recovery.
individuals and communities in the Respondents: State administrators,
United States. Many of these programs and/or ACF grantees.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
[The burden cap for the Disaster Information Collection Form is estimated based on a single disaster per year. The estimate is for approximately
10 state administrators, or grantees to go through all of the applicable questions with the Regional and Central Office staff. Some ACF pro-
grams have more questions and may have more respondents.]
Number of
Number of Burden hours per
Instrument responses per Total burden hours
respondents response
respondent
Disaster Information Collection Form .......................... 10 15 0.08 hours (5 minutes) .... 1.25 hours (75 minutes).
An estimate of the number of disasters OMB Comment: OMB is required to Attn: Desk Officer for the
that would warrant data collection is make a decision concerning the Administration for Children and
difficult to calculate due to the collection of information between 30 Families.
unpredictable nature of disasters. For and 60 days after publication of this Robert Sargis,
example, in 2012, there were 95 document in the Federal Register. Reports Clearance Officer.
disasters nationwide but OHSEPR did Therefore, a comment is best assured of
not collect data on all of them because [FR Doc. 2016–03455 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
having its full effect if OMB receives it
they had minimal effects on ACF BILLING CODE 4184–01–P
within 30 days of publication. Written
programs. comments and recommendations for the
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed information collection should DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
proposed collection may be obtained by be sent directly to the following: Office HUMAN SERVICES
writing to the Administration for of Management and Budget, Paperwork
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Children and Families, Office of Administration for Children and
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 Families
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV.
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Proposed Information Collection
Officer. All requests should be Activity; Comment Request
identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: Proposed Projects
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Title: Guidance for Tribal TANF.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
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| Action | Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance. | |
| Dates | Submit comments on or before April 22, 2016. | |
| Contact | Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, at 202-219-0202 or via email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 8719 |
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