82 FR 49209 - Submission for OMB Review; General Services Acquisition Regulation; Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action (Not Required by Regulation)

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 204 (October 24, 2017)

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 regarding Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action (not required by regulation). A notice was published in the Federal Register at 82 FR 33911 on July 21, 2017. No comments were received.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49209-49210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23027]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0163; Docket 2017-0001; Sequence 5]


Submission for OMB Review; General Services Acquisition 
Regulation; Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action 
(Not Required by Regulation)

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB information collection.

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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 
regarding Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action (not 
required by regulation). A notice was published in the Federal Register 
at 82 FR 33911 on July 21, 2017. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: November 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0163, Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action (Not 
Required by Regulation), 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 3090-0163. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0163, Information 
Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action (Not Required by 
Regulation)''. Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-0163, Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action 
(Not Required by Regulation),'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Mr. Poe/IC 3090-0163, Information Specific to a Contract or 
Contracting Action (Not Required by Regulation).
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0163, Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting 
Action (Not Required by Regulation), 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. Jennifer Calik, Procurement 
Analyst, GSA Acquisition Policy Division, at telephone 312-353-6090 or 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    GSA has various mission responsibilities related to the acquisition 
and provision of supplies, transportation, information technology, 
telecommunications, real property management, and disposal of real and 
personal property. These mission responsibilities generate requirements 
that are realized through the solicitation and award of public 
contracts. In Fiscal Year 2016, these contracts had values ranging from 
under $100 to over $777,000,000, including the base and all options.
    Most GSA procurement-related information collections are required 
by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or General Services 
Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); each clause requiring 
such a collection must be individually approved by OMB. However, some 
solicitations require contractors to submit information specific to 
that contracting action, such as information needed to evaluate offers 
(e.g. specific instructions for technical and price proposals, 
references for past performance) or data used to administer resulting 
contracts (e.g. project management plans).
    This information collection is currently associated with GSA's 
information collection requirements contained in solicitations issued 
in accordance with the Uniform Contract Format under FAR Part 14, 
Sealed Bidding (see GSAR 514.201-1); FAR Part 15, Contracting by 
Negotiation (see GSAR 515.204-1); and solicitations under FAR Part 12, 
Acquisition of Commercial Items, when issued in accordance with the 
policy and procedures of FAR Part 14 and FAR Part 15 (see GSAR 
512.301). This includes information collection requirements found in 
GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) solicitations.

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B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 347,239.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 347,239.
    Hours per Response: 40.
    Total Burden Hours: 138,896.

C. Public Comments

    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, 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755.
    Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0163, Information Specific to a 
Contract or Contracting Action (Not Required by Regulation), in all 
correspondence.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-23027 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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