83 FR 32295 - Submission for OMB Review; General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Contract Financing Final Payment (GSA Form 1142 Release of Claims)

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 134 (July 12, 2018)

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 and the reinstatement of GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, regarding final payment under construction and building services contract. GSA Contracting Officers have used this form to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of claims process.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 32295]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14885]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0080: Docket No. 2018-0001; Sequence No. 3]


Submission for OMB Review; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation; Contract Financing Final Payment (GSA Form 1142 
Release of Claims)

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

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 previously approved information collection requirement 
and the reinstatement of GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, regarding 
final payment under construction and building services contract. GSA 
Contracting Officers have used this form to achieve uniformity and 
consistency in the release of claims process.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: August 13, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leah Price, Procurement Analyst, 
General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, by phone at 202-714-
9482 or by email at [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for 
Information Collection 3090-0080. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing 
Final Payment; GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims''. Follow the 
instructions on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final 
Payment; GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; GSA 
Form 1142, Release of Claims.
    Instructions: 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
clause 552.232-72 requires construction and building services 
contractors to submit a release of claims before final payment is made 
to ensure contractors are paid in accordance with their contract 
requirements and for work performed. GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims 
is used to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of claims 
process.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 7,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 7,500.
    Hours per Response: .10.
    Total Burden Hours: 750.

C. Public Comments

    A notice published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 13280 on March 
28, 2018. No comments were received. Public comments are particularly 
invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary 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 No. 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; GSA Form 1142, 
Release of Claims, in all correspondence.

    Dated: July 2, 2018.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-14885 Filed 7-11-18; 8:45 am]
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