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)

Page Range		32295-32295
FR Document		2018-14885

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.

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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 leah.price@gsa.gov.

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.
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of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield GENERAL SERVICES Mandell/IC 3090–0080, Contract
framework. ADMINISTRATION Financing Final Payment; GSA Form
ReadyTech provides online and 1142, Release of Claims.
[OMB Control No. 3090–0080: Docket No.
instructor-led training. According to the Instructions: Comments received
2018–0001; Sequence No. 3]
Commission’s complaint, ReadyTech generally will be posted without change
Submission for OMB Review; General to http://www.regulations.gov, including
has set forth on its website,
Services Administration Acquisition any personal and/or business
www.readytech.com/policies/privacy-
Regulation; Contract Financing Final confidential information provided. To
policy/, privacy policies and statements
Payment (GSA Form 1142 Release of confirm receipt of your comment(s),
about its practices, including statements please check www.regulations.gov,
related to the status of its participation Claims)
approximately two-to-three days after
in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, submission to verify posting (except
framework. General Services Administration (GSA). allow 30 days for posting of comments
The Commission’s complaint alleges ACTION: Notice of request for public submitted by mail).
that ReadyTech deceptively represented comments regarding an extension to an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
that it was actively in the process of existing OMB clearance.
certifying compliance with the EU-U.S. A. Purpose
Privacy Shield framework when, in fact, SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the The General Services Administration
ReadyTech never completed the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clause
necessary steps to finalize its Regulatory Secretariat Division will be 552.232–72 requires construction and
application, and was not certified to submitting to the Office of Management building services contractors to submit
and Budget (OMB) a request to review a release of claims before final payment
participate in the EU-U.S. Privacy
and approve an extension of a is made to ensure contractors are paid
Shield framework.
previously approved information in accordance with their contract
Part I of the proposed order prohibits collection requirement and the requirements and for work performed.
ReadyTech from making reinstatement of GSA Form 1142, GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims is
misrepresentations about its Release of Claims, regarding final used to achieve uniformity and
membership in any privacy or security payment under construction and consistency in the release of claims
program sponsored by the government building services contract. GSA process.
or any other self-regulatory or standard- Contracting Officers have used this form
setting organization, including, but not to achieve uniformity and consistency B. Annual Reporting Burden
limited to, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the release of claims process. Respondents: 7,500.
framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy DATES: Submit comments on or before: Responses per Respondent: 1.
Shield framework. August 13, 2018. Annual Responses: 7,500.
Parts II through VI of the proposed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hours per Response: .10.
order are reporting and compliance Leah Price, Procurement Analyst, Total Burden Hours: 750.
provisions. Part II requires General Services Acquisition Policy C. Public Comments
acknowledgement of the order and Division, GSA, by phone at 202–714–
9482 or by email at leah.price@gsa.gov. A notice published in the Federal
dissemination of the order now and in
Register at 83 FR 13280 on March 28,
the future to persons with ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
2018. No comments were received.
responsibilities relating to the subject this burden estimate or any other aspect Public comments are particularly
matter of the order. Part III ensures of this collection of information, invited on: Whether this collection of
notification to the FTC of changes in including suggestions for reducing this information is necessary and whether it
corporate status and mandates that burden to: Office of Information and will have practical utility; whether our
ReadyTech submit an initial compliance Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: estimate of the public burden of this
report to the FTC. Part IV requires Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, collection of information is accurate and
ReadyTech to retain documents relating NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. based on valid assumptions and
to its compliance with the order for a Additionally submit a copy to GSA by methodology; and ways to enhance the
five-year period. any of the following methods: quality, utility, and clarity of the
Part V mandates that ReadyTech make • Regulations.gov: http:// information to be collected.
available to the FTC information or www.regulations.gov. Submit comments Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by Requesters may obtain a copy of the
subsequent compliance reports, as
searching for Information Collection information collection documents from
requested. Part VI is a provision
3090–0080. Select the link ‘‘Comment the General Services Administration,
‘‘sunsetting’’ the order after twenty (20)
Now’’ that corresponds with Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
years, with certain exceptions.
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0080, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC
The purpose of this analysis is to Contract Financing Final Payment; GSA 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please
facilitate public comment on the Form 1142, Release of Claims’’. Follow cite OMB Control No. 3090–0080,
proposed order. It is not intended to the instructions on the screen. Please Contract Financing Final Payment; GSA
constitute an official interpretation of include your name, company name (if Form 1142, Release of Claims, in all
the proposed complaint or order or to any), and ‘‘Information Collection 3090–
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

correspondence.
modify the order’s terms in any way. 0080, Contract Financing Final
Payment; GSA Form 1142, Release of Dated: July 2, 2018.
By direction of the Commission.
Claims’’ on your attached document. Jeffrey A. Koses,
Donald S. Clark,
• Mail: General Services Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office
Secretary. Administration, Regulatory Secretariat of Government-wide Policy.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
Dates		Submit comments on or before: August 13, 2018.
Contact		Leah Price, Procurement Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, by phone at 202-714- 9482 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 32295