83 FR 42501 - Submission for OMB Review; General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Contract Administration, Quality Assurance (GSA Forms 1678 and 308)

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 163 (August 22, 2018)

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the General Services Administration 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 contract administration and quality assurance.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42501-42502]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18120]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0027; Docket No. 2018-0001; Sequence No. 2]


Submission for OMB Review; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation; Contract Administration, Quality Assurance (GSA 
Forms 1678 and 308)

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
General Services Administration 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 contract administration and quality assurance.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: September 21, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin Funk, Program Analyst, 
General Services Acquisition Policy Division, at 202-357-5805 or via 
email to [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 the OMB 
Control number 3090-0027. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0027, Contract 
Administration and Quality Assurance (GSA Forms 1678 and 308)''. Follow 
the instructions on the screen.

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Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information 
Collection 3090-0027, Contract Administration and Quality Assurance 
(GSA Forms 1678 and 308)'', on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20406. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 3090-0027, Contract Administration and Quality 
Assurance (GSA Forms 1678 and 308).
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0027, Contract Administration and Quality Assurance 
(GSA Forms 1678 and 308), in all correspondence related to this 
collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change 
to regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential 
information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please 
check regulations.gov, approximately two-to-three business days after 
submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of 
comments submitted by mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Under certain contracts, because of reliance on contractor 
inspection in lieu of Government inspection, GSA's Federal Acquisition 
Service requires documentation from its contractors to effectively 
monitor contractor performance and ensure that it will be able to take 
timely action should that performance be deficient.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Response Time (Hours)--GSA Form 1678: 1,875.
    Response Time (Hours)--GSA Form 308: 200.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,075.

C. Public Comments

    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 22064 on 
May 11, 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 20406, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 3090-0027, Contract Administration, Quality Assurance (GSA 
Forms 1678 and 308), in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 17, 2018.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-18120 Filed 8-21-18; 8:45 am]
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