83_FR_47524 83 FR 47342 - Information Collection; Identification of Predecessors

83 FR 47342 - Information Collection; Identification of Predecessors

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 182 (September 19, 2018)

Page Range47342-47343
FR Document2018-20299

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning identification of predecessors.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47342-47343]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20299]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0189; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 17]


Information Collection; Identification of Predecessors

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council 
invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning identification 
of predecessors.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit 
comments on this collection by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and follow the instructions on the site.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0189, Identification of Predecessors.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0189, Identification of Predecessors. Comments received in 
response to this docket will be made available for public inspection 
and posted without change, including any personal information, at 
http://www.regulations.gov. 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). This information collection 
is pending at the FAR Council. The Council will submit it to OMB within 
60 days from the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 
Analyst, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at 202-219-0202 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Overview of Information Collection

Description of the Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision/Renewal of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Collection--Identification of Predecessors.
    3. Agency form number, if any:-- None.

Solicitation of Public Comment

    Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one 
or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

B. Purpose

    The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.204-20, 
Predecessor

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of Offeror, requires each offeror to identify if the offeror is, within 
the last three years, a successor to another entity that received a 
Federal Government award and, if so, to provide the Commercial and 
Government Entity (CAGE) code and legal name of the predecessor. The 
information on predecessors is used to identify such entities in the 
Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) 
to allow retrieval of integrity and performance data on the most recent 
predecessor of an apparent successful offeror to whom award is 
anticipated. FAR 9.104-6 requires contracting officers to consult 
FAPIIS before awarding a contract in excess of the simplified 
acquisition threshold. The information on predecessors is collected on 
an annual basis for inclusion in the annual representations and 
certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) for offerors 
required to register in SAM. Offerors not required to register in SAM 
but required to provide the information in the provision at FAR 52.204-
20 will do so as specified in the solicitation or instructed by the 
contracting officer.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    The burden to provide the information required by the FAR provision 
at 52.204-20 when an offeror is registered in SAM is already covered by 
OMB Control Number 9000-0159, System for Award Management Registration 
(SAM). OMB Control Number 9000-0189 now will cover the burden for 
providing the required information when the offeror is not required to 
register in SAM in accordance with the exceptions in FAR 4.1102(a). The 
Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) for FY 2017 was used to develop 
the estimated burden hours as shown below:
    Respondents: 974.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 974.
    Hours Per Response: 0.1.
    Total Burden Hours: 97.4.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Obtaining Copies: 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-
0189, Identification of Predecessors, in all correspondence.

    Dated: September 13, 2018.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-20299 Filed 9-18-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P

47342 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 19, 2018 / Notices Requirements, in all correspondence Obtaining Copies Of Proposals: Comments received in response to this related to this collection. Comments Requesters may obtain a copy of the docket will be made available for public received generally will be posted information collection documents from inspection and posted without change, without change to regulations.gov, the General Services Administration, including any personal information, at including any personal and/or business Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), http://www.regulations.gov. Comments confidential information provided. To 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC received generally will be posted confirm receipt of your comment(s), 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. without change to http:// please check regulations.gov, Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– www.regulations.gov, including any approximately two-to-three business 0076, Novation/Change of Name personal and/or business confidential days after submission to verify posting Requirements, in all correspondence. information provided. To confirm (except allow 30 days for posting of Dated: September 13, 2018. receipt of your comment(s), please comments submitted by mail). William Clark, check www.regulations.gov, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. approximately two to three days after Director, Office of Governmentwide Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition submission to verify posting (except Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. allow 30 days for posting of comments Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202–208–4949 [FR Doc. 2018–20298 Filed 9–18–18; 8:45 am] submitted by mail). This information or via email curtis.glover@gsa.gov. collection is pending at the FAR BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council. The Council will submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of A. Purpose DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE this notice. Federal Acquisition Regulation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 42.1203 and 42.1204 provide GENERAL SERVICES Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, requirements for contractors to request ADMINISTRATION Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at novation/change of name agreements 202–219–0202 or email cecelia.davis@ and supporting documents when a firm NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND gsa.gov. performing under Government contracts SPACE ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: wishes the Government to recognize (1) [OMB Control No. 9000–0189; Docket No. a successor in interest to these contracts, 2018–0003; Sequence No. 17] A. Overview of Information Collection or (2) a name change, it must submit Description of the Information certain documentation to the Information Collection; Identification of Collection Government. Predecessors 1. Type of Information Collection: Estimates are based on data available Revision/Renewal of a currently AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), in the Federal Procurement Data System approved collection. General Services Administration (GSA), for fiscal years 2015 through 2017, 2. Title of the Collection— and National Aeronautics and Space which accounts for the decrease from Identification of Predecessors. Administration (NASA). 1,178 estimated respondents to 547 3. Agency form number, if any:— estimated respondents. This has ACTION: Notice and request for comments. None. resulted in the public burden hours being reduced to 1,094 from 2,356 for Solicitation of Public Comment SUMMARY: In accordance with the the information collection. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Written comments and suggestions B. Annual Reporting Burden the Office of Management and Budget from the public should address one or (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council more of the following four points: Respondents: 547. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of invites the public to comment upon a Responses Per Respondent: 1. renewal concerning identification of information is necessary for the proper Annual Responses: 547. predecessors. performance of the functions of the Hours Per Response: 2.0. agency, including whether the Total Burden Hours: 1,094. DATES: Submit comments on or before information will have practical utility; November 19, 2018. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the C. Public Comments ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites agency’s estimate of the burden of the A 60-day notice was published in the interested persons to submit comments proposed collection of information, Federal Register at 83 FR 25457 on June on this collection by either of the including the validity of the 1, 2018. No comments were received. following methods: methodology and assumptions used; Public comments are particularly • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and invited on: Whether this collection of website provides the ability to type clarity of the information to be information is necessary; whether it will short comments directly into the collected; and have practical utility; whether our comment field or attach a file for (4) Minimize the burden of the estimate of the public burden of this lengthier comments. Go to http:// collection of information on those who collection of information is accurate, www.regulations.gov and follow the are to respond, including through the and based on valid assumptions and instructions on the site. use of appropriate automated, methodology; ways to enhance the • Mail: General Services electronic, mechanical, or other quality, utility, and clarity of the Administration, Regulatory Secretariat technological collection techniques or amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 information to be collected; and ways in Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, other forms of information technology, which we can minimize the burden of Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. e.g., permitting electronic submission of the collection of information on those Mandell/IC 9000–0189, Identification of responses. who are to respond, through the use of Predecessors. appropriate technological collection Instructions: All items submitted B. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 19, 2018 / Notices 47343 of Offeror, requires each offeror to Dated: September 13, 2018. To obtain copies of a supporting identify if the offeror is, within the last William Clark, statement and any related forms for the three years, a successor to another entity Director, Office of Governmentwide proposed collection(s) summarized in that received a Federal Government Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition this notice, you may make your request award and, if so, to provide the Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. using one of following: Commercial and Government Entity [FR Doc. 2018–20299 Filed 9–18–18; 8:45 am] 1. Access CMS’ website address at (CAGE) code and legal name of the BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Paperwork predecessor. The information on ReductionActof1995. predecessors is used to identify such 2. Email your request, including your entities in the Federal Awardee DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND address, phone number, OMB number, Performance and Integrity Information HUMAN SERVICES and CMS document identifier, to System (FAPIIS) to allow retrieval of Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. integrity and performance data on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at most recent predecessor of an apparent Services (410) 786–1326. successful offeror to whom award is [Document Identifier: CMS–10673] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: anticipated. FAR 9.104–6 requires William Parham at (410) 786–4669. contracting officers to consult FAPIIS Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the before awarding a contract in excess of Activities: Submission for OMB Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) the simplified acquisition threshold. Review; Comment Request (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies The information on predecessors is must obtain approval from the Office of AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Management and Budget (OMB) for each collected on an annual basis for Medicaid Services, Department of collection of information they conduct inclusion in the annual representations Health and Human Services. or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of and certifications in the System for ACTION: Notice. information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. Award Management (SAM) for offerors required to register in SAM. Offerors not SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and required to register in SAM but required Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing includes agency requests or to provide the information in the an opportunity for the public to requirements that members of the public provision at FAR 52.204–20 will do so comment on CMS’ intention to collect submit reports, keep records, or provide as specified in the solicitation or information from the public. Under the information to a third party. Section instructed by the contracting officer. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. (PRA), federal agencies are required to 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies C. Annual Reporting Burden to publish a 30-day notice in the publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of Federal Register concerning each The burden to provide the information, including each proposed proposed collection of information, information required by the FAR extension or reinstatement of an existing including each proposed extension or provision at 52.204–20 when an offeror collection of information, and to allow reinstatement of an existing collection is registered in SAM is already covered a second opportunity for public of information, before submitting the by OMB Control Number 9000–0159, comment on the notice. Interested collection to OMB for approval. To System for Award Management persons are invited to send comments comply with this requirement, CMS is Registration (SAM). OMB Control regarding the burden estimate or any publishing this notice that summarizes Number 9000–0189 now will cover the other aspect of this collection of the following proposed collection(s) of burden for providing the required information for public comment: information when the offeror is not information, including the necessity and 1. Type of Information Collection required to register in SAM in utility of the proposed information Request: New Collection (Request for a accordance with the exceptions in FAR collection for the proper performance of new OMB control number); Title of 4.1102(a). The Federal Procurement the agency’s functions, the accuracy of Information Collection: Medicare Data System (FPDS) for FY 2017 was the estimated burden, ways to enhance Advantage Qualifying Payment used to develop the estimated burden the quality, utility, and clarity of the Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) hours as shown below: information to be collected, and the use Demonstration; Use: The Centers for of automated collection techniques or Respondents: 974. Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) other forms of information technology to Responses Per Respondent: 1. may test a demonstration, under Section minimize the information collection 402 of the Social Security Amendments Total Annual Responses: 974. burden. of 1968 (as amended), entitled the Hours Per Response: 0.1. DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of Medicare Advantage Qualifying Total Burden Hours: 97.4. information must be received by the Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) OMB desk officer by October 19, 2018. Demonstration (‘‘the Demonstration’’). If Affected Public: Businesses or other ADDRESSES: When commenting on the it goes forward, the MAQI for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. proposed information collections, demonstration could test whether Obtaining Copies: Requesters may please reference the document identifier exempting, through the use of waiver obtain a copy of the information or OMB control number. To be assured authority, clinicians who participate to collection documents from the General consideration, comments and a sufficient degree in certain payment amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Services Administration, Regulatory recommendations must be received by arrangements with Medicare Advantage Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F the OMB desk officer via one of the Organizations (MAOs) (combined with Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, following transmissions: OMB, Office of participation, if any, in Advanced telephone 202–501–4755. Please cite Information and Regulatory Affairs, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) OMB Control No. 9000–0189, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax with Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS)) Identification of Predecessors, in all Number: (202) 395–5806 or Email: from the Merit-based Incentive Payment correspondence. OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. System (MIPS) reporting requirements VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Sep 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesSubmit comments on or before November 19, 2018.
ContactMs. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at 202-219-0202 or email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 47342 
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