83 FR 53873 - Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-23353

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 travel costs.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0079; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 14]


Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 travel costs.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 26, 2018.

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:
     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 9000-0079, Travel Costs.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0079, Travel Costs, in all correspondence related to 
this

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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. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement 
Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    This information collection requirement, OMB Control No. 9000-0079, 
currently titled ``Corporate Aircraft Costs,'' is proposed to be 
retitled ``Travel Costs,'' due to consolidation with currently approved 
information collection requirement OMB Control No. 9000-0088, Travel 
Costs.
    This information collection requirement pertains to information 
that a contractor must submit in response to the requirements in FAR 
31.205-46:
    1. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)--In special or unusual situations, costs 
incurred by a contractor for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses, 
may exceed on a daily basis the per diem rates in effect as set forth 
in the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) for travel in the conterminous 
48 United States. The actual costs may be allowed only if the 
contractor provides the following:
    a. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)(ii)--A written justification for use of the 
higher amounts approved by an officer of the contractor's organization 
or designee to ensure that the authority is properly administered and 
controlled to prevent abuse.
    b. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)(iii)--Advance approval from the contracting 
officer if it becomes necessary to exercise the authority to use the 
higher actual expense method repetitively or on a continuing basis in a 
particular area.
    c. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)(iv)--Documentation to support actual costs 
incurred including a receipt for each expenditure of $75.00 or more.
    2. FAR 31.205-46(c) requires firms to maintain and make available 
manifest/logs for all flights on company aircraft. As a minimum, the 
manifest/log must indicate:
    a. Date, time, and points of departure;
    b. Destination, date, and time of arrival;
    c. Name of each passenger and relationship to the contractor;
    d. Authorization for trip; and
    e. Purpose of trip.
    The information required by (a) and (b) and the name of each 
passenger (required by (c)) are recordkeeping requirements already 
established by Federal Aviation Administration regulations. This 
information, plus the additional required information, is needed to 
ensure that costs of owned, chartered, or leased aircraft are properly 
charged against Government contracts and that directly associated costs 
of unallowable activities are not charged to Government contracts.

B. Public Comment

    A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
38312, on August 6, 2018. No comments were received.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    DoD, GSA and NASA analyzed the FY 2017 data from the Federal 
Procurement Data System (FPDS) to develop the estimated burden hours 
for this information collection.
    1. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)--Actual travel costs.
    Respondents: 3,247.
    Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Total Annual Responses: 32,470.
    Hours per Response: 0.25.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,118.
    2. FAR 31.205-46(c)--Manifest/logs for flights on company aircraft.
    Number of Recordkeepers: 797.
    Records per Recordkeeper per Year: 3.
    Total Annual Records: 2,391.
    Estimated Hours per Record: 2.0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 4,782.
    3. Total (counting recordkeepers with respondents).
    Recordkeepers and Respondents: 4,044.
    Responses: 34,861.
    Hours (Reporting and Recordkeeping): 12,900.
    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. 9000-0079, Travel Costs, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: October 18, 2018.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
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Item No. Bureau Subject

................................................. Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that will allow rate-of-return
carriers that receive fixed universal service support to elect incentive regulation for their
business data services; a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on
eliminating ex ante pricing regulation for lower capacity TDM services offered by rate-of-
return carriers receiving fixed support; and a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule-
making proposing to eliminate ex ante pricing regulation for TDM transport services of-
fered by price cap carriers.
7 ......................... Enforcement ............................ Title: Enforcement Bureau Action.
................................................. Summary: The Commission will consider an enforcement action.

* * * * * Logistics f/k/a Worldtrans, hereinafter DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The meeting site is fully accessible to ‘‘Respondent’’. Complainant states that
people using wheelchairs or other it is a businesses located in New Jersey. GENERAL SERVICES
mobility aids. Sign language Complainant states that Respondent is a ADMINISTRATION
interpreters, open captioning, and common carrier licensed by the Federal
assistive listening devices will be Maritime Commission and is located in NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
provided on site. Other reasonable California. SPACE ADMINISTRATION
accommodations for people with [OMB Control No. 9000–0079; Docket No.
disabilities are available upon request. Complainant states that it ‘‘. . .
engaged the services of [Respondent] to 2018–0003; Sequence No. 14]
In your request, include a description of
the accommodation you will need and ship a steel sculpture from Fujian China Submission for OMB Review; Travel
a way we can contact you if we need to Providence, RI.’’ Complainant alleges Costs
more information. Last minute requests that ‘‘. . . the sculpture was damaged
will be accepted, but may be impossible when it collided with an over pass AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),
to fill. Send an email to: fcc504@fcc.gov seven miles from its destination.’’ General Services Administration (GSA),
or call the Consumer & Governmental Complainant alleges that Respondent and National Aeronautics and Space
Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), ‘‘. . . has failed to rectify any of the Administration (NASA).
202–418–0432 (TTY). above issues or renumerate [its] losses.’’ ACTION: Notice.
Additional information concerning Complainant alleges that ‘‘Respondent SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
this meeting may be obtained from the violated Section 41102(b)& (c) in such Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Office of Media Relations, (202) 418– that Respondent operated without an Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
0500; TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/ agreement with HSS, did not enforce submitting to the Office of Management
Video coverage of the meeting will be
reasonable regulations and practices and Budget (OMB) a request to review
broadcast live with open captioning
relating to record handling, storage or and approve an extension of a
over the internet from the FCC Live web
delivery property and by failing to previously approved information
page at www.fcc.gov/live.
provide account pricing or explanation collection requirement regarding travel
For a fee this meeting can be viewed
of charges.’’ costs.
live over George Mason University’s
Capitol Connection. The Capitol Complainant seeks reparations in the DATES: Submit comments on or before
Connection also will carry the meeting amount of $476, 200. The full text of the November 26, 2018.
live via the internet. To purchase these complaint can be found in the ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
services, call (703) 993–3100 or go to Commission’s Electronic Reading Room this burden estimate or any other aspect
www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. at www.fmc.gov/18–09. of this collection of information,
Federal Communications Commission. including suggestions for reducing this
This proceeding has been assigned to
burden to: Office of Information and
Marlene Dortch, Office of Administrative Law Judges.
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Secretary. The initial decision of the presiding
Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,
[FR Doc. 2018–23347 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] office in this proceeding shall be issued NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P by October 21, 2019, and the final Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
decision of the Commission shall be any of the following methods:
issued by May 4, 2020. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Rachel E. Dickon, website provides the ability to type
[Docket No. 18–09]
short comments directly into the
Secretary.
comment field or attach a file for
[FR Doc. 2018–23316 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am]
Notice of Filing of Complaint and lengthier comments. Go to http://
Assignment: Hanlon Sculpture Studio,
BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P www.regulations.gov and follow the
Complainant v SAE Worldtrans instructions on the site.
Logistics f/k/a Worldtrans, • Mail: General Services
Respondent Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW,
Served: October 19, 2018. Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Notice is given that a complaint has Mandell/IC 9000–0079, Travel Costs.
been filed with the Federal Maritime Instructions: Please submit comments
Commission (Commission) by Hanlon only and cite Information Collection
Sculpture Studio, hereinafter 9000–0079, Travel Costs, in all
‘‘Complainant’’, against SAE Worldtrans correspondence related to this

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collection. Comments received generally d. Authorization for trip; and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
will be posted without change to http:// e. Purpose of trip.
www.regulations.gov, including any The information required by (a) and GENERAL SERVICES
personal and/or business confidential (b) and the name of each passenger ADMINISTRATION
information provided. To confirm (required by (c)) are recordkeeping
receipt of your comment(s), please requirements already established by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
check www.regulations.gov, Federal Aviation Administration SPACE ADMINISTRATION
approximately two to three days after regulations. This information, plus the
[OMB Control No. 9000–0067; Docket No.
submission to verify posting (except additional required information, is 2018–0003; Sequence No. 10]
allow 30 days for posting of comments needed to ensure that costs of owned,
submitted by mail). chartered, or leased aircraft are properly Submission for OMB Review; Incentive
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
charged against Government contracts Contracts
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, and that directly associated costs of
unallowable activities are not charged to AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),
at telephone 202–969–7207, or email General Services Administration (GSA),
zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov. Government contracts.
and National Aeronautics and Space
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: B. Public Comment Administration (NASA).
A. Purpose A 60 day notice was published in the ACTION: Notice of request for public
Federal Register at 83 FR 38312, on comments regarding an extension to an
This information collection August 6, 2018. No comments were existing OMB clearance.
requirement, OMB Control No. 9000– received.
0079, currently titled ‘‘Corporate SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Aircraft Costs,’’ is proposed to be C. Annual Reporting Burden Paperwork Reduction Act, the
retitled ‘‘Travel Costs,’’ due to DoD, GSA and NASA analyzed the FY Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
consolidation with currently approved 2017 data from the Federal Procurement submitting to the Office of Management
information collection requirement Data System (FPDS) to develop the and Budget (OMB) a request to review
OMB Control No. 9000–0088, Travel estimated burden hours for this and approve an extension of a
Costs. information collection. previously approved information
This information collection 1. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)—Actual travel collection requirement concerning
requirement pertains to information that costs. incentive contracts.
a contractor must submit in response to Respondents: 3,247. DATES: Submit comments on or before
the requirements in FAR 31.205–46: Responses per Respondent: 10. November 26, 2018.
1. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)—In special or Total Annual Responses: 32,470. ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
unusual situations, costs incurred by a Hours per Response: 0.25. this burden estimate or any other aspect
contractor for lodging, meals, and Total Burden Hours: 8,118.
2. FAR 31.205–46(c)—Manifest/logs of this collection of information,
incidental expenses, may exceed on a including suggestions for reducing this
daily basis the per diem rates in effect for flights on company aircraft.
Number of Recordkeepers: 797. burden to: Office of Information and
as set forth in the Federal Travel Records per Recordkeeper per Year: 3. Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Regulation (FTR) for travel in the Total Annual Records: 2,391. Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,
conterminous 48 United States. The Estimated Hours per Record: 2.0. NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
actual costs may be allowed only if the Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
contractor provides the following: 4,782. any of the following methods:
a. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)(ii)—A written 3. Total (counting recordkeepers with • Regulations.gov: http://
justification for use of the higher respondents). www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
amounts approved by an officer of the Recordkeepers and Respondents: via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
contractor’s organization or designee to 4,044. searching the OMB control number.
ensure that the authority is properly Responses: 34,861. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
administered and controlled to prevent Hours (Reporting and Recordkeeping): that corresponds with ‘‘Information
abuse. 12,900. Collection 9000–0067, Incentive
b. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)(iii)—Advance Affected Public: Businesses or other Contracts’’. Follow the instructions
approval from the contracting officer if for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
it becomes necessary to exercise the Obtaining Copies: Requesters may screen. Please include your name,
authority to use the higher actual obtain a copy of the information company name (if any), and
expense method repetitively or on a collection documents from the General ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0067,
continuing basis in a particular area. Services Administration, Regulatory Incentive Contracts’’ on your attached
c. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)(iv)— Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F document.
Documentation to support actual costs Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, • Mail: General Services
incurred including a receipt for each telephone 202–501–4755. Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
expenditure of $75.00 or more. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington,
2. FAR 31.205–46(c) requires firms to 0079, Travel Costs, in all DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000–
maintain and make available manifest/ correspondence. 0067, Incentive Contracts.
logs for all flights on company aircraft. Dated: October 18, 2018. Instructions: Please submit comments
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

As a minimum, the manifest/log must Janet Fry, only and cite Information Collection
indicate: Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 9000–0067, Incentive Contracts, in all
a. Date, time, and points of departure; Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, correspondence related to this
b. Destination, date, and time of Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of collection. Comments received generally
arrival; Governmentwide Policy. will be posted without change to
c. Name of each passenger and [FR Doc. 2018–23353 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] regulations.gov, including any personal
relationship to the contractor; BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P and/or business confidential

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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.
Dates		Submit comments on or before November 26, 2018.
Contact		Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 53873

83 FR 53873 - Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION