83 FR 53874 - Submission for OMB Review; Incentive Contracts

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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

Page Range		53874-53875
FR Document		2018-23352

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 concerning incentive contracts.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0067; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 10]


Submission for OMB Review; Incentive Contracts

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

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 
concerning incentive contracts.

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:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 9000-0067, Incentive Contracts''. Follow 
the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0067, Incentive Contracts'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 
Mandell/IC 9000-0067, Incentive Contracts.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0067, Incentive Contracts, 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

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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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA 202-208-4949 or via email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    In accordance with FAR 16.4, incentive contracts are normally used 
when a firm fixed-price contract is not appropriate and the required 
supplies or services can be acquired at lower costs, and sometimes with 
improved delivery or technical performance, by relating the amount of 
profit or fee payable under the contract to the contractor's 
performance.
    The information required periodically from the contractor, such as 
cost of work already performed, estimated costs of further performance 
necessary to complete all work, total contract price for supplies or 
services accepted by the Government for which final prices have been 
established, and estimated costs allocable to supplies or services 
accepted by the Government and for which final prices have not been 
established, is needed to negotiate the final prices of incentive-
related items and services. Contractors are required to submit the 
information in accordance with several incentive fee FAR clauses: FAR 
52.216-16, Incentive Price Revision--Firm Target; FAR 52.216-17, 
Incentive Price Revision--Successive Targets; and FAR 52.216-10, 
Incentive Fee.
    The contracting officer evaluates the information received to 
determine the contractor's performance in meeting the incentive target 
and the appropriate price revision, if any, for the items or services.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 440.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 880.
    Hours per Response: 1.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,320.

C. Public Comments

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
25457 on June 1, 2018. No comments were received.
    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. 9000-0067, Incentive Contracts, 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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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
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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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information provided. To confirm 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW,
receipt of your comment(s), please 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
check regulations.gov, approximately Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– Mandell/IC 9000–0152, Service
two-to-three business days after 0067, Incentive Contracts, in all Contracting.
submission to verify posting (except correspondence. Instructions: Please submit comments
allow 30 days for posting of comments Dated: October 18, 2018. only and cite Information Collection
submitted by mail). Janet Fry, 9000–0152, Service Contracting, in all
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, correspondence related to this
Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, collection. Comments received generally
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of will be posted without change to http://
GSA 202–208–4949 or via email Governmentwide Policy. www.regulations.gov, including any
michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov. [FR Doc. 2018–23352 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] personal and/or business confidential
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
A. Purpose check www.regulations.gov,
In accordance with FAR 16.4, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE approximately two to three days after
incentive contracts are normally used submission to verify posting (except
when a firm fixed-price contract is not GENERAL SERVICES allow 30 days for posting of comments
appropriate and the required supplies or ADMINISTRATION submitted by mail).
services can be acquired at lower costs, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
and sometimes with improved delivery NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement
or technical performance, by relating the SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide
amount of profit or fee payable under [OMB Control No. 9000–0152; Docket No. Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202–501–1448
the contract to the contractor’s 2018–0003; Sequence No. 24] or via email at curtis.glover@gsa.gov.
performance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The information required periodically Information Collection; Service
from the contractor, such as cost of work Contracting A. Purpose
already performed, estimated costs of AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), The policies implemented at FAR
further performance necessary to General Services Administration (GSA), 37.115, Uncompensated Overtime, are
complete all work, total contract price and National Aeronautics and Space based on Section 834 of Public Law
for supplies or services accepted by the Administration (NASA). 101–510 (10 U.S.C. 2331). The policies
Government for which final prices have require insertion of FAR provision
ACTION: Notice of request for public
been established, and estimated costs comments regarding an extension to an 52.237–10, Identification of
allocable to supplies or services existing OMB clearance. Uncompensated Overtime, in all
accepted by the Government and for solicitations valued at or above the
which final prices have not been SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the simplified acquisition threshold, for
established, is needed to negotiate the Paperwork Reduction Act the professional or technical services to be
final prices of incentive-related items Regulatory Secretariat Division will be acquired on the basis of the number of
and services. Contractors are required to submitting to the Office of Management hours to be provided.
submit the information in accordance and Budget (OMB) a request to review The provision requires that offerors
with several incentive fee FAR clauses: and approve an extension of a currently identify uncompensated overtime hours,
FAR 52.216–16, Incentive Price approved information collection in excess of 40 hours per week, and the
Revision—Firm Target; FAR 52.216–17, requirement concerning service uncompensated overtime rate for direct
Incentive Price Revision—Successive contracting. charge Fair Labor Standards Act—
Targets; and FAR 52.216–10, Incentive DATES: Submit comments on or before exempt personnel. This permits
Fee. December 24, 2018. Government contracting officers to
The contracting officer evaluates the ascertain cost realism of proposed labor
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
information received to determine the rates for professional employees and
this burden estimate or any other aspect
contractor’s performance in meeting the discourages the use of uncompensated
of this collection of information,
incentive target and the appropriate overtime.
including suggestions for reducing this
price revision, if any, for the items or
burden, by any of the following B. Annual Reporting Burden
services.
methods:
B. Annual Reporting Burden • Regulations.gov: http:// The burden placed on offerors is the
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments time required to identify and support
Respondents: 440.
Responses per Respondent: 2. via the Federal eRulemaking portal by any hours in excess of 40 hours per
Annual Responses: 880. searching the OMB control number. week included in their proposal or
Hours per Response: 1.5. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ subcontractor’s proposal. It is estimated
Total Burden Hours: 1,320. that corresponds with ‘‘Information that there will be 27,546 service
Collection 9000–0152, Service contracts awarded annually at $150,000
C. Public Comments Contracting’’. Follow the instructions or more, of which 65 percent, or 17,905,
A 60-day notice was published in the provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ contracts will be competitively
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Federal Register at 83 FR 25457 on June screen. Please include your name, awarded. About seven proposals will be
1, 2018. No comments were received. company name (if any), and received for each contract award. Of the
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0152, total 125,335 (17,905 × 7) proposals
Requesters may obtain a copy of the Service Contracting’’ on your attached received, only 25 percent, or 31,334,
information collection documents from document. proposals are expected to include
the General Services Administration, • Mail: General Services uncompensated overtime hours. It is
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), Administration, Regulatory Secretariat estimated that offerors will take about

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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 November 26, 2018.
Contact		Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA 202-208-4949 or via email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 53874

83 FR 53874 - Submission for OMB Review; Incentive Contracts

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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