83 FR 53875 - Information Collection; Service Contracting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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

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 currently approved information collection requirement concerning service contracting.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53875-53876]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23354]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0152; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 24]


Information Collection; Service Contracting

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 currently approved information collection requirement 
concerning service contracting.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden, 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 9000-0152, Service Contracting''. Follow 
the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0152, Service Contracting'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0152, Service Contracting.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0152, Service Contracting, in all correspondence 
related to this 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: Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-501-1448 
or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The policies implemented at FAR 37.115, Uncompensated Overtime, are 
based on Section 834 of Public Law 101-510 (10 U.S.C. 2331). The 
policies require insertion of FAR provision 52.237-10, Identification 
of Uncompensated Overtime, in all solicitations valued at or above the 
simplified acquisition threshold, for professional or technical 
services to be acquired on the basis of the number of hours to be 
provided.
    The provision requires that offerors identify uncompensated 
overtime hours, in excess of 40 hours per week, and the uncompensated 
overtime rate for direct charge Fair Labor Standards Act--exempt 
personnel. This permits Government contracting officers to ascertain 
cost realism of proposed labor rates for professional employees and 
discourages the use of uncompensated overtime.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    The burden placed on offerors is the time required to identify and 
support any hours in excess of 40 hours per week included in their 
proposal or subcontractor's proposal. It is estimated that there will 
be 27,546 service contracts awarded annually at $150,000 or more, of 
which 65 percent, or 17,905, contracts will be competitively awarded. 
About seven proposals will be received for each contract award. Of the 
total 125,335 (17,905 x 7) proposals received, only 25 percent, or 
31,334, proposals are expected to include uncompensated overtime hours. 
It is estimated that offerors will take about

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30 minutes to identify and support any hours in excess of 40 hours per 
week included in their proposal or subcontractor's proposal.
    Number of Respondents: 31,334.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 31,334.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 15,667.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 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; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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. 9000-0152, Service Contracting, 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-23354 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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