83 FR 57482 - Submission for OMB Review; Subcontracting Plans

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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FR Document		2018-24931

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 small business subcontracting plans.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0007; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 6]


Submission for OMB Review; Subcontracting Plans

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 small business subcontracting plans.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 17, 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 9000-0007, Subcontracting Plans.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0007, Subcontracting Plans, 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: 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. 9000-0007, 
currently titled ``Summary Subcontract Report,'' is proposed to be 
retitled ``Subcontracting Plans,'' due to consolidation with currently 
approved information collection requirement OMB Control No. 9000-0006, 
Subcontracting Plans/Individual Subcontract Report (SF 294) and ISRS, 
and 9000-0192, Utilization of Small Business Subcontractors.
    This clearance covers the information that offerors and contractors 
must submit to comply with the requirements in Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plans, 
regarding subcontracting plans as follows:
    1. Subcontracting plan. In accordance with Section 8(d) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)), any contractor receiving a 
contract for more than the simplified acquisition threshold must agree 
in the contract that small business, veteran-owned small business, 
service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, 
small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns 
will have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in 
contract performance. Further, 15 U.S.C. 637(d) imposes the requirement 
that contractors receiving a contract that is expected to exceed, or a 
contract modification that causes a contract to exceed, $700,000 ($1.5 
million for

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construction) and has subcontracting possibilities, shall submit an 
acceptable subcontracting plan that provides maximum practicable 
opportunities for small business, veteran-owned small business, 
service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, 
small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. 
Specific elements required to be included in the plan are specified in 
section 8(d) of the Small Business Act and implemented in FAR subpart 
19.7 and the clause at 52.219-9.
    2. Summary Subcontract Report (SSR). In conjunction with the 
subcontracting plan requirements, contractors with subcontracting plans 
must submit an annual summary of subcontracts awarded as prime and 
subcontractors for each specific Federal Government agency. Contractors 
submit the information in a SSR through the Electronic Subcontracting 
Reporting System (eSRS). This is required for all contractors with 
subcontracting plans regardless of the type of plan (i.e., commercial 
or individual).
    3. Individual Subcontract Report (ISR). In conjunction with the 
subcontracting plan requirements, contractors with individual 
subcontracting plans must submit semi-annual reports of their small 
business subcontracting progress. Contractors submit the information 
through eSRS in an ISR, the electronic equivalent of the Standard Form 
(SF) 294, Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts. Contracts 
that are not reported in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) in 
accordance with FAR 4.606(c)(5) do not submit ISRs in eSRS; they will 
continue to use the SF 294 to submit the information to the agency.
    4. Written explanation for not using a small business subcontractor 
as specified in the proposal or subcontracting plan. Section 1322 of 
the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act), Public Law 111-240, 
amends the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)) to require as part 
of a subcontracting plan that a prime contractor make good faith effort 
to utilize a small business subcontractor during performance of a 
contract to the same degree the prime contractor relied on the small 
business in preparing and submitting its bid or proposal. If a prime 
contractor does not utilize a small business subcontractor as described 
above, the prime contractor is required to explain, in writing, to the 
contracting officer the reasons why it is unable to do so.

B. Public Comment

    A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
38311, on August 6, 2018. No comments were received.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    1. Subcontracting plan. Subcontracting plans are provided on a 
contract-by-contract basis for individual subcontracting plans. 
Individual subcontracting plans cover the entire contract period, 
including options. Commercial plans are provided on an entity basis and 
cover the fiscal year of the contractor. The time required for 
development of the plan (including commercial and individual plans) is 
estimated as follows:
    Respondents: 4,350.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 4,350.
    Hours per Response: 5.
    Total Burden Hours: 21,750.
    2. Summary Subcontract Report (SSR). SSRs are submitted annually 
for all types of subcontracting plans. One SSR is submitted for each 
commercial subcontracting plan. For individual subcontracting plans, an 
SSR is required for every agency that funds work under the contract 
that the plan covers. Time required for reading, preparing information, 
and data entry into eSRS is estimated as follows:

Commercial Plan

    Respondents: 1,653.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,653.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,306.

Individual Plan Without Order Level Reporting

    Respondents: 10,885.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 10,885.
    Hours per Response: 1.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 16,327.5.

Individual Plan With Order Level Reporting

    Respondents: 197.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Total Annual Responses: 591.
    Hours per Response: 1.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 886.5.
    3. Individual Subcontract Report (ISR). ISRs are submitted semi-
annually for each contract with an individual subcontracting plan. The 
ISR consists of data for subcontracting under a given contract. ISRs 
are not required for commercial plans. Time required for reading, 
preparing information, and data entry into eSRS is estimated as 
follows:

Individual Plan Without Order-Level Reporting Requirement

    Respondents: 10,855.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Total Annual Responses: 21,710.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 43,420.

Individual Plan--With Order-Level Reporting Requirement

    Respondents: 197.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Total Annual Responses: 394.
    Hours per Response: 5.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,970.
    4. Written explanation for not using a small business subcontractor 
as specified in the proposal or subcontracting plan. This explanation 
is submitted on a contract-by-contract basis. FPDS for FY 2017 
identified 3,808 contracts with individual subcontracting plans and 542 
entities awarded contracts with commercial plans, for a total of 4,350 
plans for FY 2017. We estimate that at most 50%, or 2,175, of these 
contracts with subcontracting plans may have instances of the prime 
contractor not using a small business subcontractor to the same extent 
used in preparing the bid or proposal. We estimate two hours as the 
average time required to read and prepare information for this 
collection.
    Respondents: 2,175.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 2,175.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,350.
    5. Summary.
    Respondents: 30,312.
    Total Annual Responses: 41,758.
    Total Burden Hours: 92,010.
    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-
0007, Subcontracting Plans, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 9, 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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SPACE ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM This information collection
[OMB Control No. 9000–0007; Docket No. requirement, OMB Control No. 9000–
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 2018–0003; Sequence No. 6]
0007, currently titled ‘‘Summary
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Subcontract Report,’’ is proposed to be
Submission for OMB Review;
The companies listed in this notice Subcontracting Plans retitled ‘‘Subcontracting Plans,’’ due to
have applied to the Board for approval, consolidation with currently approved
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), information collection requirement
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
General Services Administration (GSA), OMB Control No. 9000–0006,
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
and National Aeronautics and Space Subcontracting Plans/Individual
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
Administration (NASA). Subcontract Report (SF 294) and ISRS,
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank ACTION: Notice. and 9000–0192, Utilization of Small
holding company and/or to acquire the Business Subcontractors.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the This clearance covers the information
assets or the ownership of, control of, or Paperwork Reduction Act, the
the power to vote shares of a bank or that offerors and contractors must
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submit to comply with the requirements
bank holding company and all of the submitting to the Office of Management
banks and nonbanking companies in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
and Budget (OMB) a request to review 52.219–9, Small Business
owned by the bank holding company, and approve an extension of a
including the companies listed below. Subcontracting Plans, regarding
previously approved information subcontracting plans as follows:
The applications listed below, as well
collection requirement regarding small 1. Subcontracting plan. In accordance
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate business subcontracting plans. with Section 8(d) of the Small Business
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank DATES: Submit comments on or before Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)), any contractor
indicated. The applications will also be December 17, 2018. receiving a contract for more than the
available for inspection at the offices of ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding simplified acquisition threshold must
the Board of Governors. Interested this burden estimate or any other aspect agree in the contract that small business,
persons may express their views in of this collection of information, veteran-owned small business, service-
writing on the standards enumerated in including suggestions for reducing this disabled veteran-owned small business,
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the burden to: Office of Information and HUBZone small business, small
proposal also involves the acquisition of Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: disadvantaged business, and women-
a nonbanking company, the review also Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, owned small business concerns will
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. have the maximum practicable
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includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the Additionally submit a copy to GSA by opportunity to participate in contract
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act any of the following methods: performance. Further, 15 U.S.C. 637(d)
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This imposes the requirement that
noted, nonbanking activities will be website provides the ability to type contractors receiving a contract that is
conducted throughout the United States. short comments directly into the expected to exceed, or a contract
Unless otherwise noted, comments comment field or attach a file for modification that causes a contract to
regarding each of these applications lengthier comments. Go to http:// exceed, $700,000 ($1.5 million for

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construction) and has subcontracting B. Public Comment Individual Plan Without Order-Level
possibilities, shall submit an acceptable A 60 day notice was published in the Reporting Requirement
subcontracting plan that provides Federal Register at 83 FR 38311, on
maximum practicable opportunities for Respondents: 10,855.
August 6, 2018. No comments were
small business, veteran-owned small Responses per Respondent: 2.
received.
business, service-disabled veteran- Total Annual Responses: 21,710.
owned small business, HUBZone small C. Annual Reporting Burden
Hours per Response: 2.
business, small disadvantaged business, 1. Subcontracting plan. Total Burden Hours: 43,420.
and women-owned small business Subcontracting plans are provided on a
concerns. Specific elements required to contract-by-contract basis for individual Individual Plan—With Order-Level
be included in the plan are specified in subcontracting plans. Individual Reporting Requirement
section 8(d) of the Small Business Act subcontracting plans cover the entire
and implemented in FAR subpart 19.7 contract period, including options. Respondents: 197.
and the clause at 52.219–9. Commercial plans are provided on an Responses per Respondent: 2.
entity basis and cover the fiscal year of Total Annual Responses: 394.
2. Summary Subcontract Report
the contractor. The time required for
(SSR). In conjunction with the Hours per Response: 5.
development of the plan (including
subcontracting plan requirements, Total Burden Hours: 1,970.
commercial and individual plans) is
contractors with subcontracting plans
estimated as follows: 4. Written explanation for not using a
must submit an annual summary of Respondents: 4,350. small business subcontractor as
subcontracts awarded as prime and specified in the proposal or
Responses per Respondent: 1.
subcontractors for each specific Federal subcontracting plan. This explanation is
Total Annual Responses: 4,350.
Government agency. Contractors submit submitted on a contract-by-contract
Hours per Response: 5.
the information in a SSR through the basis. FPDS for FY 2017 identified 3,808
Total Burden Hours: 21,750.
Electronic Subcontracting Reporting contracts with individual
2. Summary Subcontract Report
System (eSRS). This is required for all (SSR). SSRs are submitted annually for subcontracting plans and 542 entities
contractors with subcontracting plans all types of subcontracting plans. One awarded contracts with commercial
regardless of the type of plan (i.e., SSR is submitted for each commercial plans, for a total of 4,350 plans for FY
commercial or individual). subcontracting plan. For individual 2017. We estimate that at most 50%, or
3. Individual Subcontract Report subcontracting plans, an SSR is required 2,175, of these contracts with
(ISR). In conjunction with the for every agency that funds work under subcontracting plans may have
subcontracting plan requirements, the contract that the plan covers. Time instances of the prime contractor not
contractors with individual required for reading, preparing using a small business subcontractor to
subcontracting plans must submit semi- information, and data entry into eSRS is the same extent used in preparing the
annual reports of their small business estimated as follows: bid or proposal. We estimate two hours
subcontracting progress. Contractors as the average time required to read and
Commercial Plan prepare information for this collection.
submit the information through eSRS in
an ISR, the electronic equivalent of the Respondents: 1,653. Respondents: 2,175.
Standard Form (SF) 294, Subcontracting Responses per Respondent: 1.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Report for Individual Contracts. Total Annual Responses: 1,653.
Hours per Response: 2. Total Annual Responses: 2,175.
Contracts that are not reported in the
Federal Procurement Data System Total Burden Hours: 3,306. Hours per Response: 2.
(FPDS) in accordance with FAR Individual Plan Without Order Level Total Burden Hours: 4,350.
4.606(c)(5) do not submit ISRs in eSRS; Reporting 5. Summary.
they will continue to use the SF 294 to
Respondents: 10,885. Respondents: 30,312.
submit the information to the agency.
Responses per Respondent: 1. Total Annual Responses: 41,758.
4. Written explanation for not using a Total Annual Responses: 10,885.
small business subcontractor as Total Burden Hours: 92,010.
Hours per Response: 1.5.
specified in the proposal or Total Burden Hours: 16,327.5. Obtaining Copies: Requesters may
subcontracting plan. Section 1322 of the obtain a copy of the information
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Individual Plan With Order Level collection documents from the General
Act), Public Law 111–240, amends the Reporting Services Administration, Regulatory
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)) Respondents: 197. Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F
to require as part of a subcontracting Responses per Respondent: 3. Street NW, Washington, DC 20405,
plan that a prime contractor make good Total Annual Responses: 591. telephone 202–501–4755. Please cite
faith effort to utilize a small business Hours per Response: 1.5. OMB Control No. 9000–0007,
subcontractor during performance of a Total Burden Hours: 886.5. Subcontracting Plans, in all
contract to the same degree the prime 3. Individual Subcontract Report correspondence.
contractor relied on the small business (ISR). ISRs are submitted semi-annually Dated: November 9, 2018.
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in preparing and submitting its bid or for each contract with an individual Janet Fry,
proposal. If a prime contractor does not subcontracting plan. The ISR consists of Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division,
utilize a small business subcontractor as data for subcontracting under a given Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy,
described above, the prime contractor is contract. ISRs are not required for Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
required to explain, in writing, to the commercial plans. Time required for Governmentwide Policy.
contracting officer the reasons why it is reading, preparing information, and data [FR Doc. 2018–24931 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am]
unable to do so. entry into eSRS is estimated as follows: BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Submit comments on or before December 17, 2018.
Contact		Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 57482

83 FR 57482 - Submission for OMB Review; Subcontracting Plans

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