[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 36406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17442]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0013; FAR Case 94-721]


Clearance Request for Cost or Pricing Data and Exemption 
Information

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

ACTION: Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance 
(9000-0013).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
(44 U.S.C. 3501), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve an extension of a currently approved information 
collection requirement concerning Cost or Pricing Data and Exemption 
Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Fayson, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR case 94-721 implements Sections 1201 through 1210 and Sections 
1251 and 1252 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (the 
Act). It was published as a proposed rule on January 6, 1995 (60 FR 
2282). Highlights include making TINA requirements for civilian 
agencies substantially the same as those for the Department of Defense 
(increasing the threshold for submission of ``cost or pricing data'' to 
$500,000 and adding penalties for defective pricing). Provisions are 
also included that increase the threshold for cost or pricing data 
submission every 5 years beginning October 1, 1995. New exceptions are 
added to the requirement for the submission of ``cost or pricing data'' 
for commercial items; approval levels for waivers are changed, and 
prohibitions are placed on acquiring ``cost or pricing data'' when an 
exception applies. The coverage includes a clear explanation of 
adequate price competition as required by the Act.
    Also, FAR coverage has been included that addresses (1) 
``information other than cost or pricing data'', (2) exemptions based 
on established catalog or market price, (3) inter-divisional transfers 
of commercial items at price, and (4) price competition when only one 
offer has been received.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 4 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering an 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden, to General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets NW., Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405, and to the FAR Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
14,633; responses per respondent, 6; total annual responses, 87,798; 
preparation hours per response, 3.89; and total response burden hours, 
341,534.

OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requester may obtain copies of OMB 
applications or justifications from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0013, Cost 
or Pricing Data and Exemption Information, FAR case 94-721, Truth in 
Negotiations Act and Related Changes, in all correspondence.

    Dated: July 11, 1995.
Edward C. Loeb,
Deputy Project Manager for Implementation of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994.
[FR Doc. 95-17442 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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