[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 66617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27762]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0154]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Davis 
Bacon Act-Price Adjustment (Actual Method)

AGENCIES: 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 of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat 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 the Davis-Bacon 
Act price adjustment (actual method). The clearance currently expires 
on January 31, 2003.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, FAR 
Secretariat (MVP), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Nelson, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-1900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The clause at 52.222-32, Davis-Bacon Act-Price Adjustment (Actual 
Method), requires that a contractor must submit at the exercise of each 
option to extend the term of the contract, including a statement of the 
amount claimed for incorporation of the most current wage determination 
by the Department of Labor, and any relevant supporting data, including 
payroll records, that the contracting officer may reasonably require.
    The contracting officer may include this clause in fixed-price 
solicitations and contracts, subject to the Davis-Bacon Act, that will 
contain option provisions to extend the term of the contract. 
Generally, this clause is only appropriate if contract requirements are 
predominantly services subject to the Service Contract Act and the 
construction requirements are substantial and segregable.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 900.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 900.
    Hours Per Response: 90.
    Total Burden Hours: 81,000.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVP), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0154, Davis-Bacon Act-Price Adjustment (Actual Method), in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: October 28, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 02-27762 Filed 10-31-02; 8:45 am]
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