[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72622-72623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23649]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0069]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Indirect Cost Rates

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 (9000-0069).

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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 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 indirect cost rates. A 
request for public comments was published at 70 FR 56165 in the Federal 
Register on

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September 26, 2005. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVA), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 
4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0069, 
Indirect Cost Rates, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-4082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The contractor's proposal of final indirect cost rates is necessary 
for the establishment of rates used to reimburse the contractor for the 
costs of performing under the contract. The supporting cost data are 
the cost accounting information normally prepared by organizations 
under sound management and accounting practices.The proposal and 
supporting data is used by the contracting official and auditor to 
verify and analyze the indirect costs and to determine the final 
indirect cost rates or to prepare the Government negotiating position 
if negotiation of the rates is required under the contract terms.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 3,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses:3,000.
    Hours per Response:2,188.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,564,000.
    Burden hours are based on an estimated 3000 business segments that 
have overhead rates established annually. The hours per response are 
based on the sum of estimated hours per response for reporting and 
estimated hours per response for recordkeeping. The estimated total 
burden hours increased substantially from 2,469 hours to 6,564,000 
hours for all respondents because we changed the method of estimating, 
not because the burden has increased. Prior estimates were based on the 
time to generate a proposal document. The new estimate is based on the 
time necessary to keep records, analyze information and generate a 
proposal document.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVA), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0069, Indirect Cost Rates, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 16, 2005
Gerald Zaffos
Director,Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-23649 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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