[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2914-2915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-401]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0026]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Change 
Order Accounting

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 (9000-0026).

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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 change order 
accounting. This OMB clearance expires on April 30, 2006.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of

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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 March 20, 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, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR clause 52.243-6, Change Order Accounting, requires that, 
whenever the estimated cost of a change or series of related changes 
exceed $100,000, the contracting officer may require the contractor to 
maintain separate accounts for each change or series of related 
changes. The account shall record all incurred segregable, direct costs 
(less allocable credits) of work, both changed and unchanged, allocable 
to the change. These accounts are to be maintained until the parties 
agree to an equitable adjustment for the changes or until the matter is 
conclusively disposed of under the Disputes clause. This requirement is 
necessary in order to be able to account properly for costs associated 
with changes in supply and research and development contracts that are 
technically complex and incur numerous changes.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 8,750.
    Responses Per Respondent: 18.
    Annual Responses: 157,500.
    Hours Per Response: .084.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,230.

C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden

    Recordkeepers: 8,750.
    Hours Per Recordkeeper: 1.5.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 13,125.
    Total Burden Hours: 26,355.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0026, Change 
Order Accounting, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 10, 2006.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-401 Filed 1-17-06; 8:45 am]
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