[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5847-5848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1461]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0280]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Tax Adjustment Clause 552.270-30

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a renewal 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 General Services Administration has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve a renewal of a currently approved information 
collection requirement regarding tax adjustments under leasehold 
acquisitions. A request for public comments was published at 70 FR 
72301, December 2, 2005. No comments were received. This collection 
requires contractors to submit information to the Government to 
substantiate an increase or decrease in real estate taxes under a 
leasehold acquisition so that the Government can make tax adjustments 
as necessary to the leasehold acquisition. Information collected under 
this authority is necessary to assess proper tax adjustments against 
each leasehold acquisition.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: March 6, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald Zaffos, Contract Policy 
Division, at telephone (202) 208-6091 or via e-mail to 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this

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burden to Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the Regulatory Secretariat 
(VIR), General Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0280, Tax 
Adjustment Clause 552.270-30, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has various mission 
responsibilities related to the acquisition and provision supply, 
service, and leasehold acquisitions. These mission responsibilities 
generate requirements that are realized through the solicitation and 
award of various types of contracts. Individual solicitations and 
resulting contracts may impose unique information collection and 
reporting requirements on contractors, not required by regulation, but 
necessary to evaluate particular program accomplishments, measure 
success in meeting program objectives, or adjust acquisition 
requirements. Leasehold acquisitions provide for real estate tax 
adjustments due to changes in real estate taxes on land and buildings 
occupied by the Government. In a leasehold acquisition, the lessor 
shall provide the following information regarding real estate taxes: 
(1) Any notice which may affect the valuation of land and buildings 
covered by this lease for real estate tax purposes; (2) Any notice of a 
tax credit or tax refund related to land and buildings covered by this 
lease; and (3) Each tax bill related to land and building covered by 
this lease. The lessor is also required to provide the contracting 
officer a proper invoice including evidence of payment to receive the 
tax adjustment. Depending on the leasehold acquisition, the tax 
adjustment can result in either the lessor receiving a credit or the 
Government receiving a credit.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 7041.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 7041.
    Hours Per Response: 6.
    Total Burden Hours: 42,246.
    Obtaining Copies Of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 3090-0280, Tax Adjustment Clause 552.270-30, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 31, 2006.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E6-1461 Filed 2-2-06; 8:45 am]
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