[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22547-22548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11085]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, 
and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information 
collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC hereby gives notice that it 
is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Acquisition 
Services Information Requirements information collection (OMB No. 3064-
0072). At the end of the comment period, any comments and 
recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to 
which the FDIC should modify the proposed revisions prior to submission 
to OMB for review and approval.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. 
All comments should refer to the name of the collection. Comments may 
be submitted by any of the following methods:
     http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202-898-3719), Counsel, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F 
Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the FDIC Desk 
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about the 
revisions discussed in this notice, please contact Leneta G. Gregorie, 
by telephone at (202) 898-3719 or by mail at the address identified 
above. In addition, copies of the proposed new Forms 3700/4A, 3700/12, 
and 3700/44 can be obtained at the FDIC's Web site (http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC is proposing to make minor 
revisions to simplify and clarify three of the forms used in support of 
contracting and leasing activities.
    Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.
    Forms Currently in Use:

FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor Personnel & 
Subcontractors, Form 1600/04.
FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractors, Form 1600/
07.
FDIC Past Performance Questionnaire, Form 3700/57.
FDIC Contractor Representation and Certifications, Form 3700/04A.
Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/12.
Leasing Representations and Certifications Form 3700/44.



            Estimated Number of Respondents and Burden Hours
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                                 Hours per      Number of
        FDIC document               unit       respondents  Burden hours
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Background Investigation                 .33         4,000         1,320
 Questionnaire Management
 (1600/04)...................
Background Investigation                 .50           200           100
 Questionnaire Contractors
 (1600/07)...................
Contractor Representation and            .50           360           180
 Certifications (3700/04A)...
Integrity and Fitness                    .33           360           119
 Representations and
 Certifications (3700/12)....
Leasing Representations and             1.0             35            35
 Certifications (3700/44)....
FDIC Past Performance                    .75         1,080           810
 Questionnaire...............
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    Total....................  .............         6,035         2,564
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    General Description of Collection: The collection involves the 
submission of information on various forms by contractors who wish to 
do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with 
the FDIC. The information is used to: ensure compliance with 
established contractor ethics regulations (12 CFR Part 366); obtain 
information on a contractor's past performance for proposal evaluation 
purposes; review a potential lessor's fitness and integrity prior to 
entering into a lease transaction; and perform background 
investigations on contractors and contractor personnel.
    Current Action: The FDIC is proposing to modify three of the forms 
in the Acquisition Services Information Requirements collection: 
Contractor Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/4A; Integrity 
and Fitness Representations, Form 3700/12; and Leasing Representations 
and Certifications, Form 3700/44. Specifically, in Form 3700/4A, 
Contractor Representations and Certifications, the FDIC is proposing 
elimination of the ``Duplication of Cost'' representation as 
unnecessary; removal of the ``Clean Air and Water Certification'' based 
on its removal from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in 
response to a recommendation by the Environmental Protection Agency; 
modification of the ``Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concern 
Certification'' to reflect the Small Business Administration's recent 
announcement that it will discontinue SDB certifications; modification 
of the ``Equal Opportunity Certification'' and the ``Certification and 
Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal 
Transactions'' to mirror related FAR provisions; and substitution of an 
offeror's Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number for the 
previously requested Tax Identification Number (TIN) in the 
``Signature'' section of the form. In Form 3700/12, Integrity and 
Fitness Representations, the FDIC proposes to insert a sentence in the 
preamble referencing FDIC regulations on Minimum Standards of Integrity 
and Fitness For An FDIC Contractor at 12 CFR Part 366; add a 
``Retention of Information'' paragraph in Section III, instructing 
contractors on the retention period for records; and substitute a 
contractor's DUNS number for the previously requested TIN in the 
``Signature'' section of the form. Finally, in Form 3700/44, Leasing 
Representations and Certifications, the FDIC proposes to clarify and 
highlight the various certifications currently covered under the 
general heading ``Environmental Condition'' by reclassifying them as 
certifications related to ``Asbestos-Containing Materials,'' ``Water 
Quality,'' ``Indoor Air Quality,'' and ``Hazardous Substances.''

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether these collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's 
functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the information 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 7th day of May, 2009.

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11085 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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