[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 137 (Monday, July 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35187-35189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17148]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request (3064-0072)

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (``PRA''), 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, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on the revision of an existing information collection, as 
required by the PRA. On May 13, 2009 (74 FR 22547), the FDIC solicited 
public comment for a 60-day period on revisions to three forms included 
in its ``Acquisition Services Information Requirements'' information 
collection. No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives 
notice of its submission of the revisions to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 19, 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 submitting for OMB review minor revisions to three of 
the forms used in support of its contracting and leasing activities. 
These revisions are generally intended to simplify the information 
collection and maintain consistency with recent changes to related 
Federal regulations.
    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 Questionnaire Management (1600/04).....             .33           4,000           1,320
Background Investigation Questionnaire Contractors (1600/07)....             .50             200             100
Contractor Representation and Certifications (3700/04A).........             .50             360             180
Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications (3700/              .33             360             119
 12)............................................................
Leasing Representations and Certifications (3700/44)............            1.0               35              35
FDIC Past Performance Questionnaire.............................             .75           1,080             810
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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 
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``Environmental Condition'' by reclassifying them as certifications 
related to ``Asbestos-Containing Materials,'' ``Water Quality,'' 
``Indoor Air Quality,'' and ``Hazardous Substances.'' The FDIC does not 
anticipate that any of these changes will impact its current burden 
estimates.

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 15th day of July 2009.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-17148 Filed 7-17-09; 8:45 am]
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