[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26354]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0243]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Submission for OMB Review; Economic Price Adjustment Clauses

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of a request for public comments regarding the 
reinstatement of a previously 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 (GSA) will 
be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve a reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection requirement concerning the Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) 
Clauses for the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and SOP Programs. A 
request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 74 
FR 4596, January 26, 2009. No comments were received.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether the 
information collection generated by the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Clauses, Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) 
is necessary to determine an offeror's price is fair and reasonable; 
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: Comments may be submitted on or before December 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, should be submitted to: GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to Regulatory Secretariat, 1800 
F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Warren Blankenship, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, (202) 501-1900 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration Manual (GSAM) has prescribed in 
GSAM 538.1203(c)(63) the use of GSAR clause 552.238-63, Economic Price 
Adjustment--Supplies and/or Services with an Established Catalog Price, 
GSAM 538.1203(c)(64), Economic Price Adjustment--Supplies and/or 
Services with Market Pricing without an Established Catalog Price and 
in GSAM 516.203-4, the use of GSAR clause 552.216-71, Economic Price 
Adjustment--Special Order Programs Contracts. GSAR clauses 552.239-63 
and 552.238-64 require the FSS contractor to submit certain pricing 
information when a request for price increases is submitted to the 
contracting officer under a FSS contract. GSAR clause 552.216-71 
requires the SOP contractor to submit certain pricing information when 
a request for price increases is submitted to the contracting officer 
under SOP contracts. EPA clauses are used as a convenience to provide 
for a predetermined manner for adjusting prices based upon the 
occurrence of specific contingencies.

B. Annual Reporting Burden.

    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 30,000.
    Average Burdens per Response: 1.
    Total Burden Hours: 30,000.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: A copy of this proposal may be 
obtained from the General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0243, 
Economic Price Adjustment Clauses, in all correspondence.

    Dated: October 21, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E9-26354 Filed 10-30-09; 8:45 am]
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