[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66662-66663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29876]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0173]


Submission for OMB Review; Limitations on Pass-Through Charges

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a new OMB 
information clearance.

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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) 
Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR) will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new 
information collection requirement regarding Limitations on Pass-
Through Charges.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of 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 January 15, 2010.

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, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. 
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through 
Charges, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Chambers, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, at telephone (202) 501-3221 or via e-
mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    To enable contracting officers to verify that pass-through charges 
are not excessive, the provision at 52.215-22 requires offerors 
submitting a proposal for a contract, task order, or delivery order to 
provide the following information with its proposal: (1) The percent of 
effort the offeror intends to perform and the percent expected to be 
performed by each subcontractor. (2) If the offeror intends to 
subcontract more than 70 percent of the total cost of work to be 
performed--(i) The amount of the

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offeror's indirect costs and profit/fee applicable to the work to be 
performed by the subcontractor(s); and (ii) A description of the value 
added by the offeror as related to the work to be performed by the 
subcontractor(s). (3) If any subcontractor intends to subcontract to a 
lower-tier subcontractor more than 70 percent of the total cost of work 
to be performed under its subcontract--(i) The amount of the 
subcontractor's indirect costs and profit/fee applicable to the work to 
be performed by the lower-tier subcontractor(s); and (ii) A description 
of the value added by the subcontractor as related to the work to be 
performed by the lower-tier subcontractor(s).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 25,380.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Hours per Response: 147,515.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,260.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: December 10, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E9-29876 Filed 12-15-09; 8:45 am]
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