[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58388-58389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23880]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0169; Docket 2010-0083; Sequence 21]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Reporting Requirements--Quarterly 
Reporting for Prime Contractors

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0169).

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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 Regulatory 
Secretariat, will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Quarterly Reporting for Prime 
Contractors.
    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 November 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0169 by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 9000-0169'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and 
selecting ``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0169''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0169'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4068.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 
20405. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0169.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0169, in all correspondence related to this collection. 
All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ernest Woodson, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, at telephone (202) 501-3775 or via e-
mail to [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Quarterly Reporting for Prime Contractors. Elements updated 
quarterly for which the burden is imposed by the FAR requirements on 
the prime contractor include the following:
    a. The amount of Recovery Act funds invoiced by the contractor, 
cumulative since the beginning of the contract ((d)(2));
    b. A list of all significant services performed or supplies 
delivered, including construction, for which the contractor has 
invoiced ((d)(3));
    c. An assessment of the contractor's progress towards the 
completion of the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of 
the contract (i.e., not started, less than 50 percent completed, 
completed 50 percent or more, or fully completed). This covers the 
contract (or portion thereof) funded by the Recovery Act ((d)(6));
    d. A narrative description of the employment impact of the Recovery 
Act funded work ((d)(7)(i) through (ii)); and
    e. For subcontracts valued at less than $25,000 or any subcontracts 
awarded to an individual, or subcontracts awarded to a subcontractor 
that in the previous tax year had gross income under ($300,000, the 
contractor shall only report the aggregate number of such first tier 
subcontracts awarded in the quarter and their aggregate total dollar 
amount ((d)(9)).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 20,013.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.25.
    Total Annual Reponses: 25,016.
    Hours per Response: 4.
    Total Burden Hours: 100,065.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0169, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Reporting 
Requirements--Quarterly Reporting for Prime Contractors, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 17, 2010.
Edward Loeb,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-23880 Filed 9-23-10; 8:45 am]
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