[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60049-60050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24905]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0024; Docket 2011-0079; Sequence 9]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Buy 
American Act Certificate

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a revision to 
an existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB) will be submitting to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve an extension of a previously approved information collection 
requirement concerning the Buy American Act certificate. This 
information collection requirement collects data for compliance with 41 
U.S.C., Buy American.
    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 October 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0024, Buy American Act Certificate, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 9000-0024, Buy American Act Certificate'' under the heading 
``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting ``Search.'' Select the link 
``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 
9000-0024, Buy American Act Certificate.'' Follow the instructions 
provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, 
company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0024, Buy 
American Act Certificate'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417. Attn: 
Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0024, Buy American Act Certificate.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0024, Buy American Act Certificate, 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: Cecelia Davis, Procurement Analyst, 
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 219-0202 or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Buy American Act requires that only domestic end products be 
acquired for public use unless an exception is specifically authorized 
by statute or regulation, provided that the cost of the domestic 
products is reasonable. FAR provision 52.225-2, Buy American Act 
Certificate, as prescribed at 25.1101(a)(2), requires the offeror to 
certify that all end products are domestic end products, except for 
foreign end products listed in paragraph (b). For other than 
commercially available off-the-shelf items, components of unknown 
origin are considered to have been supplied from outside the United 
States.
    The contracting office uses the information to determine compliance 
with 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American.
    A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register 
at 76 FR 24027, on April 29, 2011. One comment was received.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 3,125.
    Responses per Respondent: 15.
    Total Responses: 46,875.
    Hours per Response: .109.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,109.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275

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First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. 
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0024, Buy American Act Certificate, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: September 23, 2011.
Laura Auletta,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-24905 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
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