[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 81941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33430]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0235; Docket No.2011-0001; Sequence 10]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Price Reductions Clause

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat 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 regarding the 
GSAR Price Reductions Clause.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: February 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0235, Price Reduction Clause, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 3090-0235, Price Reduction Clause'', under the heading 
``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting ``Search''. Select the link 
``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 
3090-0235, Price Reduction Clause''. Follow the instructions provided 
at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0235, Price Reduction 
Clause'' 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 3090-0235, Price Reduction Clause.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0235, Price Reduction Clause, 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: Ms. Dana Munson, General Services 
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (202) 357-9652 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The clause at GSAR 552.238-75, Price Reductions, used in multiple 
award schedule contracts ensures that the Government maintains its 
relationship with the contractor's customer or category of customers, 
upon which the contract is predicated. The reason for the burden 
decrease as it exists now is based on current data updating the number 
of MAS Schedule contractors.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of Respondents: 4,500.
    Total Annual Responses: 4,500.
    Average hours per response: 2 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,000.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1275 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 3090-0235, Price Reductions Clause, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: December 22, 2011.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2011-33430 Filed 12-28-11; 8:45 am]
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