[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19287-19288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7655]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0010; Docket 2011-0079; Sequence 24]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Progress Payments (SF-1443)

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public 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 information collection requirement concerning progress 
payments. A notice was published in

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the Federal Register at 76 FR 81942, on December 29, 2011. No comments 
were received.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 April 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0010, Progress Payments, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 9000-0010, Progress Payments'' under the heading ``Enter 
Keyword or ID'' and selecting ``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a 
Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0010, 
Progress Payments''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0010, Progress Payments'' 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 9000-0010, Progress Payments.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0010, Progress Payments, 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: Edward Chambers, Procurement Analyst, 
Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at (202) 501-3221 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Certain Federal contracts provide for progress payments to be made 
to the contractor during performance of the contract. Pursuant to FAR 
clause 52.232-16 ``Progress Payments,'' contractors are required to 
request progress payments on Standard Form 1443, ``Contractor's Request 
for Progress Payment,'' or an agency approved electronic equivalent. 
Additionally, contractors may be required to submit reports, 
certificates, financial statements, and other pertinent information, 
reasonably requested by the Contracting Officer. The contractual 
requirement for submission of reports, certificates, financial 
statements and other pertinent information is necessary for protection 
of the Government against financial loss through the making of progress 
payments.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 27,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 32.
    Annual Responses: 864,000.
    Hours per Response: .55.
    Total Burden Hours: 475,200.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0010, Progress Payments, in all correspondence.

    Dated: March 20, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-7655 Filed 3-29-12; 8:45 am]
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