[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25481-25482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10303]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0248; Docket 2011-0001; Sequence 13]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Submission for OMB Review; Solicitation Provisions and Contract 
Clauses; Placement of Orders Clause; and Ordering Information Clause

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

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 approved information collection requirement regarding 
solicitation provisions and contract clauses, placement of orders 
clause, and ordering information clause. A notice was published in the 
Federal Register at 77 FR 3476, on January 24, 2012. No comments were 
received.
    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; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: May 30, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Eble, Procurement Analyst, 
General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (215) 446-5823 or 
via email at [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0248, GSAR 516-506, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, 
552.216-72 Placement of Orders Clause, and 552.216-73, Ordering 
Information Clause, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 3090-0248, GSAR 516-506, Solicitation 
Provisions and Contract Clauses; 552.216-72, Placement of Orders 
Clause, and 552.216-73, Ordering Information Clause''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-0248, GSAR 516-506, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses; 
552.216-72, Placement of Orders Clause, and 552.216-73, Ordering 
Information 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 3090-0248, GSAR 516-506, Solicitation Provisions and 
Contract Clauses; 552.216-72, Placement of Orders Clause, and 552.216-
73, Ordering Information Clause.

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    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0248, GSAR 516-506, Solicitation Provisions and 
Contract Clauses; 552.216-72, Placement of Orders Clause, and 552.216-
73, Ordering Information 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has various mission 
responsibilities related to the acquisition and provision of the 
Federal Acquisition Service's (FAS's) Stock, Special Order, and 
Schedules Programs. These mission responsibilities generate 
requirements that are realized through the solicitation and award of 
various types of FAS contracts. Individual solicitations and resulting 
contracts may impose unique information collection and reporting 
requirements on contractors, not required by regulation, but necessary 
to evaluate particular program accomplishments and measure success in 
meeting program objectives. As such, GSAR 516.506, Solicitation 
provision and clauses, specifically directs contracting officers to 
insert 552.216-72, Placement of Orders, when the contract authorizes 
FAS and other activities to issue delivery or task orders and 552.216-
73, Ordering Information, directs the Offeror to elect to receive 
orders placed by FAS by either facsimile transmission or computer-to-
computer Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 7,143.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 7,143.
    Hours per Response: .25.
    Total Burden Hours: 1785.
    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. 3090-0248, GSAR 516-506, Solicitation Provisions and Contract 
Clauses; 552.216-72, Placement of Orders Clause, and 552.216-73, 
Ordering Information Clause, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 16, 2012.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy & Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2012-10303 Filed 4-27-12; 8:45 am]
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