[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29984-29985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12210]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0054; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 3]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; U.S.-
Flag Air Carriers Statement

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 a previously approved 
information collection requirement concerning U.S. Flag Air Carriers 
Certification. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 
14354, on March 9, 2012. 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 Regulations (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 June 20, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0054, U.S. Flag Carriers Certification 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 9000-0054, U.S. Flag Carriers 
Certification''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0054, U.S. Flag Carriers Certification'' 
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 9000-0054, U.S. Flag Carriers Certification.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0054, U.S. Flag Carriers Certification, 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. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1448 or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Section 5 of the International Air transportation Fair Competitive 
Practices Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. 1517) (Fly America Act, implemented 
FAR 47.4, which requires that all Federal agencies and Government 
contractors and subcontractors use U.S.-flag air carriers for U.S. 
Government-financed international air transportation of personnel (and 
their personal effects) or property, to the extent that service by 
those carriers is available. It requires the

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Comptroller General of the United States, in the absence of 
satisfactory proof of the necessity for foreign-flag air 
transportation, to disallow expenditures from funds, appropriated or 
otherwise established for the account of the United States, for 
international air transportation secured aboard a foreign-flag air 
carrier if a U.S.-flag carrier is available to provide such services. 
In the event that the contractor selects a carrier other than a U.S.-
flag air carrier for international air transportation, the contractor 
shall include per FAR clause 52.247-64, Preference for U.S.-Flag Air 
Carriers, a statement on vouchers involving such transportation. The 
contracting officer uses the information furnished in the statement to 
determine whether adequate justification exists for the contractor's 
use of other than U.S.-flag air carrier.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 150.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Hours per Response: .25.
    Total Burden Hours: 75.
    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. 9000-0054, Submission for OMB Review; U.S.-Flag Air Carriers 
Certification, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 15, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-12210 Filed 5-18-12; 8:45 am]
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