[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51783-51784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0132; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 61]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; 
Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews

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 approved information collection requirement concerning 
contractors' purchasing systems reviews.
    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 October 26, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0132, Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews, 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 9000-0132, Contractors' 
Purchasing Systems Reviews''. Follow the instructions provided at the 
``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0132, Contractors' Purchasing 
Systems Reviews'' 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 9000-0132, Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0132, Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews, 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. Patricia Corrigan, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 208-
1963 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The objective of a contractor purchasing system review (CPSR), as 
discussed in Part 44 of the FAR, is to evaluate the efficiency and 
effectiveness with which the contractor spends Government funds and 
complies with Government policy when subcontracting. The review 
provides the administrative contracting officer a basis for granting, 
withholding, or withdrawing approval of the contractor's purchasing 
system.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    There is no single data collection process or system, e.g., Federal 
Procurement Data System (FPDS), that identifies the number of CPSRs 
conducted governmentwide. To date no public comments or questions have 
been received regarding the burden estimates included in the currently 
approved clearance. However, for purposes of this clearance, the 
estimated Average Burden Per Response is estimated at 25 hours per 
completion. Based on coordination with a Government agency that 
conducts CPSRs, the estimate has been adjusted upwards from the current 
17 hours to 25 hours, in order to provide a more accurate accounting of 
the contractors' time necessary for reading information and preparing 
for a CSPR.
    Number of Respondents: 1,580.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 1,580.
    Average Burden per Response: 25.
    Total Burden Hours: 39,500.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the

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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. 9000-0132, Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: August 17, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-20994 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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