[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52696-52697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21366]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 48; OMB Control No. 9000-0101]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Drug-Free 
Workplace (FAR 52.223-6)

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 of 
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 drug-
free workplace.
    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 29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0101, Drug-Free Workplace, 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 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace''. Follow 
the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace'' 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 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace, 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. Marissa Petrusek, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-0136 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    FAR clause 52.223-6, Drug-Free Workplace, requires (1) Contractor 
employees to notify their employer of any criminal drug statute 
conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace; and (2) 
Government contractors, after receiving notice of such conviction, to 
notify the contracting officer. The clause is not applicable to 
commercial items, contracts at or below simplified acquisition 
threshold (unless awarded to an individual), and contracts performed 
outside the United States or by law enforcement agencies. The clause 
implements the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690).
    The information provided to the Government is used to determine 
contractor compliance with the statutory requirements to maintain a 
drug-free workplace.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Based on Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) data from the Federal Procurement 
Data

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System (FPDS), statistical information from other sources, and 
historical knowledge of the information collection, the estimated total 
burden is as follows:
    Respondents: 598.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 598.
    Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 299.
    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. 9000-0101, Drug-Free Workplace, 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. 2012-21366 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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