[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56213-56214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22411]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0029; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 27]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; 
Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests

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

ACTION: Notice of request for 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 
extraordinary contractual action requests.
    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 November 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests, 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 9000-0029, Extraordinary 
Contractual Action Requests''. Follow the instructions provided at the 
``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and

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``Information Collection 9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action 
Requests'' 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 9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests, 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. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 219-
0202 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR Subpart 50.1 prescribes policies and procedures that allow 
contracts to be entered into, amended, or modified in order to 
facilitate national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority 
granted under 50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. and Executive Order (EO) 10789 
dated November 14, 1958, et seq. In order for a contractor to be 
granted relief under the FAR, specific evidence must be submitted which 
supports the firm's assertion that relief is appropriate and that the 
matter cannot be disposed of under the terms of the contract.
    The information is used by the Government to determine if relief 
can be granted under FAR and to determine the appropriate type and 
amount of relief.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    The annual reporting burden is not changed from what was published 
in the Federal Register at 74 FR 48744, on September 24, 2009. Based on 
coordination with subject matter experts and consideration of the 
requirements for estimating the burden within the Paperwork Burden Act, 
the determination was made to not revise the annual reporting burden. 
However, at any point, members of the public may submit comments for 
further consideration, and are encouraged to provide data to support 
their request for an adjustment.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:
    Respondents: 100.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 100.
    Hours per Response: 16.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester 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. 9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 5, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-22411 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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