[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 63805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25555]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0152; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 16]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Service 
Contracting

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 (9000-0152).

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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 
currently approved information collection requirement concerning 
service contracting. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 
77 FR 37907, on June 25, 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 Regulation (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 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0152, Service Contracting, 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 9000-0152, Service Contracting''. Follow 
the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0152, Service Contracting'' 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 9000-0152, Service Contracting.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0152, Service Contracting, 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 Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501-
0136 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The policies implemented at FAR 37.115, Uncompensated Overtime, are 
based on Section 834 of Public Law 101-510 (10 U.S.C. 2331). The 
policies require insertion of FAR provision 52.237-10, Identification 
of Uncompensated Overtime, in all solicitations valued above the 
simplified acquisition threshold, for professional or technical 
services to be acquired on the basis of the number of hours to be 
provided. The provision requires that offerors identify uncompensated 
overtime hours, in excess of 40 hours per week, and the uncompensated 
overtime rate for direct charge Fair Labor Standards Act--exempt 
personnel. This permits Government contracting officers to ascertain 
cost realism of proposed labor rates for professional employees and 
discourages the use of uncompensated overtime.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of Respondents: 19,906.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 19,906.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,953.
    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. 9000-0152, Service Contracting, in all correspondence.

    Dated: October 5, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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