[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66464-66465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26949]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0027; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 26]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Value 
Engineering Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension of a 
previously 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 Value 
Engineering Requirements. A notice was published in the Federal 
Register at 77 FR 43076, on July 23, 2012. No comments were received.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary; 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 December 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0027, Value Engineering Requirements, 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 9000-0027, Value Engineering 
Requirements''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0027,

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Value Engineering Requirements'' 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 9000-0027, Value Engineering Requirements.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0027, Value Engineering Requirements, 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 email at 
[email protected].

A. Purpose

    Per Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 48, value engineering is 
the technique by which contractors (1) voluntarily suggest methods for 
performing more economically and share in any resulting savings or (2) 
are required to establish a program to identify and submit to the 
Government methods for performing more economically. These 
recommendations are submitted to the Government as value engineering 
change proposals (VECP's) and they must include specific information. 
This information is needed to enable the Government to evaluate the 
VECP and, if accepted, to arrange for an equitable sharing plan.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Based on adjustments to the number of respondents using Fiscal Year 
2011 Federal Procurement Data System Data, the number of responses and 
the estimated hours, the annual estimated reporting burden increased 
from the noticed published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 43076, on 
July 23, 2012.
    Respondents: 1,934.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 3,868.
    Hours per Response: 15.
    Total Burden Hours: 58,020.
    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. 9000-0027, Value Engineering Requirements, in all correspondence.

    Dated: October 31, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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