[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69441-69442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28038]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0129; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 56]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Cost 
Accounting Standards Administration

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 cost 
accounting standards administration.
    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 January 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration 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 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards 
Administration''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards 
Administration'' 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 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration, 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. Edward Chambers, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501-3221 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR Subpart 30.6 and the provision at 52.230-6 include pertinent 
rules and regulations related to the Cost Accounting Standards along 
with necessary administrative policies and procedures. These 
administrative policies require certain contractors to submit cost 
impact estimates and

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descriptions in cost accounting practices and also to provide 
information on CAS-covered subcontractors.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    The estimated annual reporting burden is increased from that 
published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 3236, on January 20, 2010. 
Based on data from the Federal Procurement Data System for fiscal year 
2011, an upward adjustment is made to the estimated annual reporting 
burden.
    Number of Respondents: 1,288.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.27.
    Total Responses: 2,924.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 175.00.
    Total Burden Hours: 511,700.
    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 
Number 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 8, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-28038 Filed 11-16-12; 8:45 am]
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