[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 73660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29909]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 51; OMB Control No. 9000-0108]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; 
Bankruptcy (FAR subpart 42.9; 52.242-13)

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding the extension of a 
previously existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
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 
Bankruptcy.
    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 January 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden, to: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 9000-0107, Notice of Radioactive Materials, in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-1448 or email 
[email protected].

A. Purpose

    Under statute, contractors may enter into bankruptcy which may have 
a significant impact on the contractor's ability to perform its 
Government contract. The Government often does not receive adequate and 
timely notice of this event. The clause at 52.242-13 requires 
contractors to notify the contracting officer within 5 days after the 
contractor enters into bankruptcy.

B. Annual Reporting Burden.

    Respondents: 790.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 790.
    Hours per Response: 1.25.
    Total Burden Hours: 988.
    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. 9000-0108, Bankruptcy, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 26, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-29909 Filed 12-10-12; 8:45 am]
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