[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 242 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 74631-74632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30205]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 552 and 538

[OMB Control No. 3090-00XX; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 21]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation: 
Modifications (Multiple Award Schedules); Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Request for public comments on an information collection 
requirement for a new 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 information 
collection requirement regarding General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clause Modifications (Multiple Award 
Schedule).

DATES: Submit comments on or before: February 15, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dana Munson, General Services 
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (202) 357-9652 or email 
[email protected] for clarification of content. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite information collection 3090-
00XX.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
00XX, Modifications, 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 3090-00XX, Modifications''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
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00XX, Modifications'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-00XX, Modifications.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-00XX, Modifications, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comments are invited on: (1) Whether 
this collection of information is necessary and whether it will have 
practical utility; (2) whether our estimate of the public burden of 
this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid 
assumptions and methodology; and (3) to identify ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

A. Purpose

    GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to add clause 552.243-72; Modifications 
(Multiple Award Schedules). Under the modifications clause, vendors may 
request a contract modification by submitting a request to the 
Contracting Officer for approval. At a minimum, every request shall 
describe the proposed change(s) and provide the rationale for the 
requested change(s).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 20,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Total Responses: 61,500.
    Hours per Response: 5.
    Total Burden Hours: 307,000.

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. 3090-XXXX, 
``Modifications'' in all correspondence.

    Dated: December 10, 2012.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2012-30205 Filed 12-14-12; 8:45 am]
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