[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 242 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74662-74663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30235]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0060; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 20]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping

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

ACTION: Notice of request for an extension of an information collection 
requirement regarding an 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

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information collection requirement concerning Accident Prevention Plans 
and Recordkeeping. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 
FR 56645 on September 13, 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 January 16, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0060, Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping by any of the 
following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting 
``Information Collection 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans and 
Recordkeeping'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting 
``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with 
``Information Collection 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans and 
Recordkeeping''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans and 
Recordkeeping'' 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 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping, 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: Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, telephone (202) 501-1448 or 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The FAR clause at 52.236-13, Accident Prevention, requires Federal 
construction contractors to keep records of accidents incident to work 
performed under the contract that result in death, traumatic injury, 
occupational disease or damage to property, materials, supplies or 
equipment. Records of personal inquiries are required by the Department 
of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. 
The records maintained by the contractor are used to evaluate 
compliance and may be used in workmen's compensation cases. The FAR 
requires records of damage to property, materials, supplies or 
equipment to provide background information when claims are brought 
against the Government.
    If the contract involves work of a long duration, or hazardous 
nature, the contracting officer shall insert the clause with its 
alternate that requires the contractor to submit a written proposed 
plan for implementing the clause. The plan shall include an analysis of 
the significant hazards to life, limb, and property inherent in 
performing the contract and a plan for controlling the hazards. The 
Accident Prevention Plan is analyzed by the contracting officer along 
with the agency safety representatives to determine if the proposed 
plan will meet the requirements of safety regulations and applicable 
statutes.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    The estimated reporting burden has been adjusted since published in 
the Federal Register at 74 FR 41133, on August 14, 2009. The adjustment 
is based on an evaluation of Federal Procurement Data System award 
information for the services applicable to FAR Clause 52.213-36, and 
consultation with subject matter experts within the Government that 
procure such services.
    Respondents: 350.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 350.
    Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,400.
    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. 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: December 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. 2012-30235 Filed 12-14-12; 8:45 am]
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