[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75164-75165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30559]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 47; OMB Control No. 9000-0091]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Anti-
Kickback Procedures

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension of 
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 anti-
kickback procedures.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 February 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures, 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 9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures''. 
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information 
Collection 9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures'' 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 9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures, 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: Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 
Analyst,

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Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 219-0202 or 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback 
Procedures, requires that all contractors have in place and follow 
reasonable procedures designed to prevent and detect in its own 
operations and direct business relationships, violations of section 3 
of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 U.S.C. 51-58). Whenever prime 
contractors or subcontractors have reasonable grounds to believe that a 
violation of section 3 of the Act may have occurred, they are required 
to report the possible violation in writing to the contracting agency 
inspector general, the head of the contracting agency if an agency does 
not have an inspector general, or the Department of Justice. The 
information is used to determine if any violations of section 3 of the 
Act have occurred.
    There is no Governmentwide data collection process or system which 
identifies the number of alleged violations to the Anti-Kickback Act of 
1986 (41 U.S.C. 51-58) that are reported annually to agency inspectors 
general, the heads of the contracting agency if an agency does not have 
an inspector general, or the Department of Justice. To date, no public 
comments or questions have been received regarding the burden estimates 
included in the currently approved clearance.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 100.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 100.
    Hours per Response: 1.
    Total Burden Hours: 100.
    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. 9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures, in all correspondence.

    Dated: December 11, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-30559 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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