[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 43205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17390]


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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; Submission for OMB Review; 
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. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 
73660, December 11, 2012. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 19, 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, FAR Desk 
Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0108, Bankruptcy, 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), 1800 F Street NW., 2nd 
Floor, Washington, DC 20405-0001, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0108, Bankruptcy, in all correspondence.

    Dated: July 15, 2013.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, 
Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-17390 Filed 7-18-13; 8:45 am]
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