[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54252-54253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21286]



[[Page 54252]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0166; Docket 2013-0077; Sequence 4]


Information Collection; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--
Reporting Requirements--One Time Reporting Requirements for Prime 
Contractors

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension, with 
changes, to an existing OMB clearance.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting Requirements--One 
Time Reporting Requirements for Prime Contractors.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 4, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0166, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting Requirements--
One Time Reporting Requirements for Prime Contractors, 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 9000-0166, American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act--Reporting Requirements--One Time Reporting 
Requirements for Prime Contractors.'' Follow the instructions provided 
at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0166, American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting Requirements--One Time 
Reporting Requirements for Prime Contractors'' on your attached 
document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Hada 
Flowers/IC 9000-0166, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting 
Requirements--One Time Reporting Requirements for Prime Contractors.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0166, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting 
Requirements--One Time Reporting Requirements for Prime Contractors, 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: Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, at telephone 202-501-1448 or via 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 
4.15 and the applicable clause at FAR 52.204-11, which implements the 
statutory requirements section 1512(c) of Division A of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act), 
as a condition of receipt of funds, contractors that receive awards (or 
modifications to existing awards) funded, in whole or in part by the 
Recovery Act, shall include the one-time reporting elements for which 
the burden is imposed on the prime contractor. The information shall 
include, but is not limited to:
    a. Registration at http://www.FederalReporting.gov;
    b. The award number for both its Government contract and first-tier 
subcontracts;
    c. Program or project title, if any, for its Government contract; 
(http://wwww.whitehouse.gov/omb/recovery_faqs_contractors);
    d. A description of the overall purpose and expected outcomes or 
results of the contract and first-tier subcontracts, including 
significant deliverables and, if appropriate, units of measure (http://wwww.whitehouse.gov/omb/recovery_faqs_contractors);
    e. Name of the first-tier subcontractor;
    f. Amount of the first-tier subcontract award;
    g. Date of the first-tier subcontract award;
    h. First-tier subcontract number (The contract number assigned by 
the prime contractor);
    i. First-tier subcontractor's physical address including street 
address, city, state, and country. Also include the nine-digit zip code 
and congressional district if applicable; and
    j. Subcontract primary performance location including street 
address, city, state, and country. Also include the nine-digit zip code 
and congressional district if applicable.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    This information collection reflects a downward adjustment from 
what was published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2010, at 75 
FR 58389, for the number of respondents required to comply with the 
requirements of FAR subpart 4.15 and the associated FAR clause at 
52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting 
Requirements. This change is primarily due to fewer Recovery Act funds 
available for award.
    In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, the Federal Procurement Data System 
(FPDS) indicated that there were 33,041 Recovery Act prime contract 
awards, including modifications (21,767 awarded to small businesses), 
to 8,896 unique vendors. In FY 2012, FPDS indicates that there were 
6,312 Recovery Act prime contract awards, including modifications 
(3,156 awarded to small businesses), to 2,247 unique vendors. This 
change represents a decrease of approximately 75 percent from FY 2010 
Recovery Act awards. Consequently, it was determined that FY 2012 FPDS 
data was a sufficient baseline for estimating the number of respondents 
per year (2,247) that would need to comply with the applicable clause 
associated with this information collection. The estimate number of 
responses per respondent is based on an estimated number of unique 
vendors divided by the average number of respondents. In discussions 
with subject matter experts, it was determined that an estimated number 
of responses per respondent of two, rounded down from 2.8, was 
sufficient to reflect the lower number of Recovery Act funds available 
for award. Additionally, it is estimated that the burden hours per 
response is thirty-six minutes (.60), which reflects no change from 
what was published Federal Register on September 24, 2010, at 75 FR 
58389. No public comments were received in prior years that have 
challenged the validity of the Government's estimate.
    Respondents: 2,247.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.0.
    Total Annual Reponses: 4,494.
    Hours per Response: .6.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,696.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of

[[Page 54253]]

information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulations (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.
    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., 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0166, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting 
Requirements--One Time Reporting Requirements for Prime Contractors, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: August 27, 2013.
Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-21286 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P