[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56230-56231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22193]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0161; Docket 2013-0077; Sequence 12]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Reporting 
Purchases From Sources Outside the United States

AGENCY: 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, 
with changes, to an existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve an extension of a currently approved information collection 
requirement concerning reporting purchases from sources outside the 
United States.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by IC 9000-0161 by any of the 
following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``9000-
0161; Reporting of Purchases from Outside the United States''. Select 
the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``9000-0161; 
Reporting of Purchases from Outside the United States''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and 9000-0161; Reporting of 
Purchases from Outside the United States'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., 2nd floor, Washington, DC 
20405-0001. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0161.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite IC 9000-0161, in 
all correspondence related to this case. 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, Program Analyst, 
at

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202-219-0202. For information pertaining to status or publication 
schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202-501-4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The information on place of manufacture was formerly used by each 
Federal agency to prepare a report to Congress required by 41 U.S.C. 
8302(b)(1) for FY 2009 through 2011 on acquisitions of articles, 
materials, or supplies that are manufactured outside the United States. 
However, the data is still necessary for analysis of the application of 
the Buy American statue and the trade agreements and for other reports 
to Congress. Additionally, contracting officers require this data as 
the basis for entry into the Federal Procurement Data System for 
further data on the rationale for purchasing foreign manufactured 
items.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Based on a Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) report of 
Government-wide acquisition of manufactured end products in FY 2012, a 
total of 427,055 contracts were awarded. Since this is a solicitation 
provision, we estimate an average of 4 responses per solicitation 
resulting in approximately 1,708,220 offers (427,055 x 4 (rounded)). Of 
the approximately 1,708,220 offers, the Government estimates that an 
average of 10 responses annually will be received from 170,822 unique 
vendors (1,708,220/10). Consequently, it was determined that the FY 
2012 FPDS data identifying 170,822 unique vendors was a sufficient 
baseline for estimating the number of respondents. It is therefore 
estimated that approximately 170,822 respondents would need to comply 
with this information collection. The time required to read and prepare 
information is estimated at .01 hour (less than one minute) per 
completion. Recordkeeping will be integrated into systems already 
established by offerors.
    Estimated number of respondents: 170,822.
    Est. number of responses per respondent per year: x 10.
    Total annual responses (rounded): 1,708,220.
    Estimated hours per response: 0.1.
    Total response burden hours: 17,082.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the 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., 2nd 
floor, Washington, DC 20405-0001, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control Number 9000-0161, Reporting Purchases from Sources Outside 
the United States, in all correspondence.

    Dated: September 6, 2013.
Karlos Morgan, Sr.,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
Office of Government-wide Policy.
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