[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57156-57157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22526]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0302; Docket No. 2013-0001; Sequence 9]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Submission for OMB Review; Modifications (Federal Supply Schedules)

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments on an information 
collection requirement for an 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 information 
collection requirement regarding the Modifications (Federal Supply 
Schedule) clause.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: October 17, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dana Munson, General Services 
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-357-9652 or email 
[email protected] for clarification of content. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite information collection 3090-
0302.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0302, Modifications, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for 
``Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications.'' Select the link 
``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 
3090-0302, Modifications.'' Follow the instructions provided at the 
``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications,'' 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 3090-0302, Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications.
    Instructions:
     Submit comments including suggestions for reducing this 
burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 
20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 2250C, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 
20405.
     Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0302, Modifications, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to add clause 552.243-81 Modifications 
(Federal Supply Schedule) and an Alternate I version of the clause that

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requires electronic submission of modifications for FSS contracts 
managed by GSA. Under the modifications clause, vendors may request a 
contract modification by submitting a request to the Contracting 
Officer for approval. At a minimum, every request shall describe the 
proposed change(s) and provide the rationale for the requested 
change(s).
    The initial clause, previously at GSAR 552.243-72 Modifications 
(Multiple Award Schedule), is being reinstated at GSAR 552.238-81, 
Modifications (Federal Supply Schedule).
    The alternate version of the clause implements and mandates 
electronic submission of modifications, and only applies to FSS 
contracts managed by GSA. The alternate version of the clause links to 
GSA's electronic tool, eMod at http://eoffer.gsa.gov/. Use of eMod will 
streamline the modification submission process for both FSS contractors 
and contracting officers.
    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not have access to 
eMod, and is therefore not required to comply with the requirements of 
the Alternate I version of GSAR clause 552.238-81, Modifications 
(Federal Supply Schedule). VA will continue to utilize the basic 
version of the clause in management of their FSS contracts.

B. Discussion and Analysis

    A notice for this collection was published in the Federal Register 
at 78 FR 31879, on May 28, 2013. One comment was received that was 
outside the scope of the notice.
    As a result, no change to the burden estimate for this collection 
was made.

Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the GSAR, and 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 appropriate 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:

552.238-81 Modifications (Federal Supply Schedule)

    Respondents: 1,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Total Responses: 4,500.
    Hours per Response: 5.
    Total Burden Hours: 22,500.

552.238-81 Modifications Alternate I (Federal Supply Schedule)

    Estimated Respondents/yr: 19,000.
    Number of Submissions per Respondent: 3.
    Total Responses: 57,000.
    Estimated Hours/Response: 4.
    Total Burden Hours: 228,000.

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. 3090-0302, ``Modifications'' 
in all correspondence.

    Dated: September 11, 2013.
Laura Auletta,
Acting Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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