[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60178-60179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23687]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2014-0049]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Various Contract 
Related Forms That Will Be Included in the Homeland Security 
Acquisition Regulation, DHS Form 0700-01, DHS Form 0700-02, DHS Form 
0700-03, DHS FORM 0700-04

AGENCY: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and 
Legislation Office, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension without 
Change, 1600-0002.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief 
Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, will 
submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 5, 
2014. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2014-0049, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected] Please include docket number 
DHS-2014-0049 in the subject line of the message.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection under the HSAR 
is necessary in order to implement applicable parts of the FAR (48 
CFR). The four forms under this collection of information request are 
used by offerors, contractors, and the general public to comply with 
requirements in contracts awarded by the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS). The four forms are DHS Form 0700-01, Cumulative Claim 
and Reconciliation Statement; DHS Form 0700-02, Contractor's Assignment 
of Refund, Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts; DHS Form 0700-03, 
Contractor's Release; and DHS Form 0700-04, Employee Claim for Wage 
Restitution. These four forms will be used by contractors and/or 
contract employees during contract administration.
    The information will be used by DHS contracting officers to ensure 
compliance with terms and conditions

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of DHS contracts and to complete reports required by other Federal 
agencies such as the General Services Administration and the Department 
of Labor. If this information is not collected, the DHS could 
inadvertently violate statutory or regulatory requirements and the 
DHS's interest concerning inventions and contractor's claims would not 
be protected.
    There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours 
previously reported for this collection. An adjustment in annual burden 
is necessary at this time in the amount of 902 actions and hours. The 
initial annual burden was based on a lower number of contract actions 
which related to the fact that DHS was a new agency with consolidated 
acquisition procedures, processes, and policies. Although, there is an 
increase in the estimated burdened hours, there is no change in the 
information being collected.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Analysis

    Agency: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and 
Legislation Office, DHS.
    Title: Various Contract Related Forms That Will Be Included in the 
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation.
    OMB Number: 1600-0002.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Number of Respondents: 9537.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 9537.

    Dated: September 24, 2014.
Margaret H. Graves,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-23687 Filed 10-3-14; 8:45 am]
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