[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10684-10685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04116]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0080]; [Docket 2015-0001; Sequence 2]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Contract Financing Final Payment (GSA Form 1142 
Release of Claims)

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing 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 extension of a 
previously approved information collection requirement and the 
reinstatement of GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, regarding final 
payment under construction and building services contract. GSA Form 
1142 was inadvertently deleted as part of the rewrite of GSAR 
regulations on Contract Financing. GSA Contracting Officers have used 
this form to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of 
claims process.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: April 28, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dana Munson, General Services 
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (202) 357-9652 or email 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, Release of 
Claims) 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 3090-0080. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing 
Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims).'' Follow the 
instructions on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final 
Payment; (GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims),'' on your attached 
document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,

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Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0080, Contract 
Financing Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims).
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, 
Release of Claims), 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

    The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
clause 552.232-72 requires construction and building services 
contractors to submit a release of claims before final payment is made 
to ensure contractors are paid in accordance with their contract 
requirements and for work performed. GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims 
is used to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of claims 
process.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 2000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Hours per Response: .10.
    Total Burden Hours: 200.

C. Public Comment

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary 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.
    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. 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSA Form 1142, 
Release of Claims), in all correspondence.

    Dated: February 24, 2015.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-04116 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am]
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