[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33495-33496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14438]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0154; Docket 2015-0053; Sequence 4]


Submission to OMB for Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
Construction Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method)

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 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 concerning the 
Construction Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method). A 
notice published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 11205 on March 2, 
2015. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0154, Construction Rate

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Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method), 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 9000-0154. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0154, Construction Rate 
Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method)''. Follow the 
instructions provided on the screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0154, Construction 
Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method)'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0154, Construction Rate Requirements-Price 
Adjustment (Actual Method).
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0154, Construction Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment 
(Actual Method), 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. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, 
Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-501-0650, or via email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Government contracting officers may include FAR clause 52.222-32, 
Construction Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method) in 
fixed-price solicitations and contracts, subject to the Construction 
Wage Rate Requirements statute under certain conditions. The conditions 
are that the solicitation or contract contains option provisions to 
extend the term of the contract and the contracting officer determines 
that the most appropriate method to adjust the contract price at option 
exercise is to use a computation method based on the actual increase or 
decrease from a new or revised Department of Labor Construction Wage 
Rate Requirements statute wage determination.
    The clause requires that a contractor submit at the exercise of 
each option to extend the term of the contract, a statement of the 
amount claimed for incorporation of the most current wage determination 
by the Department of Labor, and any relevant supporting data, including 
payroll records, that the contracting officer may reasonably require. 
The information is used by Government contracting officers to establish 
the contract price adjustment for the construction requirements of a 
contract, generally if the contract requirements are predominantly 
services subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 842.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 842.
    Hours per Response: 40.
    Total Burden Hours: 33,680.

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 Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0154, Construction Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment 
(Actual Method), in all correspondence.

    Dated: June 8, 2015.
Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-14438 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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