[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34158-34159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14464]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0190; Docket No. 2015-0055; Sequence 14]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations--
Representation and Notification

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a new OMB 
information clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division 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 the Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic 
Corporations--Representation and Notification. A notice was published 
in the Federal Register at 79 FR 74558, on December 15, 2014. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0190 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--
Representation and Notification, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for OMB 
control number

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9000-0190, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic 
Corporations--Representation and Notification. Select the link ``Submit 
a Comment'' that corresponds with ``9000-0190; Prohibition on 
Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation and 
Notification.'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``9000-0190; Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic 
Corporations--Representation and Notification'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0190.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite IC 9000-0190 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: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 
Analyst, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at 202-208-4949 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require additional actions by 
contractors to assist contracting officers in ensuring compliance with 
the Governmentwide statutory prohibition on the use of appropriated (or 
otherwise made available) funds for contracts with any foreign 
incorporated entity that is an inverted domestic corporation or to any 
subsidiary of such entity.

B. Discussion and Analysis

    DoD, GSA, and NASA published a proposed rule at 79 FR 74558 on 
December 15, 2014, to revise the provisions of the FAR that address the 
continuing Governmentwide statutory prohibition (in effect since fiscal 
year 2008) on the use of appropriated (or otherwise made available) 
funds for contracts with any foreign incorporated entity that is an 
inverted domestic corporation (under section 835 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 395) or any subsidiary of 
such entity. The rule modifies the existing representation and adds a 
requirement to notify the contracting officer if the contractor becomes 
an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted 
domestic corporation, during performance of the contract.
    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.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    The public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .2 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden estimated as follows:
    Respondents: 352,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 352,000.
    Hours per Response: .2.
    Total Burden Hours: 70,400.
    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 Number 9000-0190, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted 
Domestic Corporations--Representation and Notification, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: June 8, 2015.
Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-14464 Filed 6-12-15; 8:45 am]
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