[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00396]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0059; Docket 2015-0055; Sequence 20]


Submission for OMB Review; North Carolina Sales Tax Certification

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 Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a 
reinstatement of a previously approved information collection 
requirement concerning North Carolina sales tax certification. A notice 
was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 58254 on September 28, 
2015. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA 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. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0059, North Carolina 
Sales Tax Certification''. Follow the instructions provided at the 
``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0059, North Carolina Sales Tax 
Certification'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0059, North Carolina Sales Tax Certification.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0059, North Carolina Sales Tax Certification, in all 
correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To 
confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, 
approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting 
(except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst, 
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA 202-969-7226 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The North Carolina Sales and Use Tax Act authorizes counties and 
incorporated cities and towns to obtain each year, from the 
Commissioner of Revenue of the State of North Carolina, a refund of 
sales and use taxes indirectly paid on building materials, supplies, 
fixtures, and equipment that become a part of or are annexed to any 
building or structure in North Carolina.
    However, to substantiate a refund claim for sales or use taxes paid 
on purchases of building materials, supplies, fixtures, or equipment by 
a contractor, the Government must secure from the contractor certified 
statements setting forth the cost of the property purchased from each 
vendor and the amount of sales or use taxes paid. Similar certified 
statements by subcontractors must be obtained by the general contractor 
and furnished to the Government. The information is used as evidence to 
establish exemption from State and local taxes.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 314.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 314.
    Hours per Response: 1.25.
    Total Burden Hours: 392.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (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. 9000-0059, North Carolina Sales Tax 
Certification, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 7, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-00396 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am]
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