[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6514-6515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02407]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0097; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 6]


Information Collection; Taxpayer Identification Number 
Information

AGENCIES: 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 an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning Taxpayer Identification Number Information.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0097, Taxpayer Identification Number Information, by any of the 
following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.

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    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the 
OMB control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0097, Taxpayer 
Identification Number Information''. Follow the instructions provided 
at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0097, Taxpayer 
Identification Number Information'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0097, Taxpayer Identification Number 
Information.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0097, Taxpayer Identification Number Information, 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: Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 202-501-1448 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 7701(c), a contractor doing business 
with a Government agency is required to furnish its Tax Identification 
Number (TIN) to that agency. Also, 31 U.S.C. 3325(d) requires the 
Government to include, with each certified voucher prepared by the 
Government payment office and submitted to a disbursing official, the 
TIN of the contractor receiving payment under the voucher. 26 U.S.C. 
6050M, as implemented in the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue 
Service (IRS) regulations at Title 26 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), requires heads of Federal executive agencies to 
report certain information to the IRS. 26 U.S.C. 6041 and 6041A, as 
implemented in 26 CFR, in part, requires payors, including Government 
agencies, to report to the IRS, on form 1099, payments made to certain 
contractors.
    To comply with the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), 
reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and 
implementing regulations issued by the IRS in 26 CFR, FAR clause 
52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, requires a potential Government 
contractor to submit, among other information, its TIN. The TIN may be 
used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts 
arising out of the contractor's relationship with the Government. A 
contractor is not required to provide its TIN on each contract in 
accordance with FAR clause 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, when FAR 
clause 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, is inserted in 
contracts. FAR clause 52.204-7 requires a potential Federal contractor 
to provide its TIN in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 39,428.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Total Responses: 118,284.
    Hours per Response: .10.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,828.

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 Regulation (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. 9000-0097, Taxpayer Identification Number Information, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: February 3, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-02407 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]
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