[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 21873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08400]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0074; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 19]


Information Collection; Contract Funding--Limitation of Costs/
Funds

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 an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning limitation of costs/funds.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0074, Contract Funding--Limitation of Costs/Funds 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 9000-0074, Contract Funding--Limitation 
of Costs/Funds''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0074, Contract Funding--Limitation of 
Costs/Funds'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0074, Contract Funding--Limitation of Costs/
Funds.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0074, Contract Funding--Limitation of Costs/Funds, 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: Ms. Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA 202-969-7226 
or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Firms performing under incrementally funded Federal contracts are 
required to notify the contracting officer in writing whenever they 
have reason to believe--
    (1) The costs the contractors expect to incur under the contracts 
in the next 60 days, when added to all costs previously incurred, will 
exceed 75 percent of the estimated cost of the contracts; or
    (2) The total cost for the performance of the contracts will be 
greater or substantially less than estimated. As a part of the 
notification, the contractors must provide a revised estimate of total 
cost.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 194,256.
    Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Total Annual Responses: 971,280.
    Hours per Response: 0.333.
    Total Burden Hours: 320,522.

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. 9000-0074, Contract Funding--Limitation of Costs/Funds, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: April 7, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmnetwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-08400 Filed 4-12-16; 8:45 am]
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