[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59226-59227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20586]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0173; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 28]


Submission for OMB Review; Limitations on Pass-Through Charges

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 
previously approved information collection requirement regarding 
Limitations on Pass-Through Charges. A notice was published in the 
Federal Register at 81 FR 33674 on May 27, 2016. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 28, 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

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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 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through 
Charges''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' 
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through 
Charges'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges, 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. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, at telephone 202-208-4949 or via 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    To enable contracting officers to verify that pass-through charges 
are not excessive, the provision at 52.215-22 requires offerors 
submitting a proposal for a contract, task order, or delivery order to 
provide the following information with its proposal: (1) The percent of 
effort the offeror intends to perform and the percent expected to be 
performed by each subcontractor. (2) If the offeror intends to 
subcontract more than 70 percent of the total cost of work to be 
performed--(i) The amount of the offeror's indirect costs and profit/
fee applicable to the work to be performed by the subcontractor(s); and 
(ii) A description of the value added by the offeror as related to the 
work to be performed by the subcontractor(s). (3) If any subcontractor 
intends to subcontract to a lower-tier subcontractor more than 70 
percent of the total cost of work to be performed under its 
subcontract-- (i) The amount of the subcontractor's indirect costs and 
profit/fee applicable to the work to be performed by the lower-tier 
subcontractor(s); and (ii) A description of the value added by the 
subcontractor as related to the work to be performed by the lower-tier 
subcontractor(s).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 4,638.
    Responses per Respondent: 8.7.
    Total Responses: 40,347.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 80,694.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.

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. 9000-0173, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: August 24, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-20586 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am]
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