[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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