[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29117-29118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13403]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0198; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 20]


Information Collection; Violations of Arms Control Treaties or 
Agreements With the United States

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 existing 
OMB emergency clearance notice.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0198; Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United 
States, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments

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via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for the OMB Control 
number 9000-0198. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with 
``Information Collection 9000-0198; Violations of Arms Control Treaties 
or Agreements with the United States.'' Follow the instructions on the 
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0198; Violations of Arms Control Treaties 
or Agreements with the United States.''
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405-
0001. ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0198; Violations of Arms Control 
Treaties or Agreements with the United States.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0198; Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements 
with the United States, 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA) 
provides that an agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information, and no person is required to respond to nor 
be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of 
information, unless that collection has obtained Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval and displays a currently valid OMB Control 
Number.
    DoD, GSA, and NASA requested and OMB authorized emergency 
processing of an information collection involved in this rule, as OMB 
Control Number 9000-0198 (FAR case 2017-018, 52.209-13, Violation of 
Arms Control Treaties or Agreements--Certifications) consistent with 5 
CFR 1320.13. DoD, GSA, and NASA have determined the following 
conditions have been met:
    a. The collection of information is needed prior to the expiration 
of time periods normally associated with a routine submission for 
review under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    b. The collection of information is essential to the mission of the 
agencies to ensure the Federal Government does not award contracts to 
offerors, and any entity owned or controlled by the offeror that has 
engaged in any activity that violates arms control treaties or 
agreements with the United States.
    c. The use of normal clearance procedures would prevent the 
collection of information from contractors, for national security 
purposes.
    Section 1290 of Public Law 114-328 (codified at 22 U.S.C. 2593e) 
went into effect on December 23, 2016. The implementation of this FAR 
case will protect against doing business with entities that engage in 
any activity that contributed to or is a significant factor in a 
country's failure to comply with arms control treaties or agreements 
with the United States. This action is necessary because of statutory 
requirements relating to a national security function of the United 
States.
    A notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 28145, on 
June 15, 2018, as a part of a interim rule under FAR Case 2017-018, 
Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United 
States.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of Respondents: 11,634.
    Responses per Respondent: 8.6.
    Total Responses: 99,796.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: .4 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 40,478.

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 will have practical utility; whether the 
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 to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those entities who will 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. 9000-0198, Violations of Arms Control Treaties or 
Agreements with the United States.

    Dated: June 18, 2018.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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