[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15616]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0010; Docket No. 2018-0053; Sequence No. 18]


Submission for OMB Review; Progress Payments (SF-1443)

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 
regarding progress payments.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 22, 2018.

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 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:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and follow the instructions on the site.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0010, Progress Payments, SF 1443.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0010, Progress Payments, SF 1443, 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. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement 
Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Certain Federal contracts provide for progress payments to be made 
to the contractor during performance of the contract. Pursuant to FAR 
clause 52.232-16 ``Progress Payments,'' contractors are required to 
request progress payments on Standard Form (SF) 1443, ``Contractor's 
Request for Progress Payment,'' or an agency approved electronic 
equivalent. Additionally, contractors may be required to submit 
reports, certificates, financial statements, and other pertinent 
information, reasonably requested by the Contracting Officer. The 
contractual requirement for submission of reports, certificates, 
financial statements and other pertinent information is necessary for 
protection of the Government against financial loss through the making 
of progress payments.

B. Public Comment

    A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
18566, on April 27, 2018. No comments were received.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    The Electronic Document Access system (DoD official contract file 
system) indicates that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, 19,755 DoD contract 
awards contain FAR clause 52.232-16, Progress Payments.
    The estimated total burden is as follows:
    Respondents: 19,755.
    Responses per Respondent: 32.
    Total Annual Responses: 632,160.
    Hours per Response: 0.42.
    Total Burden Hours: 265,507.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Obtaining Copies: 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-
0010, Progress Payments, SF 1443, in all correspondence.

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-15616 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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