[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40768-40770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17647]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request (OMB No. 3064-0072)

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its ongoing obligations under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of 
the existing information collection described below (OMB No. 3064-
0072).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
the FDIC by any of the following methods:
     Agency Website: https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the name and number of 
the collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Jennifer Jones (202-898-6768), Counsel, MB-3105, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), 
on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A 
copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for 
the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Jones, Counsel, 202-898-6768, 
[email protected], MB-3105, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Proposal to renew the following currently approved collections of 
information:
    1. Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.
    OMB Number: 3064-0072.
    Form Number: 3700/55 (Solicitation/Award); 1600/04 (Background 
Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor Personnel and 
Subcontractors); 1600/07 (Background Investigation Questionnaire for 
Contractors); 3700/12 (Integrity and Fitness Representations and 
Certifications); 3700/44 (Leasing Representations and Certifications); 
3700/57 (Past Performance Questionnaire); 3700/04A (Contractor 
Representations and Certifications); and 3700/59 (Fair Inclusion of 
Minorities and Women).
    Affected Public: Vendors of goods and services.
    Burden Estimate:

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                                                                Summary of Annual Burden
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                                                                                                                                                 Total
                                                                                 Estimated    Estimated   Estimated                              annual
                                       Type of  burden        Obligation to      number of    frequency    time per   Frequency of  response   estimated
                                                                 respond        respondents       of       response                              burden
                                                                                              responses                                         (hours)
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Request for Proposal and Price      Reporting...........  Required to Obtain            656            1       6.55  On Occasion.............      4,297
 Quotation (includes Basic                                 or Retain Benefits.
 Safeguards)--Solicitation/Award
 (Form 3700/55).
Request for Information...........  Reporting...........  Voluntary...........           44            1      37.63  On Occasion.............      1,656
Background Investigation            Reporting...........  Required to Obtain          2,400            1       0.33  On Occasion.............        792
 Questionnaire for Contractor                              or Retain Benefits.
 Personnel and Subcontractors
 (Form 1600/04).
Background Investigation            Reporting...........  Required to Obtain            200            1        0.5  On Occasion.............        100
 Questionnaire for Contractors                             or Retain Benefits.
 (Form 1600/07).
Integrity and Fitness               Reporting...........  Required to Obtain             12            1       0.33  On Occasion.............          4
 Representations and                                       or Retain Benefits.
 Certifications (Form 3700/12).
Leasing Representations and         Reporting...........  Required to Obtain             15            1          1  On Occasion.............         15
 Certifications (Form 3700/44).                            or Retain Benefits.
Past Performance Questionnaire      Reporting...........  Required to Obtain            984            1       0.75  On Occasion.............        738
 (Form 3700/57).                                           or Retain Benefits.
Contractor Representations and      Reporting...........  Required to Obtain             12            1       0.33  On Occasion.............          4
 Certifications (Form 3700/04A).                           or Retain Benefits.
Fair Inclusion of Minorities and    Reporting...........  Required to Obtain            100            1          2  On Occasion.............        200
 Women (Form 3700/59).                                     or Retain Benefits.
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    Total Hourly Burden...........  ....................  ....................  ...........  ...........  .........  ........................      7,806
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    General Description of Collection: This is a collection of 
information involving submission of information and various forms by 
contractors who desire to do business with the FDIC in connection with 
contract proposals submitted in response to FDIC solicitations.
    In order to obtain competitive proposals and contracts from vendors 
interested in providing goods or services to the FDIC, the FDIC uses 
the Solicitation/Award request (Form 3700/55). This form is used in 
connection with a request for proposal and a request for price 
quotations.
    In anticipation of a particular contract solicitation, the FDIC may 
first conduct market research to narrow down the list of potential 
contractors. This is done through a request for information (RFI). 
Following the RFI process, potential firms may be notified if they are 
to be included in the next phase of the acquisition process.
    The FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor 
Personnel and Subcontractors (Form 1600/04), Background Investigation 
Questionnaire for Contractors (Form1600/07), Integrity and Fitness 
Representations and Certifications (Form 3700/12), and Leasing 
Representations and Certifications (Form 3700/44) are a result of the 
implementation of 12 CFR part 366. The FDIC adopted 12 CFR part 366 
pursuant to Section 12(f)(3) and (4) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act, 12 U.S.C. 1822(f)(3) and (4), and the rulemaking authority of the 
FDIC found at 12 U.S.C. 1819. Pursuant to those sections and consistent 
with the goals and purposes of titles 18 and 41 of the U.S. Code, the 
rule establishes the minimum standards of integrity and fitness that 
contractors, subcontractors, and employees of contractors and 
subcontractors must meet if they perform any service or function on 
behalf of the FDIC. This rule includes regulations governing conflicts 
of interest, ethical responsibility, and use of confidential 
information in accordance with 1822(f)(3); and the prohibitions and the 
submission of information in accordance with 1822(f)(4). This rule 
applies to a person who submits an offer to perform or performs, 
directly or indirectly, a contractual service or function on behalf of 
the FDIC.
    In addition, the evaluation of an offeror's past performance under 
formal contracting procedures is a mandatory technical evaluation 
criterion in the FDIC's standard solicitation document. In support of 
the evaluation of the past performance criterion, the FDIC Past 
Performance Questionnaire (Form 3700/57) was developed to be submitted 
by other government agencies or commercial businesses who are doing 
business, or have done business, with the contractor that the FDIC is 
evaluating.
    The FDIC Contractor Representations and Certifications form (Form 
3700/4A) must be completed by any offeror that responds to a 
solicitation for an award over $100,000.
    Finally, in connection with a contract proposal, the FDIC seeks a 
commitment from an FDIC contractor to ensure, to the maximum extent 
possible consistent with applicable law, the fair inclusion of 
minorities and women in its workforce and the workforces of its 
applicable subcontractors. The commitment is asserted by the FDIC Fair 
Inclusion of Minorities and Women form (Form 3700/59), which is a 
contract clause implementing Section 342(c)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5452). The clause 
asserts the FDIC's right to request documentation from the contractor 
that demonstrates the contractor's good faith effort to include 
minorities and women in its workforce and subcontractors' workforces.

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    The annual burden for this information collection is estimated to 
be 7,806 hours. This represents an increase of 5,472 hours from the 
current burden estimate of 2,334 hours. This increase is not due to any 
new requirements imposed by the FDIC. Rather, it is due to FDIC's 
reassessment of the burden hours associated with the contracting 
process and to better account for the burdens associated with requests 
for proposals and price quotations as well as RFIs.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, on August 13, 2018.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-17647 Filed 8-15-18; 8:45 am]
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