[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59380-59382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25479]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 obligations under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of
the existing information collection described below (3064-0072). On
August 16, 2018, the FDIC requested comment for 60 days on a proposal
to renew the information collection described below. No comments were
received. The FDIC hereby gives notice of its plan to submit to OMB a
request to approve the renewal of this collection, and again invites
comment on this renewal.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 24, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to
the FDIC by any of the following methods:
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: On August 16, 2018, the FDIC requested
comment for 60 days on a proposal to renew the information collection
described below. No comments were received. The FDIC hereby gives
notice of its plan to submit to OMB a request to approve the renewal of
this collection, and again invites comment on this renewal.
Proposal to renew the following currently approved collection 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 respond number of frequency time per Frequency of response estimated
respondents of response burden
responses (hours)
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Request for Proposal and Price Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 656 1 6.55 On Occasion.......... 4,297
Quotation (includes Basic Retain Benefits.
Safeguards)--Solicitation/Award
(Form 3700/55).
Request for Information............ Reporting.......... Voluntary............ 140 1 12.00 On Occasion.......... 1,680
Background Investigation Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 2,400 1 0.33 On Occasion.......... 792
Questionnaire for Contractor Retain Benefits.
Personnel and Subcontractors (Form
1600/04).
Background Investigation Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 200 1 0.5 On Occasion.......... 100
Questionnaire for Contractors Retain Benefits.
(Form 1600/07).
Integrity and Fitness Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 12 1 0.33 On Occasion.......... 4
Representations and Certifications Retain Benefits.
(Form 3700/12).
Leasing Representations and Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 15 1 1 On Occasion.......... 15
Certifications (Form 3700/44). Retain Benefits.
Past Performance Questionnaire Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 984 1 0.75 On Occasion.......... 738
(Form 3700/57). Retain Benefits.
Contractor Representations and Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 12 1 0.33 On Occasion.......... 4
Certifications (Form 3700/4A). Retain Benefits.
Fair Inclusion of Minorities and Reporting.......... Required to Obtain or 100 1 2 On Occasion.......... 200
Women (Form 3700/59). Retain Benefits.
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Total Hourly Burden............ ................... ..................... ........... ........... ......... ..................... 7,830
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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.
The annual burden for this information collection is estimated to
be 7,830 hours. This represents an increase of 5,496 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
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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 November 19, 2018.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25479 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
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