[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04837]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0027; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 25]


Submission for OMB Review; Value Engineering Requirements

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 value engineering requirements.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 15, 2019.

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 9000-0027, Value Engineering Requirements.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0027, Value Engineering Requirements, 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: Marilyn E. Chambers, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, at telephone 
202-285-7380, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Per Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 48, value engineering is 
the technique by which contractors (1) voluntarily suggest methods for 
performing more economically and share in any resulting savings, or (2) 
are required to establish a program to identify and submit to the 
Government methods for performing more economically. These 
recommendations are submitted to the Government as value engineering 
change proposals (VECP's) and they must include specific information. 
This information is needed to enable the Government to evaluate the 
VECP and, if accepted, to arrange for an equitable sharing plan.

B. Public Comment

    A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
64128, on December 13, 2018. No comments were received.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

Value Engineering Requirements

    The estimated total burden is as follows:
    Respondents: 794.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,588.
    Hours per Response: 15.
    Total Burden Hours: 23,820.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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. 9000-0027, Value Engineering 
Requirements, in all correspondence.

Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-04837 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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