[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04838]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0075; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 12]
Submission for OMB Review; Government Property
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
concerning government property.
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 9000-0075, Government Property.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0075, Government Property, 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. Camara Francis, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA 202-550-0935 or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Government property, as used in FAR Part 45, means all property
owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both
Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property.
Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling,
special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not
include intellectual property and software.
This part prescribes policies and procedures for providing
Government property to contractors; contractors' management and use of
Government property; and reporting, redistributing, and disposing of
contractor inventory.
This clearance covers the following requirements:
(a) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(ii) requires contractors to record
requirements of paragraph (f)(1)(iii)(A)(1) through (5) of the clause,
identify as Government owned in a manner approporiate to the type of
property(e.g., stamp, tag, mark, or other identification), and manage
any discrepancies incident to shipment.
(b) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(ii)(A) requires contractors to submit report
if overages, shortages, or damages and/or other discrepancies are
discovered upon receipt of Government-furnished property.
(c) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(iii) requires contractors to create and
maintain records of all Government property accountable to the
contract.
(d) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(iv) requires contractors to periodically
perform, record, and report physical inventories during contract
performance, including upon completion or termination of the contract.
(e) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(vii)(B) requires contractors to investigate
and report all incidents of Government property loss as soon as the
facts become known.
(f) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(viii) requires contractors to promptly
disclose and report Government property in its possession that is
excess to contract performance.
(g) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(ix) requires contractors to disclose and
report to the Property Administrator the need for replacement and/or
capital rehabilitation.
(h) FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(x) requires contractors to perform and
report to the Property Administrator contract property closeout.
(i) FAR 52.245-1(f)(2) requires contractors to establish and
maintain source data, particularly in the areas of recognition of
acquisitions and dispositions of material and equipment.
(j) FAR 52.245-1(j)(2) requires contractors to submit inventory
disposal schedules to the Plant Clearance Officer via the Standard Form
1428, Inventory Disposal Schedule.
(k) FAR 52.245-9(d) requires a contractor to identify the property
for which rental is requested.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Number of Respondents: 11,375.
Responses per Respondent: 1,057.
Total Responses: 12,023,375.
Average Burden Hours per Response: .3092.
Total Burden Hours: 3,717,627.
C. Public Comments
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR
45933 on September 11, 2018. No comments were recevied.
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 20006, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0075, Government Property, in all correspondence.
Dated: March 8, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-04838 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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