[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10826-10828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05498]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0097; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 16]


Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council 
invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning FAR part 4 
requirements.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 21, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit 
comments on this collection by either 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 9000-0097 Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0097 Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements. 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). This information collection is 
pending at the FAR Council. The Council will submit it to OMB within 60 
days from the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement

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Analyst, at telephone 703-605-2868, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Overview of Information Collection

Description of the Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision/Renewal of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Collection--Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements.
    3. Agency form number, if any:--None.

Solicitation of Public Comment

    Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one 
or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

B. Purpose

    This information collection requirement, OMB Control No. 9000-0097, 
currently titled ``Taxpayer Identification Number Information,'' is 
proposed to be retitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 
Requirements'' due to consolidation with currently approved information 
collection requirements OMB Control No. 9000-0159, System for Award 
Management (SAM) Registration; 9000-0145, Use of Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification; and 9000-
0179, Service Contractor Reporting Requirement.
    This information collection requirement pertains to information 
that a contractor must submit in response to a number of requirements 
from FAR Part 4, which are as follows:
    1. Taxpayer Identification Number Information. FAR Subpart 4.9, 
Taxpayer Identification Number Information, and the provision at 
52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, implement statutory and regulatory 
requirements pertaining to taxpayer identification and reporting.
    2. SAM Registration and Maintenance. FAR Subpart 4.11 prescribes 
policies and procedures for requiring contractor registration in the 
System for Award Management (SAM) database to: (1) Increase visibility 
of vendor sources (including their geographical locations) for specific 
supplies and services; and (2) establish a common source of vendor data 
for the Government. FAR provision 52.204-7, System for Award 
Management, implements the requirement for offerors on Federal 
contracts. The clause requires prospective contractors to be registered 
in the SAM database prior to award of a contract or agreement, except 
in certain limited cases. Offerors are required to provide certain 
business information, including their Taxpayer Identification Number 
(TINs) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) information only once into a 
common Governmentwide data source. FAR clause 52.204-13, System for 
Award Management Maintenance, requires contractors to make sure their 
SAM data is kept current, accurate, and complete throughout contract 
performance and final payment; this maintenance is, at a minimum, to be 
done through an annual review and update of the contractor's SAM 
registration. FAR provision 52.212-1 and clause 52.212-4 contains the 
equivalent of 52.204-7 and 52.204-13 respectively, for commercial 
acquisitions.
    3. Use of Unique Entity Identifier as Primary Contractor 
Identification (formerly known as Data Universal Numbering System 
(DUNS)). The DUNS number is the nine-digit identification number 
assigned by Dun and Bradstreet Information Services to an 
establishment. The Government uses the DUNS number to identify 
contractors in reporting to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). 
The FPDS provides a comprehensive mechanism for assembling, organizing, 
and presenting contract placement data for the Federal Government. 
Federal agencies report data on all contracts in excess of $3,500 to 
FPDS. In 2016, the FAR was amended to redesignate the terminology for 
unique identification of entities receiving Federal awards; the 
proprietary term ``DUNS number'' was replaced by the term ``unique 
entity identifier.'' Contracting officers insert the FAR provision 
52.204-6, Unique Entity Identifier, in solicitations they expect will 
result in contracts in excess of $3,500. This provision requires 
offerors to submit their unique entity identifier, which for now is the 
DUNS number, with their offer. If the offeror does not have a DUNS 
number, the provision provides instructions on obtaining one. 
Contracting officer also insert FAR clause 52.204-12, Unique Entity 
Identifier Maintenance, in all solicitations and resulting contracts 
containing provision 52.204-6. The clause requires contractors to 
maintain their unique entity identifier with whatever organization 
issues such identifiers, for the life of the contract; clause also 
requires contractors to notify contracting officers of any changes to 
the unique entity identifier.
    4. Service Contractor Reporting Requirement. Section 743(a) of 
Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
117) requires executive agencies covered by the Federal Activities 
Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act (Pub. L. 105-270), except DoD, to submit to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) annually an inventory of 
activities performed by service contractors. DoD is exempt from this 
reporting requirement because 10 U.S.C 2462 and 10 U.S.C. 2330a(c) 
already require DoD to develop an annual service contract inventory. 
This information collection covers the burden hours related to the 
requirement at FAR subpart 4.17, Service Contracts Inventory, and its 
associated clauses, 52.204-14 and 52.204-15.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    1. Taxpayer Identification Number Information.
    Respondents: 72,785.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Total Annual Responses: 218,355.
    Hours per Response: 0.1.
    Total Burden Hours: 21,835.5.
    2. SAM Registration and Maintenance.
    Respondents: 59,738.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 59,738.
    Hours per Response: 2.6.
    Total Burden Hours: 155,408.
    3. Unique Entity Identifier.
    Respondents: 83,703.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.74.
    Total Annual Responses: 229,273.
    Hours per Response: 0.02.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,240.54.
    4. Service Contractor Reporting Requirement.
    Respondents: 79,825.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 79,825.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 159,650.
    5. Summary.
    Respondents: 296,051.
    Total Annual Responses: 587,191.
    Total Burden Hours: 198,629.04.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.

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    Frequency: Variable, depending on the collection.
    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. 9000-0097 
Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: March 19, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-05498 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 a.m.]
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