[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24516-24517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11003]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0073; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 15]


Submission for OMB Review; Advance Payments

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 a revision 
and renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding advanced payments.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: June 27, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0073 by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information

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Collection 9000-0073, Advance Payments''. Follow the instructions 
provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, 
company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0073, Advance 
Payments'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0073, Advance Payments.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0073, Advance Payments, 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: Mr. Kevin Funk, Procurement Analyst, 
at telephone 202-357-5805, or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)

    9000-0073, Advance Payments.

B. Needs and Uses

    Advance payments may be authorized under Federal contracts and 
subcontracts. Advance payments are the least preferred method of 
contract financing and require special determinations by the agency 
head or designee. Specific financial information about the contractor 
is required before such payments can be authorized (see FAR 32.4 and 
52.232-12). The information is used to determine if advance payments 
should be provided to the contractor.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 73.
    Responses per Respondent: 12.
    Annual Responses: 876.
    Hours per Response: 1.42.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,244.

D. Public Comments

    A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 
8332, on March 7, 2019. No comments were received.
    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, at 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0073, 
Advance Payments, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 21, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-11003 Filed 5-24-19; 8:45 am]
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