[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40056-40057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17283]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0029; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 13]


Submission for OMB Review; Extraordinary Contractual Action 
Requests

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 has submitted 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 extraordinary contractual action requests.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 12, 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 or at 
[email protected]. 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: Lois Mandell/IC 9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action 
Requests.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests. 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. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 
Analyst, at 202-219-0202 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

    9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests.

B. Needs and Uses

    FAR subpart 50.1 prescribes policies and procedures that allow 
contracts to be entered into, amended, or modified in order to 
facilitate national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority 
granted under 50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. and Executive Order (E.O.) 10789 
dated November 14, 1958, et seq.
    This authority applies to the Government Printing Office; the 
Department of Homeland Security; the Tennessee Valley Authority; the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Department of 
Defense; the Department of the Army; the Department of the Navy; the 
Department of the Air Force; the Department of the Treasury; the 
Department of the Interior; the Department of Agriculture; the 
Department of Commerce; and the Department of Transportation. Also 
included is the Department of Energy for functions transferred to that 
Department from other authorized agencies and any other agency that may 
be authorized by the President.
    In order for a contractor to be granted relief under the FAR, 
specific evidence must be submitted which supports the firm's assertion 
that relief is appropriate and that the matter cannot be disposed of 
under the terms of the contract.
    FAR 50.103-3 specifies the minimum information that a contractor 
must include in a request for contract adjustment in accordance with 
FAR 50-103-1 and 50.103-2.
    FAR 50-103-4 sets forth additional information that the contracting 
officer or other agency official may request from the contractor to 
support any request made under FAR 50.103-3.
    FAR 50.104-3 sets forth the information that the contractor shall 
include in a request for the indemnification clause to cover unusually 
hazardous or nuclear risks.
    FAR 52.250-1, Indemnification under Public Law 850804, requires in 
paragraph (g) that the contractor shall promptly notify the contracting 
officer of any claim or action against, or loss

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by, the contractor or any subcontractors that may reasonably to involve 
indemnification under the clause.
    The information is used by the Government to determine if relief 
can be granted under FAR and to determine the appropriate type and 
amount of relief.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 28.
    Total Annual Responses: 164.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,800.

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 
25809, on June 4, 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, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests, in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 8, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-17283 Filed 8-12-19; 8:45 a.m.]
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