[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42917-42918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17699]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX; Docket No. 2019-0001; Sequence No. 14]


Submission for OMB Review; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation; Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc)

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a new OMB 
information clearance.

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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 new 
information collection requirement regarding OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX, 
Adoption of Construction Project Delivery Method Involving Early 
Industry Engagement--Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc).

DATES: Submit comments on or before: September 18, 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:
     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 Collection 
3090-XXXX, Construction Manager as Constructor.'' Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-XXXX, Construction Manager as Constructor'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 3090-0303, Administrative Changes.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-XXXX, Construction Manager as Constructor, 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. Christina Mullins, Procurement 
Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) applies because 
the final rule contains two (2) clauses with information collection 
requirements. Accordingly, the Regulatory Secretariat has submitted a 
request for approval of a new information collection requirement 
concerning this rule to the Office of Management and Budget under 44 
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.
    The information collected is used by PBS to evaluate contractor's 
proposals and negotiate contract modifications during contract 
administration.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Total public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 400 total hours ($31,020) annually, including the 
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing 
the collection of information. The estimated burden hours to the public 
for the below clauses are as follows:
    The new clause at GSAR 552.236-79, Construction-Contractor-as-
Constructor, requires the contractor to submit proposals to establish 
the final estimated cost of the work, to convert the contract to a 
firm-fixed-price, and to determine the final settlement.
    Respondents: 5.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 10.
    Hours per Response: 40.
    Total Response Burden Hours: 400.
    Cost per Hour: $77.55.
    Estimated Cost Burden to the Public: $31,020.
    The new clause at GSAR 552.236-80, Accounting Records, contains a 
recordkeeping requirement that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). The clause requires the contractor to 
keep all relevant documents for a period of three years after the final 
payment. However, the clause does not add burden to what is already 
estimated for the existing FAR clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records by 
a previous information collection (see OMB Control Number 9000-0034).

C. Public Comments

    A request for public comments published in the Federal Register at 
83 FR 55838 on November 8, 2018 as part of a proposed rule under GSAR 
case 2015-G506. There were no comments received on the information 
collection, therefore there were no changes to the calculated burden 
estimates.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of

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information is necessary and whether it will have practical utility; 
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of 
information is accurate and based on valid assumptions and methodology; 
and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection supporting statement from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division, 1800 F Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20405.
    Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX, Construction Manager as 
Constructor, in all correspondence.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-17699 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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