[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19485-19486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07271]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0034; Docket No. 2020-0053; Sequence No.1]


Submission for OMB Review; Examination of Records by Comptroller 
General and Contract Audit

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 examination of records by Comptroller General and contract 
audit.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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 9000-0034, Examination of Records by Comptroller 
General and Contract Audit.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0034, Examination of Records by Comptroller General and Contract 
Audit. 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: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, 
at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

    9000-0034, Examination of Records by Comptroller General and 
Contract Audit.

B. Needs and Uses

    The objective of this information collection, for the examination 
of records by Comptroller General and contract audit, is to require 
contractors to maintain certain records and to ensure the Comptroller 
General and/or agency have access to, and the right to, examine and 
audit records, which includes: Books, documents, accounting procedures 
and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of 
whether such items are in written form, in the form of computer data, 
or in any other form, for a period of three years after final payment. 
This information is necessary for examination and audit of contract 
surveillance, verification of contract pricing, and to provide 
reimbursement of contractor costs, where applicable. The records 
retention period is required by the statutory authorities at 10 U.S.C. 
2313, 41 U.S.C. 4706, and 10 U.S.C. 2306, and are implemented through 
the following Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses: 52.214-26, Audit 
and Records-Sealed Bidding; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions 
Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 
and 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation. This information 
collection does not require contractors to create or maintain any 
records that the contractor does not normally maintain in its usual 
course of business.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 20,678.
    Total Annual Responses: 80,068.
    Total Burden Hours: 80,068.

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 85 FR 
5659, on January 31, 2020. 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

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Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0034, Examination of Records by Comptroller 
General and Contract Audit, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 2, 2020.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-07271 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 a.m.]
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