[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19484-19485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07272]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0196; Docket No. 2020-0053; Sequence No. 2]


Information Collection; Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

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 payments to small business subcontractors.

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 9000-0196, Payments to Small Business 
Subcontractors.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0196, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. 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).

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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)

    9000-0196, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

B. Need and Uses

    This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit 
to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause at 
52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. This clause 
requires the prime contractor to self-report to the contracting officer 
when the prime contractor makes late or reduced payments to small 
business subcontractors. The notice shall include the reason(s) for 
making the reduced or untimely payment. The contracting officer uses 
the information to record the identity of contractors with a history of 
late or reduced payments to small business subcontractors in the 
Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). 
The contracting officer considers and evaluates the contractor's 
written explanation for a reduced or an untimely payment to determine 
whether the reduced or untimely payment is justified.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 473.
    Total Annual Responses: 473.
    Total Burden Hours: 946.

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 85 FR 
5660, 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 Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0196, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors, 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. 2020-07272 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 am]
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