[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71652-71653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24931]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0135; Docket No. 2020-0053; Sequence No. 7]


Submission for OMB Review; Prospective Subcontractor Requests for 
Bonds

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 prospective subcontractor requests for bonds.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 10, 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 through http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions on the site. This 
website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the 
comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0135, Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds. 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. If there are difficulties submitting comments, 
contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or 
[email protected].

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)

    9000-0135, Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds.

B. Need and Uses

    Part 28 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contains 
guidance related to obtaining financial protection against losses under 
Federal contracts (e.g., bonds, bid guarantees, etc.). Part 52 contains 
the corresponding provisions and clauses. These collectively implement 
the statutory requirement for Federal contractors to furnish payment 
bonds under construction contracts subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, 
subchapter III, Bonds.
    This information collection is mandated by section 806(a)(3) of 
Public Law 102-190, as amended by sections 2091 and 8105 of the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) (Pub. L. 
103-335). Accordingly, the clause at 52.228-12, Prospective 
Subcontractor Requests for Bonds, requires prime contractors to 
promptly provide a copy of a payment bond, upon the request of a 
prospective subcontractor or supplier offering to furnish labor or 
material under a construction contract for which a payment bond has 
been furnished pursuant to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31.

C. Common Form

    This information collection is being converted into a common form. 
The General Services Administration is the sponsor agency of this 
common form. All executive agencies covered by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation will use this common form. Each executive agency will report 
their agency burden separately, and the reported information will be 
available at Reginfo.gov.

D. Annual Burden

General Services Administration

    Respondents: 565.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,412.
    Total Burden Hours: 480.

E. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 85 FR 
55289 on September 4, 2020. No comments were received.
    Obtaining copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information 
collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by 
calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected]. Please cite OMB

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Control No. 9000-0135, Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds.

William F. Clark,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-24931 Filed 11-9-20; 8:45 am]
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