[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20159-20160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07806]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0080; Docket No. 2021-0053; Sequence No. 3]


Information Collection; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation; Contract Financing Final Payment, GSA Form 
1142, Release of Claims

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the

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Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
of GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, regarding final payment under 
construction and building services contract.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: June 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for Information 
Collection 3090-0080. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract Financing Final 
Payment; GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims''. Follow the instructions 
provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, 
company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0080, Contract 
Financing Final Payment; GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims'' on your 
attached document. If your comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the points of contact in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions.
    Instructions: 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryon Boyer, Procurement Analyst, 
Office of Governmentwide Policy, by phone at 817-850-5580 or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
clause 552.232-72 requires construction and building services 
contractors to submit a release of claims before final payment is made 
to ensure contractors are paid in accordance with their contract 
requirements and for work performed. GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims 
is used to achieve uniformity and consistency in the release of claims 
process.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,330.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,330.
    Hours per Response: 0.10.
    Total Burden Hours: 133.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of 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 documents from the Regulatory Secretariat 
Division by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected].
    Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0080; Contract Financing Final 
Payment, GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, in all correspondence.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-07806 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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