[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27093-27094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10476]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Evaluation of Office 
of Acquisitions System (OASYS) and FFRDC Contract Administration System 
(FCAS) Vendor Portals National Cancer Institute (NCI)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will publish 
periodic summaries of propose projects to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of 
this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or 
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Marla 
Jacobson, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9742, Rockville, MD 20850 or 
call non-toll-free number 240-276-5267 or Email your request, including 
your address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional 
plans and instruments must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written comments and/or suggestions 
from the public and affected agencies are invited to address one or 
more of the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways 
to minimizes the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Proposed Collection Title: Evaluation of Office of Acquisitions 
System (OASYS) and FFRDC Contract Administration System (FCAS) Vendor 
Portals National Cancer Institute (NCI), 0925-NEW, Expiration Date XX/
XX/XXXX, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Cancer 
Institute (NCI) Office of Acquisitions (OA), located within the Office 
of the Director (OD) in the Office of Management (OM) at the National 
Cancer Institute (NCI), awards and administers contracts and simplified 
acquisitions in support of the Institute's mission to prevent, diagnose 
and treat cancer. During the acquisition process, the OA ensures that 
customer service is paramount, and communications are open and 
continuous. Currently requests and correspondence are sent to and 
received from vendors through email with the exception of the FFRDC 
Contractor who submits through the FCAS Vendor Portal which is in 
production. To streamline processes, increase transparency and gain 
efficiencies, the OA developed OASYS and FCAS vendor portals to replace 
processes that are handled through email (future OASYS Vendor Portal 
Users) and were (current FCAS Vendor Portal Users) to individual OA 
recipients. The FCAS Vendor Portal and in the future, the OASYS Vendor 
Portal will serve as a one-stop shop for transmission of requests, 
reports, deliverables and other correspondence due on numerous research 
and development, in support of R&D contracts as well as those contract 
vehicles awarded using various Federal Acquisition Procedures including 
but not limited to FAR Part 8, Required Sources of Supplies and 
Services, FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 
12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. These reports and deliverables 
cover a wide variety of topics in the areas of cancer research 
including prevention, detection, diagnosis, and control.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 12,120.

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                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                          Number of       Average time
                    Form name                             Type of respondent             Number of      responses per     per response     Total annual
                                                                                        respondents       respondent       (in hours)      burden hours
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Registration--OASYS.............................  Corporations......................              400                1             8/60               53
Registration--FCAS..............................  Corporations......................              400                1             8/60               53
Survey--OASYS...................................  Individuals.......................              120                1             6/60               12
Survey--FCAS....................................  Individuals.......................              120                1             6/60               12
Data Field Information--OASYS...................  Individuals.......................            1,249               48             6/60            5,995
Data Field Information--FCAS....................  Individuals.......................            1,249               48             6/60            5,995
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    Totals......................................  ..................................            3,538          120,944  ...............           12,120
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    Dated: May 13, 2021.
Diane Kreinbrink,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-10476 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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