[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18503]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0324: Docket No. 2021-0001; Sequence No. 10]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Foreign Ownership and Financing Representation 
for High-Security Leased Space

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, GSA invites the 
public to comment on an extension concerning disclosure of foreign 
ownership information under high-security lease space acquisitions. OMB 
has approved this information collection for use through January 31, 
2022. GSA proposes that OMB extend its approval for use for three 
additional years beyond the current expiration date.

DATES: GSA will consider all comments received by October 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this information collection to https://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal 
by searching for ``Information Collection 3090-0324''. Select the link 
``Comment Now'' that corresponds with Information Collection 3090-0324. 
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Comment Now'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-0324'' on your attached document.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Information 
Collection 3090-0324'' in all correspondence related to this 
collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change 
to regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential 
information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please 
check regulations.gov approximately two-to-three days after submission 
to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Carroll, 817-253-7858, 
General Services Acquisition Policy Division, by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 
provides that an agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information, and no person is required to respond to, nor 
be subject to, a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of 
information, unless that collection has obtained Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval and displays a currently valid OMB Control 
Number.
    Consistent with 5 CFR 1320.13, GSA requested and OMB authorized 
emergency processing of an information collection, as OMB Control 
Number 3090-0324, to identify the immediate or highest-level owner of 
high-security leased space, including any financing entity, and 
disclose whether that owner or financing entity is a foreign person or 
entity, including the country associated with the ownership or 
financing entity through GSAR 552.270-33. GSA has determined the 
following conditions have been met:

    a. The collection of information is needed prior to the 
expiration of time periods normally associated with a routine 
submission for review under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act, because the disclosure requirements of Section 3 of 
the Secure Federal LEASEs Act (Pub. L. 116-276) were effective on 
June 30, 2021.
    b. The collection of information is essential to GSA's mission 
to ensure GSA complies with Section 3 in order to reduce security 
risks such as espionage and unauthorized cyber and physical access 
in high-security leased space.
    c. GSA cannot comply with the normal clearance procedures 
because public harm is reasonably likely to result if current 
clearance procedures are followed.

    This requirement supports implementation of Section 3 of the Secure 
Federal LEASEs Act (Pub. L. 116-276) for high-security leased space. 
This section requires offerors to identify the immediate or highest-
level owner of the space, including any financing entity, and disclose 
whether that owner or financing entity is a foreign person or entity, 
including the country associated with the ownership entity. The 
offerors shall (1) provide such identification and disclosure when 
first submitting a proposal in response to a solicitation; and, if 
awarded the lease, (2) update such information annually.
    This requirement is partially implemented in the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) through the provisions at FAR 52.204-3, 
Taxpayer Identification, FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, FAR 
52.204-17, Ownership and Control of Offeror, and clause at FAR 52.204-
13, System for Award Management Maintenance. OMB Control Numbers 9000-
0097 and 9000-0185 cover the FAR provisions and clause. However, the 
FAR does not account for foreign financing as required by the Act.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    This information collection applies to GSA lease procurements for 
high-security space. The annual public reporting burden for this 
collection of information through GSAR 552.270-33 is estimated based on 
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing 
the collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:
    1. Initial Disclosure
    Baseline Representation
    Estimated annual responses: 542.
    Estimated hours per response: 2.
    Additional Representation
    Estimated annual responses: 54.
    Estimated hours per response: 10.
    Total Initial Response Burden Hours: 1,624.
    2. Annual Updates
    Estimated annual responses: 542.
    Estimated hours per response: 0.25.
    Total Update Response Burden Hours: 136.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary; 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; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-18503 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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