[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43037-43038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15363]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0029; Docket No. 2022-0053; Sequence No. 16]


Submission for OMB Review; Extraordinary Contractual Action 
Requests

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 an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding extraordinary contractual action requests.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 18, 2022.

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 https://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-
0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests. Comments received 
generally will be posted without change to https://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: Marissa Ryba, Procurement Analyst, at 
telephone 314-586-1280, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)

    9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests.

B. Needs and Uses

    This justification supports an extension of OMB Control No. 9000-
0029. This clearance covers the information that contractors must 
submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) requirements:
    FAR 50.103-3, Contract Adjustment. FAR 50.103-3 specifies the 
minimum information that a contractor must include when seeking a 
contract adjustment that would facilitate the national defense, as set 
forth in Public Law 85-804. The request, normally a letter, shall state 
as a minimum--
    (1) The precise adjustment requested;
    (2) The essential facts, summarized chronologically in narrative 
form;
    (3) The contractor's conclusions based on these facts, showing, in 
terms of the considerations set forth in FAR 50.103-1 and 50.103-2, 
when the contractor considers itself entitled to the adjustment; and
    (4) Whether or not--
    (i) All obligations under the contracts involved have been 
discharged;
    (ii) Final payment under the contracts involved has been made;
    (iii) Any proceeds from the request will be subject to assignment 
or other transfer, and to whom; and
    (iv) The contractor has sought the same, or a similar or related, 
adjustment from the Government Accountability Office or any other part 
of the Government, or anticipates doing so.
    If the request exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold, the 
contractor must certify that the request is made in good faith and the 
data are accurate and complete.
    FAR 50.103-4, Facts and Evidence. FAR 50.103-4 sets forth 
additional information that the contracting officer or other agency 
official may request from the contractor to support any request made 
under FAR 50.103-3.
    FAR 50.104-3 Special Procedures for Unusually Hazardous or Nuclear 
Risks. FAR 50.104-3 provides the information a contractor shall submit 
to the contracting officer when requesting the inclusion of the 
indemnification clause for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks at FAR 
52.250-1.
    FAR 52.250-1, Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804. This clause 
allows contractors to be indemnified against unusually hazardous or 
nuclear risks. Paragraph (g) requires the contractor to

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promptly notify the contracting officer and furnish pertinent 
information for any claim or loss that may involve indemnification 
under the clause.
    This information is used by the Government to determine if relief 
can be granted to the contractor and to determine the appropriate type 
and amount of relief.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 28.
    Total Annual Responses: 165.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,848.

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 
29315, on May 13, 2022. 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 
Control No. 9000-0029, Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests.

Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-15363 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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