[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18222-18223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06272]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Regulation Agency Protests

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed 
information collection listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Melody Braswell by emailing [email protected], calling 
(202) 622-1035, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Regulation Agency Protests.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0107.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); 48 CFR 
Chapter 1 provides general procedures on handling protests submitted by 
contractors to federal agencies. Treasury regulations provide detailed 
guidance for contractors doing business with acquisition offices within 
the U.S. Department of the Treasury to implement the FAR. FAR part 
33.103, Protests to the agency prescribes the policies and procedures 
for filing protests to the agency. Information is requested of 
contractors so that the Government will be able to evaluate protests 
effectively and provide prompt

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resolution of issues in dispute when contractors file protests.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 5.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. Comments are invited on: (a) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
required to provide information.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-06272 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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