[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62085-62086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19395]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0153; Docket No. 2023-0053; Sequence No. 8]
Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 11
Requirements
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and
NASA invite the public to comment on a revision concerning certain
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 11 requirements.
DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this
information collection for use through March 31, 2024. DoD, GSA, and
NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional
years beyond the current expiration date.
DATES: DoD, GSA, and NASA will consider all comments received by
November 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA invite interested persons to submit
comments on this collection through https://www.regulations.gov and
follow
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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. If there are difficulties submitting comments,
contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or
[email protected].
Instructions: All items submitted must cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0153, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 11 Requirements. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)
OMB Control No. 9000-0153, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 11
Requirements.
B. Need and Uses
DoD, GSA, and NASA are combining OMB Control Nos. by FAR part. This
consolidation is expected to improve industry's ability to easily and
efficiently identify burdens associated with a given FAR part. The
review of the information collections by FAR part allows improved
oversight to ensure there is no redundant or unaccounted for burden
placed on industry. Lastly, combining information collections in a
given FAR part is also expected to reduce the administrative burden
associated with processing multiple information collections.
This justification supports the extension of OMB Control No. 9000-
0153 and combines it with the previously approved information
collections under OMB Control No. 9000-0043, with the new title
``Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 11 Requirements''. Upon approval
of this consolidated information collection, OMB Control No. 9000-0043
will be discontinued. The burden requirements previously approved under
the discontinued number will be covered under OMB Control No. 9000-
0153.
This clearance covers the information that offerors or contractors
must submit to comply with the following FAR requirements:
FAR 52.211-7, Alternatives to Government-Unique Standards.
This solicitation provision permits offerors to propose alternatives to
Government-unique standards in response to Government solicitations.
When an offeror proposes a voluntary consensus standard as an
alternative to a Government-unique standard included in a solicitation,
the offeror must furnish data and/or information regarding the
alternative in sufficient detail for the Government to determine if it
meets the Government's requirements. This provision is prescribed in
FAR 11.107 for use when a solicitation uses Government-unique standards
and the agency uses the transaction-based reporting method to report
its use of voluntary consensus standards to the National Institutes of
Standards and Technology (NIST). This provision is optional for use if
an agency uses the categorical method to report to NIST. In accordance
with OMB Circular A-119, Federal Participation in the Development and
Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment
Activities, and section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113, 15 U.S.C. 272 note), agencies
must use voluntary consensus standards, when they exist, in lieu of
Government-unique standards, except where inconsistent with law or
otherwise impractical. The information collected from offerors will be
used by Federal agencies to determine if voluntary consensus standards
will satisfy the Government's needs for a particular solicitation.
FAR 52.211-8, Time of Delivery; and 52.211-9, Desired and
Required Time of Delivery. These time of delivery clauses may be used
by contracting officers to set forth a required delivery schedule and
to allow offerors to propose an alternative delivery schedule.
Contracting officers use the collected information to ensure supplies
or services are obtained in a timely manner.
C. Annual Burden
Respondents: 1,377.
Total Annual Responses: 1,377.
Total Burden Hours: 738.5.
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. 9000-0153, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 11
Requirements.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-19395 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
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