[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82894-82895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26035]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0322; Docket No. 2023-0001; Sequence No. 10]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Prohibition on Certain Supply Chain Services or 
Equipment Under Lease Acquisitions and Commercial Solution Openings

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a revision to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision 
of a previously approved information collection requirement for 
Prohibition to Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance 
Services or Equipment under Lease Acquisitions and Commercial Solution 
Openings. The revision now includes new information to be collected 
related to supply chain risk information sharing and exclusion or 
removal orders consistent with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain 
Security Act of 2018.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0322, Prohibition on Certain Supply Chain Services or Equipment Under 
Lease Acquisitions and Commercial Solution Openings via http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal 
by searching the OMB control number 3090-0322. Select the link 
``Comment Now'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-
0322, Prohibition on Certain Supply Chain Services or Equipment Under 
Lease Acquisitions and Commercial Solution Openings''. Follow the 
instructions provided on the screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0322, Prohibition on 
Certain Supply Chain Services or Equipment Under Lease Acquisitions and 
Commercial Solution Openings'' on your attached document.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0322, Prohibition on Certain Supply Chain Services or 
Equipment Under Lease Acquisitions and Commercial Solution Openings, 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, Procurement 
Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, 817-253-7858 or 
via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    There are two purposes. The first (``889'') supports implementation 
of Section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) under lease acquisitions and 
commercial solution openings. This section prohibits agencies from 
procuring, obtaining, extending or renewing a contract with contractors 
that will provide or use covered telecommunication equipment or 
services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as a 
critical technology as part of any system on or after August 13, 2020 
unless an exception applies.
    The second (``FASCSA Orders'') supports implementation of supply 
chain risk information sharing and exclusion or removal orders 
consistent with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 
2018 and a final rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Security 
Council. The implementation of supply chain risk information sharing 
and exclusion or removal orders FAR interim rule requires complying 
with exclusion or removal orders (``FASCSA Orders'') and sharing 
certain supply chain risk information with the Federal Acquisition 
Security Council (FASC) when applicable FASCSA orders are issued from 
one or a combination of the following FASCSA orders-issuing agencies: 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), 
and/or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Only 
DHS may issue orders applicable to GSA (i.e., civilian agencies).
    For 889, the requirement is implemented in the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) through the provision at FAR 52.204-24, Representation 
Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or 
Equipment and the clause at FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting 
for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or 
Equipment.
    For FASCSA Orders, the requirement is implemented in the FAR 
through the provision at FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply 
Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures and the clause 
at FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-
Prohibition.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

1. FAR 52.204-24 for GSA Lease Acquisitions

    Respondents: 3,100.

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    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 3,000.
    Hours per Response: 1.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,650.

2. FAR 52.204-25 for GSA Lease Acquisitions

    Respondents: 62.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 62.
    Hours per Response: 1.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 93.

3. FAR 52.204-29 for GSA Lease Acquisitions

    Respondents: 186.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 186.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 372.

4. FAR 52.204-30 for GSA Lease Acquisitions

    Respondents: 124.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 124.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 248.

    Note: GSA solicits and awards so few CSO procurements (on 
average less than 5 per year), the burden is negligible and 
therefore not included in this estimate.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary and 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; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 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 ``Information Collection 3090-0322'', in all correspondence.

Jeffrey Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-26035 Filed 11-24-23; 8:45 am]
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