[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37226-37227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09781]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0188; Docket No. 2024-0053; Sequence No. 4]


Submission for OMB Review; Combating Trafficking in Persons

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 combating trafficking in persons.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 5, 2024.

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.

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 # 9000-0188, Combating Trafficking in Persons.

B. Need and Uses

    This clearance covers the information that offerors and contractors 
must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) requirements:

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

    Notification. Paragraph (d) of this clause requires contractors to 
notify the contracting officer and the agency Inspector General of--
     Any credible information they receive from any source that 
alleges a contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor 
employee, or their agent has engaged in conduct that violates the 
policy in paragraph (b) of the clause 52.222-50; and
     Any actions taken against a contractor employee, 
subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent pursuant to this 
clause.
    Compliance Plan and Annual Certification. Paragraph (h) of the 
clause contains an additional requirement for contracts for supplies 
(other than commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items) to be 
acquired outside the United States and contracts for services to be 
performed outside the United States, with an estimated value exceeding 
$550,000, where the contractor is to maintain a compliance plan during 
the performance of the contract. This compliance plan must include an 
awareness program, a process for employees to report activity 
inconsistent with the zero-tolerance policy, a recruitment and wage 
plan, a housing plan, and procedures to prevent subcontractors from 
engaging in trafficking in persons.
     Contractors are required to provide the compliance plan to 
the contracting officer upon request.
     Contractors are required to submit a certification to the 
contracting officer annually after receiving an award, asserting that 
they have the required compliance plan in place and that there have 
been no abuses, or that appropriate actions have been taken if abuses 
have been found.
     For those subcontractors required to submit a 
certification (see next bullet on flow down), contractors shall require 
that submission prior to award of the subcontract and annually 
thereafter.
    Portions of this clause flows down to all subcontractors. The 
requirements related to the compliance plan only flow down to 
subcontracts exceeding $550,000 for supplies (other than COTS items) 
acquired and services performed outside the United States.
    This clause applies to commercial acquisitions, except the portions 
related to the compliance plan do not apply to acquisitions of COTS 
items.

52.222-56, Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance 
Plan

    This provision requires apparently successful offerors to submit a 
certification, prior to award, that they have implemented a compliance 
plan and that there have been no abuses, or that appropriate actions 
have been taken if abuses have been found.
    The provision requires this certification for the portion of 
contracts exceeding $550,000 for supplies (other than COTS items) 
acquired and services performed outside the United States.
    This provision applies to commercial acquisitions, except 
acquisitions of COTS items.
    FAR 52.222-50, paragraph (d)--Notification. The Government uses 
this notification of potential violations of trafficking in persons 
requirements to investigate and take appropriate action if a violation 
has occurred.
    FAR 52.222-50, paragraph (h)--Compliance Plan. The Government uses 
the compliance plan to ascertain compliance with the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7104), Executive Order 13627, 
Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal 
Contracts dated September 25, 2012 (77 FR 60029, October 2, 2012) and 
Title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January 2, 2013) or any other applicable 
law or regulation.
    FAR 52.222-50, paragraph (h) and FAR 52.222-56--Certification. The 
Government uses the certification to obtain reasonable assurance that 
the contractor and its subcontractors are aware of and complying with 
the requirements of the Executive Order and statute.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5,944.
    Total Annual Responses: 11,778.
    Total Burden Hours: 165,818. (27,194 reporting hours + 138,624 
recordkeeping hours).

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 89 FR 
14497, on February 27, 2024. A comment was received in Regulations.gov 
but not posted to be publicly viewable because it was not relevant or 
responsive to the

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request for comments. The comment seems to be unsolicited bulk email.
    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. 9000-0188, Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-09781 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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