[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 76831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21406]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0248; Docket No. 2024-0001; Sequence No. 10]


Information Collection; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Information

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice and request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, GSA invites the 
public to comment on a request to review and approve an extension of a 
previously approved information collection requirement for a placement 
of orders clause, and an ordering information provision.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: November 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via 
the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for Information Collection 
3090-0248. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with 
``Information Collection 3090-0248, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 
Information''. Follow the instructions on the screen. Please include 
your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-
0248, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Information'' on your attached 
document.
    If your comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the points of contact in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions.
    Instructions: Comments received generally will be posted without 
change to http://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: Ms. Vernita Misidor, Procurement 
Analyst, GSA Acquisition Policy Division, by phone at 202-357-9681 or 
by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    GSA has various mission responsibilities related to the acquisition 
and provision of the Federal Acquisition Service's (FAS's) Special 
Order Program items. These mission responsibilities generate 
requirements that are realized through the solicitation and award of 
various types of FAS contracts.
    As such, the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation 
(GSAR) 516.506 specifically directs contracting officers to insert 
552.216-72, Placement of Orders, and 552.216-73, Ordering Information, 
when the contract authorizes FAS and other activities to issue delivery 
or task orders. This clause and provision includes information 
reporting requirements for Offerors to receive electronic orders 
through computer-to-computer Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 18,590.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 18,590.
    Hours per Response: .50.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,295.

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 Regulatory Secretariat 
Division by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected]. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 3090-0248, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 
Information, in all correspondence.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-21406 Filed 9-18-24; 8:45 am]
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