[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 78305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21914]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0324; Docket No. 2024-0001; Sequence No.14]


Information Collection; General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation; Foreign Ownership and Financing Representation 
for High-Security Leased Space

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

ACTION: Notice; 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, GSA invites the 
public to comment on an extension concerning disclosure of foreign 
ownership information under high-security lease space acquisitions.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this information collection to https://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal 
by searching for ``Information Collection 3090-0324''. Select the link 
``Comment Now'' that corresponds with Information Collection 3090-0324. 
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Comment Now'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-0324'' on your attached document.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Information 
Collection 3090-0324'' 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: Ms. Amy Lara, 816-589-3783, General 
Services Acquisition Policy Division, by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The purpose of this information collection supports the 
implementation of the Secure Federal LEASEs Act (Pub. L. 116-276) to 
reduce security risks in high-security leased space. Section 3 of the 
bill requires agencies, before entering into a lease agreement for 
high-security leased space, to require the contractor to identify the 
immediate or highest-level owner of the space, including any financing 
entity, and disclose whether that owner is a foreign person or entity, 
including the country associated with the ownership entity.
    This information collection covers GSA's implementation of the Act 
through GSAR clause 552.270-33. As this information is still required, 
GSA seeks to have this information collection extended for three years.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:

1. Initial Disclosure

Baseline Representation
    Estimated annual responses: 542.
    Estimated hours per response: 2.
Additional Representation
    Estimated annual responses: 54.
    Estimated hours per response: 10.
    Total Initial Response Burden Hours: 1,624.

2. Annual Updates

    Estimated annual responses: 542.
    Estimated hours per response: 0.50.
    Total Update Response Burden Hours: 271.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary; 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; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-21914 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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