[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 30265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12331]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0163; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 6]
Submission for OMB Review; Small Business Size Representation
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB
clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of a previously approved
information collection requirement regarding small business size
representation. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR
13329, on March 6, 2012. No comments were received.
DATES: Submit comments on or before: June 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0163, Small Business Size Representation, by any of the following
methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds
with ``Information Collection 9000-0163, Small Business Size
Representation''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 9000-0163, Small Business Size
Representation'' on your attached document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN:
Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0163, Small Business Size Representation.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0163, Small Business Size Representation, in all
correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Karlos Morgan, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
0044 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.301 and the FAR clause at
52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation implement
the Small Business Administration (SBA) Final Rule (71 FR 66434), Small
Business Size Regulations; Size for Purposes of Governmentwide
Acquisition Contracts, Multiple Award Schedule Contracts and Other
Long-Term Contracts; 8(a) Business Development/Small Disadvantaged
Business; Business Status Determinations. FAR 19.301 and the FAR clause
at 52.219-28, requires that contractors represent size status by
updating their representations and certifications at the prime contract
level in the Online Representations and Certifications Application
(ORCA)., and notify the contracting office that it has made the
required representation.
The purpose of implementing small business rerepresentation in the
FAR is to ensure that small business size status is accurately
represented and reported over the life of long-term contracts. The FAR
also provides for provisions designed to ensure more accurate reporting
of size status for contracts that are novated, merged or acquired by
another business. This information is used by the SBA, Congress,
Federal agencies and the general public for various reasons such as
determining if agencies are meeting statutory goals, set-aside
determinations, and market research.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 10,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Hours per Response: 0.5.
Total Burden Hours: 5,000.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0163, Small Business Size Rerepresentation, in all
correspondence.
Dated: May 16, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-12331 Filed 5-21-12; 8:45 am]
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