[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56212-56213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22408]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0145; Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 23]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Use of
Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor
Identification
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act Regulatory
Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously
approved information collection requirement concerning use of the Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as primary contractor identification.
The DUNS number is the nine-digit identification number assigned by Dun
and Bradstreet Information Services to an establishment.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), 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; 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.
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DATES: Submit comments on or before November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0145, Use of data universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary
Contractor Identification, by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting
``Information Collection 9000-0145, Use of Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification'' under the heading
``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting ``Search''. Select the link
``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection
9000-0145, Use of Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary
Contractor Identification''. Follow the instructions provided at the
``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if
any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0145, Use of Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification'' 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 9000-0145, Transportation Requirements.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0145, Use of Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as
Primary Contractor Identification, 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. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
1448 or via email at [email protected].
SUPPMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is the nine-digit
identification number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet Information
Services to an establishment. The Government uses the DUNS number to
identify contractors in reporting to the Federal Procurement Data
System (FPDS). The FPDS provides a comprehensive mechanism for
assembling, organizing, and presenting contract placement data for the
Federal Government. Federal agencies report data on all contracts in
excess of the micro-purchase threshold to the Federal Procurement Data
Center which collects, processes, and disseminates official statistical
data on Federal contracting. Contracting officers insert the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision at 52.204-6, Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) Number, in solicitations they expect will
result in contracts in excess of the micro-purchase threshold and do
not contain FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration. The majority
of offerors submit their DUNS through CCR as required by FAR 52.204-7,
and not under the FAR provision at 52.204-6.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
The estimated annual reporting burden has been adjusted since
published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 37991, on July 30, 2009. The
adjustment is based on use of Fiscal Year 2011 Federal Procurement Data
System data, and consideration for the fact that the majority of
vendors are required to report their DUNS number into the Central
Contractor Registration per FAR 52.204-7, and not FAR.204-6, as
required by this information collection.
Respondents: 38,679.
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Annual Responses: 116,037.
Hours per Response: .02416.
Total Burden Hours: 2,804.
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
Number 9000-0145, Use of Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as
Primary Contractor Identification, in all correspondence.
Dated: September 6, 2012.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-22408 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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