[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60178-60179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23687]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2014-0049]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Various Contract
Related Forms That Will Be Included in the Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation, DHS Form 0700-01, DHS Form 0700-02, DHS Form
0700-03, DHS FORM 0700-04
AGENCY: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension without
Change, 1600-0002.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief
Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, will
submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 5,
2014. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2014-0049, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected] Please include docket number
DHS-2014-0049 in the subject line of the message.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection under the HSAR
is necessary in order to implement applicable parts of the FAR (48
CFR). The four forms under this collection of information request are
used by offerors, contractors, and the general public to comply with
requirements in contracts awarded by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). The four forms are DHS Form 0700-01, Cumulative Claim
and Reconciliation Statement; DHS Form 0700-02, Contractor's Assignment
of Refund, Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts; DHS Form 0700-03,
Contractor's Release; and DHS Form 0700-04, Employee Claim for Wage
Restitution. These four forms will be used by contractors and/or
contract employees during contract administration.
The information will be used by DHS contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
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of DHS contracts and to complete reports required by other Federal
agencies such as the General Services Administration and the Department
of Labor. If this information is not collected, the DHS could
inadvertently violate statutory or regulatory requirements and the
DHS's interest concerning inventions and contractor's claims would not
be protected.
There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours
previously reported for this collection. An adjustment in annual burden
is necessary at this time in the amount of 902 actions and hours. The
initial annual burden was based on a lower number of contract actions
which related to the fact that DHS was a new agency with consolidated
acquisition procedures, processes, and policies. Although, there is an
increase in the estimated burdened hours, there is no change in the
information being collected.
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
Title: Various Contract Related Forms That Will Be Included in the
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation.
OMB Number: 1600-0002.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 9537.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 9537.
Dated: September 24, 2014.
Margaret H. Graves,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-23687 Filed 10-3-14; 8:45 am]
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