[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36307-36308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13222]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0088; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 15]
Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension of a
previously existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division 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 Travel Costs.
DATES: Submit comments on or before July 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington,
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA 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 9000-0088, Travel Costs.'' Follow the
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection
9000-0088, Travel Costs'' on your attached document.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0088, Travel Costs.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0088, Travel Costs, in all correspondence related to
this collection. 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 (except allow 30 days for
posting of comments submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-969-7226 or via email
at [email protected].
A. Purpose
FAR 31.205-46, Travel Costs, requires that, except in extraordinary
and temporary situations, costs incurred by a contractor for lodging,
meals, and incidental expenses shall be considered to be reasonable and
allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis
the per diem rates in effect as of the time of travel.
These requirements are set forth in the Federal Travel Regulation
for travel in the conterminous 48 United States; in the Joint Travel
Regulation for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States; and in the
Department of State Standardized Regulations, section 925, ``Maximum
Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas.'' The burden generated by
this coverage is in the form of the contractor preparing a
justification whenever a higher actual expense reimbursement method is
used. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 13368 on
March 14, 2016.
B. Discussion and Analysis
One respondent submitted public comments on the extension of the
previously approved information collection.
Comment on the policy: The respondent expressed support for the
requirement that Federal contractors justify any methods that result in
reimbursements exceeding the per diem rates. The respondent stated that
FAR 31.205 applies the same standard to Federal employees; the burden
is fairly imposed upon contractors.
Response: The Government appreciates and acknowledges the comment.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the 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
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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.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 5,800.
Responses per Respondent: 10.
Total Responses: 58,000.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 14,500.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0088, Travel Costs, in all correspondence.
Dated: May 31, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-13222 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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