Information Collection; Prompt Payment
| Published date | 14 May 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 21340 |
| Record Number | 2019-09851 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | General Services Administration,National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 21340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09851]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0102; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 21]
Information Collection; Prompt Payment
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice and 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, the FAR Council
invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning prompt payment.
DATES: Submit comments on or before: July 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit
comments on this collection by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions on the site.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0102, Prompt Payment.
Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection
9000-0102, Prompt Payment. 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: Mr. Kevin Funk, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202-357-5805, or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Description of the Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection--Revision/Renewal of a currently
approved collection.
2. Title of the Collection--Prompt Payment.
3. Agency form number, if any-- None.
Solicitation of Public Comment
Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one
or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the 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
submission of responses.
B. Purpose
Paragraph (c) of the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, requires
that contractors under fixed-price construction contracts certify, for
every progress payment request, that payments to subcontractors/
suppliers have been made from previous payments received under the
contract and timely payments will be made from the proceeds of the
payment covered by the certification, and that this payment request
does not include any amount which the contractor intends to withhold
from a subcontractor/supplier.
Paragraphs (e) and (g) of the clause at FAR 52.232-27, Prompt
Payment for Construction Contracts, require contractors to notify the
Government regarding any withheld amounts of a progress payment to a
subcontractor, the specific cause for the withholding, and the remedial
action to be taken by the subcontractor.
The information provided under these two clauses is used to
determine the proper amount of payments to Federal contractors and
understand when the contractor withholds amounts from subcontractors/
suppliers after the Government has already paid the contractor the
amounts withheld.
C. Annual Burden
Respondents: 13,847.
Responses per Respondent: 16.
Total Annual Responses: 214,672.
Hours per Response: .33.
Total Burden Hours: 70,842.
Obtaining Copies: 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, at 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0102,
Prompt Payment, in all correspondence.
Dated: May 8, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-09851 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]
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