[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16735-16736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7079]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0018; Docket 2011-0079; Sequence 2]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; 
Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and 
Identifying Data

AGENCIES: 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 (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB) will be submitting to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve an extension of a currently approved information collection 
requirement concerning certification of independent price determination 
and parent company and identifying data.
    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 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 24, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0018 by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting 
``Information Collection 9000-0018'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword 
or ID'' and selecting ``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' 
that corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0018''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your

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name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0018'' 
on your attached document.
    <bullet> Fax: 202-501-4067.
    <bullet> Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417. Attn: 
Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0018.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0018, 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. Anthony Robinson, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA (202) 501-2658 or e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc8da2b8a4a3a2b5e2bea3aea5a2bfa3a28cabbfade2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcfdd2c8d4d3d2c592ced3ded5d2cfd3d2fcdbcfdd92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Agencies are required to report under 41 U.S.C. 252(d) and 10 
U.S.C. 2305(d) suspected violations of the antitrust laws (e.g., 
collusive bidding, identical bids, uniform estimating systems, etc.) to 
the Attorney General.
    As a first step in assuring that Government contracts are not 
awarded to firms violating such laws, offerors on Government contracts 
must complete the certificate of independent price determination. An 
offer will not be considered for award where the certificate has been 
deleted or modified. Deletions or modifications of the certificate and 
suspected false certificates are reported to the Attorney General.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 64,250.
    Responses Per Respondent: 20.
    Total Responses: 1,285,000.
    Hours Per Response: .01.
    Total Burden hours: 12,850.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Branch (MVCB), 1275 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 9000-0018, Certification of Independent Price 
Determination and Parent Company and Identifying Data, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: March 2, 2011.
Millisa Gary,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-7079 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P


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