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will be discontinued. The burden 

requirements previously approved 

under the discontinued number will be 

covered under OMB Control No. 9000– 

0018. 

This clearance covers the information 

collection that offerors or contractors 

must submit to comply with the 

following requirements in FAR Part 3: 

• 52.203–2, Certificate of 

Independent Price Determination. This 

solicitation provision requires an offeror 

to certify that the prices in their offer 

have been arrived at independently, 

have not been or will not be knowingly 

disclosed, and have not been submitted 

for the purpose of restricting 

competition. This clause is used to 

ensure that Government contracts are 

not awarded to firms violating antitrust 

laws. 

• 52.203–7, Anti-Kickback 

Procedures. This contract clause 

requires contractors to report in writing 

to the inspector general of the 

contracting agency, the head of the 

contracting agency if the agency does 

not have an inspector general, or the 

Attorney General possible violations of 

41 U.S.C. Chapter 87, Kickbacks, and to 

notify the contracting officer when 

monies are withheld from sums owed a 

subcontractor under the prime contract 

when the contracting officer has 

directed the prime contractor to do so to 

offset the amount of a kickback. The 

information reported by contractors will 

be used by the Federal agency to 

investigate potential violations. 

• 52.203–13, Contractor Code of 

Business Ethics and Conduct. This 

contract clause requires contractors and 

subcontractors to report to the agency 

Office of the Inspector General, 

whenever it has credible evidence that 

a principal, employee, agent, or 

subcontractor of the contractor has 

committed a violation of Federal 

criminal law involving fraud, conflict of 

interest, bribery, or gratuity violations 

found in Title 18 U.S.C., or a violation 

of the Civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 

3729–3733). The information will be 

used by the Federal agency to 

investigate suspected violations. 

• 52.203–16, Preventing Personal 

Conflicts of Interest. This contract 

clause requires contractors and 

subcontractors to obtain and maintain 

from employees assigned to a task under 

a contract, a disclosure of interests that 

might be affected by the task to which 

the employee has been assigned. 

Contractors must report to any personal 

conflict of interest violation by a 

covered employee and the proposed 

actions to be taken. In exceptional 

circumstances, the contractor may 

request the head of the contracting 

activity approve a plan to mitigate the 

personal conflict of interest or waive the 

requirement to prevent personal 

conflicts of interest. This information is 

used by the contractor and the 

contracting officer to identify and 

mitigate personal conflicts of interest. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 10,275. 

Recordkeepers: 8,391. 

Total Annual Responses: 342,019. 

Total Burden Hours: 627,162 (123,702 

reporting hours + 503,460 recordkeeping 

hours). 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 85 FR 75325, on 

November 25, 2020. No comments were 

received. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0018, Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 3: Improper 

Business Practices and Personal 

Conflicts of Interest. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0188; Docket No. 

2021–0053; Sequence No. 3] 

Information Collection; Combating 

Trafficking in Persons 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and 

NASA invite the public to comment on 

a revision and renewal concerning 

combating trafficking in persons. DoD, 

GSA, and NASA invite comments on: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of Federal 

Government acquisitions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the information 

collection on respondents, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. OMB has approved this 

information collection for use through 

September 30, 2021. DoD, GSA, and 

NASA propose that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years beyond the current expiration 

date. 

DATES: DoD, GSA, and NASA will 

consider all comments received by April 

6, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA 

invite interested persons to submit 

comments on this collection through 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions on the site. This website 

provides the ability to type short 

comments directly into the comment 

field or attach a file for lengthier 

comments. If there are difficulties 

submitting comments, contact the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202– 

501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

Instructions: All items submitted 

must cite OMB Control No. 9000–0188, 

Combating Trafficking in Persons. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement 

Analyst, at telephone 703–605–2868, or 

mahruba.uddowla@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB control number, Title, and any 

Associated Form(s): 9000–0188, 

Combating Trafficking in Persons. 

B. Need and Uses 

This clearance covers the information 

that offerors contractors must submit to 

comply with the following Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

requirements: 

52.222–50, Combating Trafficking in 

Persons. 

Notification. Paragraph (d) of this 

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contracting officer and the agency 

Inspector General of— 

• Any credible information they 

receive from any source that alleges a 

contractor employee, subcontractor, or 

subcontractor employee, or their agent 

has engaged in conduct that violates the 

policy in paragraph (b) of the clause 

52.222–50; and 

• Any actions taken against a 

contractor employee, subcontractor, 

subcontractor employee, or their agent 

pursuant to this clause. 

Compliance Plan and Annual 

Certification. Paragraph (h) of the clause 

contains an additional requirement for 

contracts for supplies (other than 

commercially available off-the-shelf 

(COTS) items) to be acquired outside the 

United States and contracts for services 

to be performed outside the United 

States, with an estimated value 

exceeding $550,000, where the 

contractor is to maintain a compliance 

plan during the performance of the 

contract. This compliance plan must 

include an awareness program, a 

process for employees to report activity 

inconsistent with the zero-tolerance 

policy, a recruitment and wage plan, a 

housing plan, and procedures to prevent 

subcontractors from engaging in 

trafficking in persons. 

• Contractors are required to provide 

the compliance plan to the contracting 

officer upon request. 

• Contractors are required to submit a 

certification to the contracting officer 

annually after receiving an award, 

asserting that they have the required 

compliance plan in place and that there 

have been no abuses, or that appropriate 

actions have been taken if abuses have 

been found. 

• For those subcontractors required to 

submit a certification (see next bullet on 

flow down), contractors shall require 

that submission prior to award of the 

subcontract and annually thereafter. 

Portions of this clause flows down to all 

subcontractors. The requirements 

related to the compliance plan only flow 

down to subcontracts exceeding 

$550,000 for supplies (other than COTS 

items) acquired and services performed 

outside the United States. 

This clause applies to commercial 

item acquisitions, except the portions 

related to the compliance plan do not 

apply to acquisitions of COTS items. 

52.222–56, Certification Regarding 

Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan. 

This provision requires apparently 

successful offerors to submit a 

certification, prior to award, that they 

have implemented a compliance plan 

and that there have been no abuses, or 

that appropriate actions have been taken 

if abuses have been found. 

The provision requires this 

certification for the portion of contracts 

exceeding $550,000 for supplies (other 

than COTS items) acquired and services 

performed outside the United States. 

This provision applies to commercial 

item acquisitions, except acquisitions of 

COTS items. 

FAR 52.222–50, paragraph (d)— 

Notification. The Government uses this 

notification of potential violations of 

trafficking in persons requirements to 

investigate and take appropriate action 

if a violation has occurred. 

FAR 52.222–50, paragraph (h)— 

Compliance Plan. The Government uses 

the compliance plan to ascertain 

compliance with the Trafficking Victims 

Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7104), 

Executive Order 13627, Strengthening 

Protections Against Trafficking in 

Persons in Federal Contracts dated 

September 25, 2012 (77 FR 60029, 

October 2, 2012) and Title XVII of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112–239, 

enacted January 2, 2013) or any other 

applicable law or regulation. 

FAR 52.222–50, paragraph (h) and 

FAR 52.222–56—Certification. The 

Government uses the certification to 

obtain reasonable assurance that the 

contractor and its subcontractors are 

aware of and complying with the 

requirements of the Executive Order and 

statute. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5,876. 

Total Annual Responses: 11,702. 

Total Burden Hours: 164,154. (25,722 

reporting hours + 138,432 recordkeeping 

hours) 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0188, Combating 

Trafficking in Persons. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–R–246] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including the necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 

the estimated burden, ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by March 8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ website address at 

website address at https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html. 


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