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officer documents the reason past 

performance is not an appropriate 

evaluation factor for the acquisition. 

• FAR 52.212–1, Instructions to 

Offerors—Commercial Items. This 

provision requires offerors, per 

paragraph (b)(10), to submit past 

performance information, when 

included as an evaluation factor, to 

include recent and relevant contracts for 

the same or similar items and other 

references (including contract numbers, 

points of contact with telephone 

numbers and other relevant 

information). 

Postaward. For responses in the 

Contractor Performance Assessment 

Reporting System (CPARS). 

• FAR 42.1503(d). Requires 

contractors be afforded up to 14 

calendar days from the notification date 

that a past performance evaluation has 

been entered into CPARS to submit 

comments, rebutting statements, or 

additional information. Past 

performance information is relevant 

information regarding a contractor’s 

actions under previously awarded 

contracts or orders, for future source 

selection purposes. Source selection 

officials may obtain past performance 

information from a variety of sources. 

The contracting officer will use the 

information to support future source 

selection decisions. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 65,373. 

Total Annual Responses: 83,262. 

Total Burden Hours: 166,524. 

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. 9000–0142, Past 

Performance Information. 

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. 9000–0024; Docket 2020– 

0053; Sequence 10] 

Submission for OMB Review; Buy 

American, Trade Agreements, and 

Duty-Free Entry 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve a revision and renewal of 

a previously approved information 

collection requirement regarding Buy 

American, trade agreements, and dutyfree entry. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this 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 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

Additionally, submit a copy to GSA 

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. 

Instructions: All items submitted 

must cite OMB Control No. 9000–0024, 

Buy American, Trade Agreements, and 

Duty-Free Entry. 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. If there are 

difficulties submitting comments, 

contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat 

Division at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, 

at telephone 202–969–7207, or 

zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and 

Any Associated Form(s) 

9000–0024, Buy American, Trade 

Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry. 

B. Need and Uses 

This clearance covers the information 

that an offeror must submit in response 

to the requirements of the provisions 

and clauses in Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) part 25 that relate to 

the following: 

* The Buy American statute (41 

U.S.C. chapter 83, and Executive Order 

10582). 

* The Trade Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 2501–2515), including the World 

Trade Organization Government 

Procurement Agreement and various 

free trade agreements. 

* The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

5) (Recovery Act). 

* Subchapters VIII and X of Chapter 

98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202). 

a. 52.225–2, Buy American Certificate. 

This provision requires the offeror to 

identify in its proposal supplies that do 

not meet the definition of domestic end 

product. 

b. 52.225–4, Buy American—Free 

Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act 

Certificate. This provision requires a 

separate list of foreign products that are 

eligible under a trade agreement, and a 

list of all other foreign end products. 

c. 52.225–6, Trade Agreements 

Certificate. This provision requires the 

offeror to certify that all end products 

are either U.S.-made or designated 

country end products, except as listed 

in paragraph (b) of the provision. 

Offerors are not allowed to provide 

other than a U.S.-made or designated 

country end product, unless the 

requirement is waived. 

d. 52.225–8, Duty-Free Entry. This 

clause requires contractors to notify the 

contracting officer when they purchase 

foreign supplies, in order to determine 

whether the supplies should be dutyfree. The notice shall identify the 

foreign supplies, estimate the amount of 

duty, and the country of origin. The 

contractor is not required to identify 

foreign supplies that are identical in 

nature to items purchased by the 

contractor or any subcontractor in 

connection with its commercial 

business, and segregation of these 

supplies to ensure use only on 

Government contracts containing dutyfree entry provisions is not economical 

or feasible. In addition, all shipping 

documents and containers must specify 

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certain information to assure the dutyfree entry of the supplies. 

e. Construction provisions and 

clauses: 

• 52.225–9, Buy American— 

Construction Materials 

• 52.225–10, Notice of Buy American 

Requirement—Construction Materials 

• 52.225–11, Buy AmericanConstruction Materials Under Trade 

Agreements 

• 52.225–12, Notice of Buy American 

Requirement—Construction Materials 

under Trade Agreements 

• 52.225–21, Required Use of American 

Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods— 

Buy American—Construction 

Materials 

• 52.225–23, Required Use of American 

Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods— 

Buy American—Construction 

Materials Under Trade Agreements 

The listed provisions and clauses 

provide that an offeror or contractor 

requesting to use foreign construction 

material due to unreasonable cost of 

domestic construction material shall 

provide adequate information to permit 

evaluation of the request. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 8,771. 

Total Annual Responses: 43,891. 

Total Burden Hours: 40,738. 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 85 FR 63276, on 

October 7, 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. 9000–0024, Buy American, 

Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry. 

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 Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended, and the Determination of 

the Director, Strategic Business 

Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, CDC, pursuant to 

Public Law 92–463. The grant 

applications and the discussions could 

disclose confidential trade secrets or 

commercial property such as patentable 

material, and personal information 

concerning individuals associated with 

the grant applications, the disclosure of 

which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

Name of Committee: Disease, 

Disability, and Injury Prevention and 

Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)— 

Panel 1, Panel 2, and Panel 3: GH21– 

003, Advancing Public Health Research 

in Kenya; GH21–004, Conducting 

Research to Inform Pandemic Response 

and Recovery of Emergency-Affected 

Populations by Determining Public 

Health Needs, Improving Methods, and 

Integrating Services to Mitigate 

Morbidity and Mortality; and GH21– 

006, Strengthening Public Health 

Research and Implementation Science 

(Operations Research) to Control and 

Eliminate Infectious Diseases Globally. 

Dates: March 30–31, 2021 and April 

1, 2021. 

Time: 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., EDT. 

Place: Teleconference. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Hylan Shoob, Ph.D., Scientific Review 

Officer, Center for Global Health, CDC, 

1600 Clifton Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 

30329–4027, Telephone (404) 639–4796, 

HShoob@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Strategic Business 

Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, 

Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02738 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP)–DP21–002, 

Epidemiologic Cohort Study of 

Interstitial Cystitis; Amended Notice of 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the Disease, Disability, 

and Injury Prevention and Control 

Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)–DP21– 

002, Epidemiologic Cohort Study of 

Interstitial Cystitis, March 30, 2021, 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., EST, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

Friday, December 11, 2020, Volume 85, 

Number 239, page 80107. 

The meeting on March 30, 2021 is 

being amended to change the time and 

should read as follows: 

Time: 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., EDT. 

The meeting is closed to the public. 

For Further Information Contact: Jaya 

Raman, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, 

4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop S107–8, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone (770) 

488–6511, JRaman@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Strategic Business 

Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, 

Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02736 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,