Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices 8033 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 17, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

Pamela_Beverly_OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received within 30 

days of this notification. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Title: Organizational Information. 

OMB Control Number: 0524–0026. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 

formerly Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service 

(CSREES) has primary responsibility for 

providing linkages between the Federal 

and State components of a broad-based, 

national agricultural research, 

extension, and higher education system. 

Focused on national issues, its purpose 

is to represent the Secretary of 

Agriculture and the intent of Congress 

by administering formula and grant 

funds appropriated for agricultural 

research, extension, and higher 

education. Before awards can be made, 

certain information is required from 

applicant to assure compliance with the 

civil rights laws and to effectively assess 

the potential recipient’s capacity to 

manage Federal funds. NIFA 666, 

‘‘Organizational Information.’’ 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NIFA will collect information to 

determine that applicants recommended 

for awards are responsible recipients of 

Federal funds. If the information were 

not collected, it would not be possible 

to determine that the prospective 

grantees are responsible. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Individuals or households; State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 150. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 945. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 17, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management 

Title: Procurement: Maximum 

Workweek—Construction Schedule. 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0011. 

Summary of Collection: In order to 

obtain goods or services such as 

construction services, the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), like 

other Federal agencies, has established 

agency contracting offices to enter into 

Federal contracts. These offices employ 

contracting officers, who solicit bids or 

offers for work from businesses in the 

private sector. When USDA contracts for 

construction services, both the 

contracting officer and the contractor 

needs to establish a schedule for the 

work. The contractor needs to ensure 

that his weekly work schedule will not 

conflict with the time during which 

USDA may allow him access to the 

work site. The contracting officer needs 

to know when the contractor will be 

working in order to schedule on-site 

conferences, to perform quality 

assurance inspections, and to perform 

compliance checks required to enforce 

the Davis Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a– 

276a–7). Such compliance checks are 

specifically required by the Federal 

Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to 

conduct employee interviews, to check 

the type of work being performed, to 

verify the number and pay classification 

of workers at the site, and to verify that 

posters informing workers of their rights 

are displayed at the site (FAR 22.406– 

7(b)). Contracting officers put the 

Maximum Workweek—Construction 

Schedule clause in solicitations and 

contracts for construction when the 

contractor’s access to the work site may 

be restricted to certain times of the day 

or week. 

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Need and Use of the Information: The 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management (OPPM) will collect 

information to determine when 

government inspectors or 

representatives will be needed at the 

site, and to schedule contractor access 

to the work site. The information is not 

collected unless the contracting officer 

anticipates problems with contractor 

access or scheduling government 

inspections. If the information were not 

collected, contracting offices would be 

unable to allocate contract 

administration resources efficiently. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 776. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 194. 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management. 

Title: Procurement: Instructions for 

the Preparation of Technical and 

Business Proposals. 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0013. 

Summary of Collection: In order to 

obtain goods or services, the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), like other Federal agencies, has 

established agency contracting offices to 

enter into Federal contracts. These 

offices employ contracting officers, who 

use various methods to award contracts 

for good or services. One method, 

prescribed by Part 15 of the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR) 

is contracting by negotiation. In 

contracting by negotiation, contracting 

officers issue solicitations to request 

offers for required products or services 

from businesses in the private sector. 

Together with the solicitation 

document, the offeror’s cost proposal 

and its technical and business proposals 

constitute the offer submitted to the 

contracting office for evaluation and 

acceptance. The technical proposal, 

together with the offeror’s pricing, is 

needed to select the offeror who will be 

awarded a contract. The Agriculture 

Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) (48 CFR 

ch.4) prescribes the provision titled 

Instructions for the Preparation of 

Technical and Business Proposals (48 

CFR 452.215–71) helps an offeror 

preparing a proposal to address the 

factors on which it will be evaluated. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management (OPPM) will collect 

information to evaluate and determine 

the feasibility of the offeror’s 

management, technical approach, and 

offered cost/price to provide the 

services and/or supplies required, if 

awarded a contract. If the information 

were not collected, OPPM would be 

unable to obtain goods and services 

required for its daily operations. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 4,731. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 151,392. 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management 

Title: Procurement: Key Personnel 

Clause. 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0015. 

Summary of Collection: In order to 

obtain goods or services, the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), like other Federal agencies, has 

established agency contracting offices to 

enter into Federal contracts. These 

offices employ contracting officers, who 

issue solicitations to request offers 

(proposals) for required products or 

services from businesses in the private 

sector. When USDA wishes to acquire 

research and development services 

(R&D), information technology (IT) 

design or support services, or advisory 

and assistance services, it must consider 

the capabilities of the personnel who 

the contractor assigns to the job. The 

contributions of certain contractor 

employees may be critical to the success 

of the work. Such employees are 

designated as ‘‘Key Personnel.’’ The 

Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (48 

CFR ch.4) (48 CFR 437.110) and (48 CFR 

452.237–74) prescribes the Key 

Personnel clause to collect information 

about key contractor personnel. The 

contracting officer uses the Key 

Personnel clause to require the 

contractor to inform USDA, if a key 

person will no longer be available to 

perform work on the contract. 

Contractors whose contracts include the 

key personnel clause are required to 

notify the contracting officer about 

proposed substitutions for key 

personnel identified in the contract. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management (OPPM) will collect 

information to determine whether the 

departure of a key person from the 

contractor’s staff could jeopardize 

contract performance, and to determine 

what accommodations or remedies may 

be taken. If the OPPM could not obtain 

information about departing key 

personnel, it could not ensure that 

qualified personnel continue to perform 

contract work. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; non-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 5,630. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 5,630. 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management 

Title: Procurement: Progress 

Reporting Clause. 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0016. 

Summary of Collection: In order to 

obtain goods or services, the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), like other Federal agencies, has 

established agency contracting offices to 

enter into Federal contracts. These 

offices employ contracting officers, who 

request bids or offers for work from 

businesses in the private sector using 

solicitations. In order to administer 

contracts for research and development 

services (R&D), or for advisory and 

assistance services (AAS), contracting 

officers need information about 

contractor progress in performing the 

contracts. The Agriculture Acquisition 

Regulation (AGAR) (48 CFR ch.4) (48 

CFR 437.270(a)) and (48 CFR 452.237– 

76) prescribe the Progress Reporting 

Clause to collect information about 

contractor progress. Contracting officers 

include the Progress Reporting Clause in 

R&D and AAS contracts to obtain 

information from the contractors about 

their performance. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management (OPPM) will collect 

information to compare actual progress 

and expenditures to anticipated 

performance and contractor 

representations on which the award was 

based. The information alerts the agency 

of technical problems; the need for 

additional staff resources or finding; and 

the probability of timely completion 

within the contract cost or price. If the 

contracting officers could not obtain 

progress report information, they would 

have to physically monitor the 

contractor’s operation on a day to day 

basis throughout the performance 

period. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; non-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 10,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 120,000. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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