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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2008–0059] 

Solicitation of Proposal Information for 

Award of Public Contracts 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments; extension without change of 

a currently approved collection, 1601– 

0005. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, will submit the 

following Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until February 9, 2015. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2008–0059, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: dhs.pra@hq.dhs.gov. Please 

include docket number DHS–2008–0059 

in the subject line of the message. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) and the Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer (OCPO) collect 

information when inviting firms to 

submit bids, proposals, and offers for 

public contracts for supplies and 

services. The information collection is 

necessary for compliance with the 

Homeland Security Acquisition 

Regulation (HSAR), 48 CFR Chapter 30, 

and the Small Business Innovative 

Research (SBIR) and Small Business 

Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, 

15 U.S.C 628. 

For solicitations to contract made 

through a variety of means, whether 

conducted orally or in writing, 

contracting officers normally request 

information from prospective offerors 

such as pricing information, delivery 

schedule compliance, and whether the 

offeror has the resources (both human 

and financial) to accomplish 

requirements. Examples of the kinds of 

information collected can be found in 

the HSAR in Part 9, Part 19 and Part 47, 

along with associated solicitation 

provisions and contract clauses. 

Examples where collections of 

information occur in soliciting for 

supplies/services include the issuance 

of draft Requests for Proposal (RFP), 

Requests for Information (RFI), and 

Broad Agency Announcements (BAA). 

The Government generally issues an 

RFP using the uniform contract format 

with the intent of awarding a contract to 

one or more prospective offerors. The 

RFP can require those interested in 

making an offer to provide information 

in the following areas: Schedule (FAR 

15.204–2); contract clauses (FAR 

15.204–3); list of documents, exhibits 

and other attachments (FAR 15.204–4) 

or representations and instructions 

(15.204–5). Examples of collections 

under the HSAR include: 

3052.209–70 Prohibition on Contracts 

with Corporate Expatriates 

3052.209–72 Organizational Conflict of 

Interest 

3052.209–74 Limitations on Contractors 

Acting as Lead System Integrators 

3052.209–76 Prohibition on Federal 

Protective Service Guard Services 

Contracts with Business Concerns 

Owned, Controlled, or Operated by 

an Individual Convicted of a Felony 

3052.219–72 Evaluation of Prime 

Contractor Participation in the DHS 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program 

3052.247–70 F.o.b. Origin Information 

The DHS Science and Technology 

(S&T) Directorate issues BAAs soliciting 

white papers and proposals from the 

public. DHS S&T evaluates white papers 

and proposals received from the public 

in response to a DHS S&T BAA using 

the evaluation criteria specified in the 

BAA through a peer or scientific review 

process in accordance with FAR 

35.016(d). White paper evaluation 

determines those research ideas that 

merit submission of a full proposal and 

proposal evaluation determines those 

proposals that merit selection for 

contract award. Unclassified white 

papers and proposals are typically 

collected via the DHS S&T BAA secure 

Web site, while classified white papers 

and proposals must be submitted via 

proper classified courier or proper 

classified mailing procedures as 

described in the National Industrial 

Security Program Operating Manual 

(NSPOM). 

Federal agencies with an annual 

extramural research and development 

(R&D) budget exceeding $100 million 

are required to participate in the SBIR 

Program. Similarly, Federal agencies 

with an extramural R&D budget 

exceeding $1 billion are required to 

participate in the STTR Program. 

Federal agencies who participate in 

the SBIR and STTR programs must 

collect information from the public to: 

(1) Meet their reporting requirements 

under 15 U.S.C. 638 (b)(7), (g)(8), (i), 

(j)(1)(E), (j)(3)(C), (l), (o)(10), and (v); 

(2) Meet the requirement to maintain 

both a publicly accessible database of 

SBIR/STTR award information and a 

government database of SBIR/STTR 

award information for SBIR and STTR 

program evaluation under 15 U.S.C. 638 

g(10, (k), (o)(9), and (o)(15); and 

(3) Meet requirements for public 

outreach under 15 U.S.C. 638 (j)(2)(F), 

(o)(14), and (s). 

The prior information collect request 

for OMB No. 1600–005 was approved 

through February 28, 2015 by OMB in 

a Notice of OMB Action. 

The information being collected is 

used by the Government’s contracting 

officers and other acquisition personnel, 

including technical and legal staffs to 

determine adequacy of technical and 

management approach, experience, 

responsibility, responsiveness, expertise 

of the firms submitting offers, 

identification of members of the public 

(i.e., small businesses) who qualify for, 

and are interested in participating in, 

the DHS SBIR Program, facilitate SBIR 

outreach to the public, and provide the 

DHS SBIR Program Office necessary and 

sufficient information to determine that 

proposals submitted by the public to the 

DHS SBIR Program meet criteria for 

consideration under the program. 

Failure to collect this information 

would adversely affect the quality of 

products and services DHS receives 

from contractors. Potentially, contracts 

would be awarded to firms without 

sufficient experience and expertise, 

thereby placing the Department’s 

operations in jeopardy. Defective and 

inadequate contractor deliverables 

would adversely affect DHS’s 

fulfillment of the mission requirements 

in all areas. Additionally, the 

Department would be unsuccessful in 

identifying small businesses with 

research and development (R&D) 

capabilities, which would adversely 

affect the mission requirements in this 

area. 

Many sources of the requested 

information use automated word 

processing systems, databases, and web 

portal to facilitate preparation of 

material to be submitted and to post and 

collect information. It is common place 

within many of DHS’s Components for 

submissions to be electronic as a result 

of implementation of e-Government 

initiatives. 

Information technology (i.e., 

electronic web portal) is used in the 

collection of information to reduce the 

data gathering and records management 

burden. DHS uses a secure Web site 

which the public can propose SBIR 

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research topics and submit proposals in 

response to SBIR solicitations. In 

addition, DHS uses a web portal to 

review RFIs and register to submit a 

white paper or proposal in response to 

a specific BAA. The data collection 

forms standardize the collection of 

information that is necessary and 

sufficient for the DHS SBIR Program 

Office to meet its requirements under 15 

U.S.C. 638. 

There has been no change in the 

information being collected. The 

reduction in the total annual burden is 

based on agency estimates. First, the 

estimate is based on the number of 

expected contract awards requiring the 

submission of information has been 

declining in the last three years. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

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 submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, DHS. 

Title: Solicitation of Proposal 

Information for Award of Public 

Contracts. 

OMB Number: 1600–0005. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 13,612. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 7 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 285,852. 

Dated: December 4, 2014. 

Carlene C. Ileto, 

Executive Director, Enterprise Business 

Management Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28886 Filed 12–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5752–N–104] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Model Manufactured Home 

Installation Program Rules and 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the 

proposed information collection 

requirement described below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review, in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow for an 

additional 30 days of public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 9, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at 

Colette Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 

202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. This is not a toll-free number. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD has 

submitted to OMB a request for 

approval of the information collection 

described in Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on August 21, 2014. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Model 

Manufactured Home Installation 

Program Rules and Regulations. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0578. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Form Number: HUD–305, HUD–306, 

HUD–308, HUD–309, HUD–312. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Manufactured Housing Installation 

Program establishes regulations for the 

administration of an installation 

program and establishes a new 

manufactured housing installation 

program for States that choose not to 

implement their own programs. HUD 

uses the information collected for the 

enforcement of the Model Installation 

Standards in each State that does not 

have an installation program established 

by State law to ensure that the 

minimum criteria of an installation 

program are met. 

Respondents: Program evaluation. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,796. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

265,761. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Average Hours per Response: 8. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 148, 815. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: December 5, 2014. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5752–N–103] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Housing Choice Voucher 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

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