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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43049-43050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17404]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0014; Docket 2014-0055; Sequence 5]

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Statement 
and Acknowledgment (Standard Form 1413)

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 of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (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 statement and acknowledgment Standard 
Form (SF) 1413. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 
24429 on April 30, 2014, no comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0014 by any of the following methods:
    Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the 
OMB control number 9000-0014. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0014, Statement and 
Acknowledgment SF 1413''. Follow the instructions provided on the 
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0014, Statement and Acknowledgment SF 
1413'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services. Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0014, Statement and Acknowledgment SF 1413.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0014, 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. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, 
Acquisition Policy Division, via telephone 202-501-0650 or via email to 
edward.loeb@gsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    SF 1413, Statement and Acknowledgment, is used by all executive 
agencies, including the Department of Defense, to obtain a statement 
from contractors that the proper clauses have been included in 
subcontracts. The form is used by the prime contractor to identify and 
report all applicable subcontracts (all tiers) awarded under the prime 
contract, identify specific scopes of work the subcontractors will be 
performing, subcontract award date, and subcontract number, and provide 
formal notification to the applicable subcontractors of the labor laws 
and associated clauses they are responsible for complying with.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    A reassessment of the number of contracts awarded that required the 
inclusion of the SF 1413 was performed for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, FY 
2011, and FY 2012 using data obtained from the Federal Procurement Data 
System. Based on the comprehensive reassessment performed, it was 
determined that no changes to the annual number of responses and the 
annual time burden (from the previous information collection published 
in the Federal Register at 76 FR 28039 on May 13, 2011) was warranted 
at this time. No public comments were received in prior years that have 
challenged the validity of the Government's estimate.
    Respondents: 31,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Total Responses: 63,000.
    Hours per Response: .05.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,150.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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

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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.
    Obtaining Copies Of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0014, Statement and Acknowledgment SF 1413, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: July 17, 2014.
Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-17404 Filed 7-23-14; 8:45 am]
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