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Community Community map repository address 

City of Conrad .......................................................................................... City Hall, 204 East Center Street, Conrad, IA 50621. 

City of Dike ............................................................................................... City Hall, 540 Main Street, Dike, IA 50624. 

City of Grundy Center .............................................................................. City Hall, 703 F Avenue, Suite 2, Grundy Center, IA 50638. 

City of Holland .......................................................................................... City Hall, 106 Main Street, Holland, IA 50642. 

City of Morrison ........................................................................................ City Hall, 204 Sycamore Street, Morrison, Iowa 50657. 

City of Reinbeck ....................................................................................... City Hall, 414 Main Street, Reinbeck, IA 50669. 

City of Wellsburg ...................................................................................... City Hall, 515 North Adams Street, Wellsburg, IA 50680. 

Unincorporated Areas of Grundy County ................................................. County Engineer’s Office, 22580 M Avenue, Grundy Center, IA 50638. 

Hamilton County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 16–07–2061S Preliminary Date: March 27, 2018 

City of Ellsworth ........................................................................................ City Hall, 1528 DeWitt Street, Ellsworth, IA 50075. 

City of Jewell ............................................................................................ City Hall, 701 Main Street, Jewell, IA 50130. 

City of Kamrar .......................................................................................... City Hall, 414 Elm Street, Kamrar, IA 50132. 

City of Webster City ................................................................................. City Hall, 400 2nd Street, Webster City, IA 50595. 

Unincorporated Areas of Hamilton County .............................................. Hamilton County Courthouse, 2300 Superior Street, Suite 4, Webster 

City, IA 50595. 

Butler County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 14–07–2609S and 14–07–2610S Preliminary Date: January 31, 2018 

City of Augusta ......................................................................................... City Hall, 113 East 6th Avenue, Augusta, KS 67010. 

City of El Dorado ...................................................................................... Engineering Building, 216 North Vine Street, El Dorado, KS 67042. 

Unincorporated Areas of Butler County ................................................... Butler County Courthouse, 205 West Central Avenue, El Dorado, KS 

67042. 

Norman County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 16–05–5324S Preliminary Date: April 12, 2018 

City of Halstad .......................................................................................... Administrative Building, 405 2nd Avenue West, Halstad, MN 56548. 

City of Hendrum ....................................................................................... Administrative Building, 308 Main Street East, Hendrum, MN 56550. 

Unincorporated Areas of Norman County ................................................ County Court House, 16 3rd Avenue East, Ada, MN 56510. 

Warren County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 14–05–6084S Preliminary Date: March 28, 2018 

City of Carlisle .......................................................................................... City Hall, 760 West Central Avenue, Carlisle, OH 45005. 

City of Franklin ......................................................................................... City Building, 1 Benjamin Franklin Way, Franklin, OH 45005. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Homeland Security 

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) 

Solicitation of Proposal Information for 

Award of Public Contracts 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; extension of a currently 

approved collection, 1600–0005. 

SUMMARY: The DHS 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. The information collection is 

necessary for compliance with the 

HSAR and the Small Business 

Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small 

Business Technology Transfer (STTR) 

programs. DHS previously published 

this information collection request (ICR) 

in the Federal Register on Tuesday, 

March 13, 2018 for a 60-day public 

comment period. 15 comment was 

received by DHS. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow an additional 30 days 

for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until September 10, 

2018. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB. Comments should be 

addressed to OMB Desk Officer, DHS 

and sent via electronic mail to 

dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS 

collects information, when necessary, 

when inviting firms to submit bids, 

proposals, and offers for public 

contracts for supplies and service. Using 

solicitation methods such as requests for 

proposals (RFP), requests for 

information (RFI), and broad agency 

announcements (BAA), the Government 

requests information from prospective 

offerors such as pricing information, 

delivery schedule compliance, and 

evidence that the offeror has the 

resources (both human and financial) to 

accomplish requirements. The 

information collection is necessary for 

compliance with the HSAR, 48 CFR 

chapter 30, and the SBIR and STTR 

programs, 15 U.S.C. 628. The collections 

under the HSAR include: 

• 3052.209–70 Prohibition on 

Contracts with Corporate Expatriates 

(Required in all solicitations and 

contracts). The offeror must disclose 

whether it is a foreign incorporated 


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entity that should be treated as an 

inverted domestic corporation. 

• 3052.209–71 Reserve Officer 

Training Corps and Military Recruiting 

on Campus (Required in all solicitations 

and contracts with institutions of higher 

education) Requires that the Contractor 

represent that it does not now have, and 

agrees that during performance of the 

contract that it will not adopt, any 

policy or practice described in 

paragraph (b) of the clause. 

• 3052.209–72 Organizational 

Conflict of Interest, paragraphs (c), (d) 

and (e) (Required in all solicitations and 

contracts where a potential 

organizational conflict of interest exists 

and mitigation may be possible). The 

offeror must disclose whether it is aware 

of any facts which create any actual or 

potential organizational conflicts of 

interest; and, provide information as 

required by the Government and a 

mitigation plan relating to the conflict, 

if applicable. 

• 3052.209–74 Limitations on 

Contractors Acting as Lead System 

Integrators (Required in solicitations for 

the acquisition of a major system when 

the acquisition strategy envisions the 

use of a lead system integrator). The 

offeror must disclose whether it 

proposes to perform this contract as a 

lead system integrator with system 

responsibility, and whether it has a 

direct financial interest in the system 

that is the subject of the solicitation; 

and, provide evidence, as needed. 

• 3052.209–76 Prohibition on Federal 

Protective Service (FPS) Guard Services 

Contracts with Business Concerns 

Owned, Controlled, or Operated by an 

Individual Convicted of a Felony, 

paragraphs (a) through (g) (Required in 

in all solicitations and contracts for FPS 

guard services). The offeror must 

disclose whether it is owned, operated 

or controlled by an individual convicted 

of any felony. A business concern 

owned, operated or controlled by an 

individual convicted of any felony may 

submit an award request to the 

Government. The request must include 

information that is considered 

personally identifiable information, and 

any additional information the 

Government deems necessary. 

• 3052.215–70 Key Personnel and 

Facilities (Required in solicitations and 

contracts when the selection for award 

is substantially based on the offeror’s 

possession of special capabilities 

regarding personnel or facilities). Before 

removing or replacing any of the 

specified individuals or facilities, the 

offeror must notify the Government, in 

writing, before the change becomes 

effective. 

• 3052.219–72 Evaluation of Prime 

Contractor Participation in the DHS 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program (Required in all 

solicitations containing (HSAR) 48 CFR 

3052.219–71, DHS Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

Program and (FAR) 48 CFR 52.219–9 

Small Business Subcontracting Plan). 

The offeror must provide a signed letter 

of mentor-prote ́ge ́ agreement, if it 

wishes to receive credit under the 

source selection factor. 

• 3052.247–70 F.o.b. Origin 

Information (Required in solicitations as 

appropriate) the offeror must provide 

information related to the offeror’s 

shipping point. 

The DHS Science and Technology 

(S&T) Directorate issues broad agency 

announcements BAAs when soliciting 

white papers and proposals from the 

public. DHS S&T evaluates white papers 

and proposals received 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). 

Unclassified white papers and proposals 

are typically collected via the DHS S&T 

BAA secure website, 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 meet: 

1. Applicable 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. 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. 

638g(10), (k), (o)(9), and (o)(15); and 

3. Requirements for public outreach 

under 15 U.S.C. 638(j)(2)(F), (o)(14), and 

(s). 

The prior information collection 

request for OMB No. 1600–0005 was 

approved through June 30, 2018 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 staff to 

determine the adequacy of technical and 

management approach, experience, 

responsibility, responsiveness, and 

expertise of the firms submitting offers; 

the identification of members of the 

public (i.e., small businesses) who 

qualify for and are interested in 

participating in the DHS SBIR Program; 

and, provide the DHS SBIR Program 

Office necessary and sufficient 

information to determine whether 

proposals submitted by the public to the 

DHS SBIR Program meet the 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 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 

portals 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 website the 

public can use to propose SBIR 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. 

DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contact 

Lists dated June 15, 2007 covers the 

basic contact information that must be 

collected for DHS. Other information 

collected will typically pertain to the 

contract itself, and not individuals. All 

information for this information 

collection is submitted voluntarily. 

However, sensitive information (e.g., 

felony conviction information) may also 

be collected through this information 

collection. Due to this sensitivity, and 

the sensitivities regarding the 

procurement process as a whole, a new 


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Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is 

required to document and identify any 

potential risks associated with 

collecting this information. There is no 

assurance of confidentiality provided to 

the respondents. 

The burden estimates provided in 

response to Item 12 above are based 

upon definitive proposals reported by 

DHS and its Components to the Federal 

Procurement Data System (FPDS) for 

Fiscal Year 2016. No program changes 

occurred and there have been no 

changes to the information being 

collected. However, the burden was 

adjusted to reflect an agency adjustment 

increase of 103,600 in the number of 

respondents within DHS for Fiscal Year 

2016, as well as an increase in the 

average hourly wage rate. In addition, 

the average response per respondent 

went from 7 to 3.5 per response, a 

difference of 3.5 hours. The change is a 

result of the DHS Heads of Contracting 

Activities’ reassessment of the response 

time required for each of the applicable 

clauses. 

This is an extension of a currently 

approved collection, 1600–0005. DHS 

previously published this ICR in the 

Federal Register on Tuesday, March 13, 

2018 at 83 FR 10865 for a 60-day public 

comment period, and is soliciting public 

comment for another 30 days. OMB 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: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Homeland Security 

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) 

Solicitation of Proposal Information for 

Award of Public Contracts. 

OMB Number: 1600–0005. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Private and Public 

Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 117,212. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.5 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,230,726. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

Melissa Bruce, 

Executive Director, Enterprise Business 

Management Office. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[GX18GL00DT7ST00; OMB Control Number 

1028–0087; Renewal] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; National Geological and 

Geophysical Data Preservation 

Program (NGGDPP) Grant Opportunity 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is 

proposing to renew authorization for 

information collection from state 

geological surveys that request NGGDPP 

funds to preserve geoscience materials 

and data, and submit this information 

collection request (ICR) to Office of 

Management and Budget described 

below. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to 

USGS, Information Collections 

Clearance Officer, 12201Sunrise Valley 

Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by 

email to gs-info_collections@usgs.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

1028–0087, National Geological and 

Geophysical Data Preservation Program, 

in the subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Lindsay Powers by 

email at lpowers@usgs.gov, or by 

telephone at (303) 202–4828. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

USGS, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed, revised, and 

continuing collections of information. 

This helps us assess the impact of our 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on April 18, 

2018, 83 FR 17187. No comments were 

received. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

USGS; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the USGS enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the USGS minimize the burden of 

this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: This notice concerns the 

collection of information that is 

sufficient and relevant to evaluate and 

select proposals for funding under the 

NGGDPP. We will accept proposals 

from state geological surveys requesting 

funds to inventory and assess the 

condition of current collections and 

data preservation needs. Financial 

assistance will be awarded annually on 

a competitive basis following the 

evaluation and ranking of state 

proposals by a review panel composed 

of representatives from the U.S. 


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