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15https://resources.data.gov/assets/documents/ 

fds-data-ethics-framework.pdf. 

16OMB Memorandum M–19–23. 

17 44 U.S.C. 3520(20). 

18OMB Memorandum M–19–23, Appendix A. 

19OMB Memorandum M–19–23, Section II (Key 

Senior Officials). 

ethics and equity matters related to 

synthetic data generation? 

• How can we apply the Federal Data 

Ethics Framework 15 to address these 

ethics and equity concerns? 

Section 5: Synthetic Data Generation 

and Evidence-Building 

Synthetic data generation can enable 

the production of evidence for use in 

policymaking. Applications such as 

simulation or modeling can help 

policymakers explore scenarios and 

their potential impacts. Likewise, 

policymakers can conduct controlled 

experiments of potential policy 

interventions to better understand their 

impacts. Data synthesis may help 

policymakers make more data publicly 

available to spur research and other 

foundational fact-finding activities that 

can inform policymaking. 

Questions 

• What other applications of 

synthetic data generation support 

evidence-based policymaking? 16

• What is the relationship between 

synthetic data generation and open 

government data? 17

• How can CDOs and Evaluation 

Officers best collaborate on synthetic 

data generation to support evidencebuilding? 18 What about other evidence 

officials? 19

Kenneth Ambrose, 

Senior Advisor CDO Council, Office of Shared 

Solutions and Performance Improvement, 

General Services Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00036 Filed 1–4–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0064; Docket No. 

2024–0053; Sequence No. 1] 

Information Collection; Certain Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 36 

Construction Contract Requirements 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and 

NASA invite the public to comment on 

a revision concerning certain Federal 

Acquisition Regulation part 36 

construction contract requirements. 

DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments 

on: whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of Federal 

Government acquisitions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the information 

collection on respondents, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. OMB has approved this 

information collection for use through 

April 30, 2024. DoD, GSA, and NASA 

propose that OMB extend its approval 

for use for three additional years beyond 

the current expiration date. 

DATES: DoD, GSA, and NASA will 

consider all comments received by 

March 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA 

invite interested persons to submit 

comments on this collection through 

https://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. If there are difficulties 

submitting comments, contact the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202– 

501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

Instructions: All items submitted 

must cite OMB Control No. 9000–0064, 

Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Part 36 Construction Contract 

Requirements. Comments received 

generally will be posted without change 

to https://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. 

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) 

9000–0064, Certain Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 36 

Construction Contract Requirements. 

B. Need and Uses 

DoD, GSA, and NASA are combining 

OMB Control Nos. by FAR part. This 

consolidation is expected to improve 

industry’s ability to easily and 

efficiently identify burdens associated 

with a given FAR part. This review of 

the information collections by FAR part 

allows improved oversight to ensure 

there is no redundant or unaccounted 

for burden placed on industry. Lastly, 

combining information collections in a 

given FAR part is also expected to 

reduce the administrative burden 

associated with processing multiple 

information collections. 

This justification supports the 

extension of OMB Control No. 9000– 

0064 and combines it with the 

previously approved information 

collection under OMB Control No. 

9000–0062, with the new title ‘‘Certain 

Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36 

Construction Contract Requirements’’. 

Upon approval of this consolidated 

information collection, OMB Control 

No. 9000–0062 will be discontinued. 

The burden requirements previously 

approved under the discontinued 

number will be covered under OMB 

Control No. 9000–0064. 

This clearance covers the information 

that contractors must submit to comply 

with the following FAR requirements: 

• FAR 52.236–5, Material and 

Workmanship. This clause requires 

contractors to obtain contracting officer 

approval of the machinery, equipment, 

material, or articles to be incorporated 

into the work. The contractor’s request 

must include: the manufacturer’s name, 

the model number, and other 

information concerning the 

performance, capacity, nature, and 

rating of the machinery and mechanical 

and other equipment; and full 

information concerning the material or 

articles. When directed by the 

contracting officer, the contractor must 

submit samples of the items requiring 

approval for incorporating into the 

work. The contracting officer uses this 

information to determine whether the 

machinery, equipment, material, or 

articles meet the standards of quality 

specified in the contract. A contracting 

officer may reject work, if the contractor 

installs machinery, equipment, material, 

or articles in the work without obtaining 

the contracting officer’s approval. 

• FAR 52.236–13, Accident 

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the basic clause requires contractors to 

submit a written proposed plan to 

provide and maintain work 

environments and procedures that will 

safeguard the public and Government 

personnel, property, materials, supplies, 

and equipment exposed to contractor 

operations and activities; avoid 

interruptions of Government operations 

and delays in project completion dates; 

and control costs in the performance of 

this contract. The plan must include an 

analysis of the significant hazards to 

life, limb, and property inherent in 

contract work performance and a plan 

for controlling these hazards. The 

contracting officer and technical 

representatives analyze the Accident 

Prevention Plan to determine if the 

proposed plan will satisfy the safety 

requirements identified in the contract, 

to include certain provisions of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act (per 

FAR 36.513(c)) and applicable standards 

issued by the Secretary of Labor at 29 

CFR part 1926 and 29 CFR part 1910. 

• FAR 52.236–15, Schedules for 

Construction Contracts. This clause 

requires contractors to prepare and 

submit to the contracting officer for 

approval three copies of a practicable 

schedule showing the order in which 

the contractor proposes to perform the 

work, and the dates on which the 

contractor contemplates starting and 

completing the several salient features 

of the work (including acquiring 

materials, plant, and equipment). The 

contracting officer uses this information 

to monitor progress under a Federal 

construction contract when other 

management approaches for ensuring 

adequate progress are not used. 

• FAR 52.236–19, Organization and 

Direction of the Work. This clause 

requires contractors, under costreimbursement construction contracts, 

to submit to the contracting officer a 

chart showing the general executive and 

administrative organization, the 

personnel to be employed in connection 

with the work under the contract, and 

their respective duties. The contractor 

must keep the data furnished current by 

supplementing it as additional 

information becomes available. The 

contracting officer uses this information 

to ensure the work is performed by 

qualified personnel at a reasonable cost 

to the Government. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 3,771. 

Total Annual Responses: 13,267. 

Total Burden Hours: 21,338. 

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. 9000–0064, Certain Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 36 

Construction Contract Requirements. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00056 Filed 1–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget Review; Home-Based 

Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing 

School-Age Children Study (New 

Collection) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, United States 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) Office of 

Planning, Research, and Evaluation 

(OPRE) at the U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) is proposing 

to collect information to examine a 

toolkit of new measures designed to 

assess and strengthen the quality of 

child care, the Home-Based Child Care 

Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age 

Children (HBCC–NSAC Toolkit). This 

study aims to build evidence about the 

English version of the HBCC–NSAC 

Toolkit for use by/with providers caring 

for children in a residential setting (i.e., 

home-based child care [HBCC]). 

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of 

publication. Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) must make a decision 

about the collection of information 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

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 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Identify all requests by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The HBCC–NSAC 

Toolkit is designed for home-based 

providers who regularly care for at least 

1 school-age child who is not their own. 

The purpose of the HBCC–NSAC 

Toolkit is to help home-based providers 

identify their caregiving strengths and 

areas for growth. The HBCC–NSAC 

Toolkit consists of a self-administered 

provider questionnaire (composed of 

multiple newly developed measures) 

and a family communication 

questionnaire (composed of 1 

communication tool). For validation 

purposes, the study will include the 

provider questionnaire from the HBCC– 

NSAC Toolkit with additional items 

from existing measures and a separate 

family survey with child and family 

background information items and items 

from an existing measure. A subset of 

providers will be observed with an 

existing observation measure. Study 

participants will include home-based 

providers who can complete the 

provider questionnaire in English. They 

must currently care for at least 1 schoolage child (age 5 and in kindergarten, or 

ages 6 through 12) in a home for at least 

10 hours per week and for at least 8 

weeks in the past year. These providers 

may also care for younger children (ages 

birth through 5 and not yet in 

kindergarten). Families (a parent or 

guardian of school-age children 

receiving care in the HBCC setting) who 

can complete the family survey in 

English will also be included in the 

study. The study will be based on a 

purposive sample of home-based 

providers in at least 10 geographic 

locations to maximize variation in the 

sample. OPRE proposes to collect 

survey and observational data from 

home-based providers who are licensed 

or regulated by states to provide child 

care and early education (CCEE) and 

providers who are unlicensed or legally 

exempt from state regulations for CCEE. 

Study participants may or may not 

participate in the child care subsidy 

program. The data collection activities 

are designed to provide critical 

information that is needed to analyze 

the reliability and validity of the HBCC– 

NSAC Toolkit’s provider questionnaire. 

The resulting data will help ACF 

understand if the HBCC–NSAC Toolkit’s 

provider questionnaire can be used to 

support home-based providers in 

identifying and reflecting on their 


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