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Progress Reports (EPA Form 5300–26) 

twice annually throughout the lifetime 

of the project, Final Progress Report 

(EPA Form 5300–26) within 120 

calendar days after the period of 

performance end date, and the IT 

Component and Project Registration 

Form, at the time of grant close-out. The 

information gathered on items (i) and 

(ii) help EPA to ensure that projects are 

on schedule to meet identified project 

goals and produce high quality 

environmental outputs. The registration 

form (item iii) provides a detailed 

summary of the completed project and 

any developed/reused IT components; 

this information is made available to 

future applicants to inform the 

development of their proposed projects, 

promote the reuse of technologies, and 

connect to potential project partners and 

mentors. 

Form Numbers: EPA Form 5300–26. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Employees of state, tribal, or territorial 

environmental government offices. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain or retain a benefit (2 

CFR part 200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

223 (149 semi-annually for the semiannual progress report form; 38 

annually for the IT Component and 

Project Registration Form, and 38 

annually for the Final Progress Report 

Form). 

Frequency of response: EPA assumes 

that each grant recipient will submit 

two Semi-Annual Progress Report 

Forms each year the grant is active. In 

addition, the grantees will submit the 

Final Progress Report to RENC no later 

than 120 days after the grant 

performance period end date. At this 

time, the IT Component and Project 

Registration Form will likewise be 

submitted. 

Total estimated burden: The sum total 

respondent burden hours are 493. 

Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). 

The Semi-Annual Progress Report 

Form has 1.2 estimated hours per Form 

and is completed twice a year by an 

estimated 149 respondents. Therefore, 

the total annual respondent burden 

hours for this form are 357.6. The IT 

Component and Project Registration 

Form has 2 estimated hours per Form 

and EPA estimates that 38 will be 

completed annually. Therefore, the total 

annual respondent burden hours for this 

form are 76. The Final Progress Report 

Form has 1.65 estimated hours per Form 

and EPA estimates that 38 will be 

completed annually. Therefore, the total 

annual respondent burden hours for this 

form are 59.4. 

Total estimated cost: $29,530.70 (per 

year), which includes $0 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

slight decrease of 15 (493 hours in 2024 

vs 508 hours in 2021) hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden as 

compared with the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. The number of open 

active grants each year was estimated at 

149, which matches the 2021 estimate, 

as the number of new assistance 

agreements has remained consistent 

since 2021. Estimates for the Final 

Progress Reporting Form is also very 

similar to the 2021 estimate, with only 

a slight increase in the number of 

expected closed-out grants (from 36 in 

2021 to 38 in 2024). This slight increase 

reflects an expectation for more EN 

assistance agreements to close out in the 

upcoming years, as projects which were 

initially delayed due to workplace 

changes associated with COVID–19 are 

now being completed. The slight 

decrease in burden hours for 

respondents can be attributed primarily 

to the retiring of the Quality Assurance 

Reporting Form, which was previously 

required within 90 days of each new 

assistance agreement. There was a new 

form added for this ICR, which was not 

present in the 2021 version. The IT 

Component and Project Registration 

Form is a fillable PDF form, that is 

submitted by the grantee to their 

Regional Exchange Network Coordinator 

(RENC) at the time of grant close-out. As 

this form is due at the time of grant 

close-out, the estimated number 

matches the estimated number of Final 

Progress Reports (38). This new form is 

estimated to take 2 hours to complete, 

which is a decrease of 0.6 compared to 

the retired Quality Assurance Reporting 

Form. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21461 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1162; FR ID 245721] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 18, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1162. 

Title: Closed Captioning of Video 

Programming Delivered Using Internet 

Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption 

Requirements. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Household, Businesses or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, State, 

local, or tribal government, Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,772 respondents; 124,154 

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Estimated Time per Response: 0.017– 

10 hours. 

Frequency of Response: One time and 

on occasion reporting requirements; 

Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory; 

Required to obtain or retain benefits; 

Voluntary. The statutory authority for 

this collection is contained in the 

Twenty-First Century Communications 

and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, 

Public Law 111–260, 124 Stat. 2751, and 

sections 4(i), 4(j), 303, 330(b), 713, and 

716 of the Communications Act of 1934, 

as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 

154(j), 303, 330(b), 613, and 617. 

Total Annual Burden: 11,465 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $95,700. 

Needs and Uses: The Twenty-First 

Century Communications and Video 

Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) 

directed the Commission to revise its 

regulations to mandate closed 

captioning on video programming 

delivered via Internet Protocol (IP) that 

was published or exhibited on 

television with captions after the 

effective date of the regulations. 

Accordingly, the Commission requires 

video programming owners (VPOs) to 

send program files to video 

programming distributors and providers 

(hereinafter VPDs) with required 

captions, and it requires VPDs to enable 

the rendering or pass through of all 

required captions to the end user. The 

CVAA also directed the Commission to 

revise its regulations to mandate that all 

apparatus designed to receive, play 

back, or record video programming be 

equipped with built-in closed caption 

decoder circuitry or capability designed 

to display closed-captioned video 

programming, except that apparatus that 

use a picture screen that is 13 inches or 

smaller and recording devices must 

comply only if doing so is achievable. 

These rules are codified at 47 CFR 79.4 

and 79.100–79.104. 

In July 2024, the Commission adopted 

rules requiring manufacturers of 

covered apparatus and multichannel 

video programming distributors 

(MVPDs) to make closed captioning 

display settings readily accessible to 

individuals who are deaf and hard of 

hearing. The Commission will 

determine whether settings are readily 

accessible to consumers by evaluating 

the following factors: proximity, 

discoverability, previewability, and 

consistency and persistence. The 

compliance deadline will be after the 

Office of Management and Budget 

completes its review of any new or 

modified information collection 

requirements under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act or August 17, 2026, 

whichever is later. The previously 

approved burden estimates set forth 

below for requests for a Commission 

determination of technical feasibility of 

apparatus closed caption requirements, 

requests for a Commission 

determination of achievability of 

apparatus closed caption requirements, 

and complaints alleging violations of 

the apparatus closed caption 

requirements, all are sufficient to 

encompass any such filings resulting 

from the new rule. The 2024 Caption 

Display Settings Order imposes two new 

information collection requirements set 

forth as (i) and (j) below. 

The information collection 

requirements consist of: 

(a) Mechanism for information about 

video programming subject to the IP 

closed captioning requirements. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.4(c)(1)(ii) and 

(c)(2)(ii) of the Commission’s rules, 

VPOs and VPDs must agree upon a 

mechanism to make information 

available to VPDs about video 

programming that becomes subject to 

the requirements of 47 CFR 79.4 on an 

ongoing basis. VPDs must make a good 

faith effort to identify video 

programming that must be captioned 

when delivered using IP using the 

agreed upon mechanism. 

For example, VPOs and VPDs may 

agree on a mechanism whereby the 

VPOs provide captions or certifications 

that captions are not required, and 

update those certifications and provide 

captions when captions later become 

required. A VPD may rely in good faith 

on a certification by a VPO that the 

programming need not be captioned if: 

(1) the certification includes a clear and 

concise explanation of why captions are 

not required; and (2) the VPD is able to 

produce the certification to the 

Commission in the event of a complaint. 

VPOs may provide certifications for 

specific programming or a more general 

certification, for example, for all 

programming covered by a particular 

contract. 

VPDs may seek Commission 

determinations that other proposed 

mechanisms provide adequate 

information for them to rely on in good 

faith by filing an informal request and 

providing sufficient information for the 

Commission to make such 

determinations. 

(b) Contact information for the receipt 

and handling of written closed 

captioning complaints. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.4(c)(2)(iii), 

VPDs must make their contact 

information available to end users for 

the receipt and handling of written IP 

closed captioning complaints. The 

required contact information includes 

the name of a person with primary 

responsibility for IP captioning issues 

and who can ensure compliance with 

these rules, as well as the person’s title 

or office, telephone number, fax 

number, postal mailing address, and 

email address. VPDs must keep this 

information current and update it 

within 10 business days of any change. 

The Commission expects that such 

contact information will be prominently 

displayed in a way that it is accessible 

to all end users. A general notice on the 

VPD’s website with such contact 

information, if provided, must be 

provided in a location that is 

conspicuous to viewers. 

(c) Petitions for exemption based on 

economic burden. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.4(d), a VPO or 

VPD may petition the Commission for a 

full or partial exemption from the closed 

captioning requirements for IP-delivered 

video programming based upon a 

showing that they would be 

economically burdensome. Petitions for 

exemption must be supported with 

sufficient evidence to demonstrate 

economic burden (significant difficulty 

or expense). The Commission will 

consider four specific factors when 

determining economic burden and any 

other factors the petitioner deems 

relevant, along with any available 

alternatives that might constitute a 

reasonable substitute for the closed 

captioning requirements. Petitions and 

subsequent pleadings must be filed 

electronically. 

The Commission will place such 

petitions on public notice. Comments or 

oppositions to the petition may be filed 

electronically within 30 days after 

release of the public notice of the 

petition, and must include a 

certification that the petitioner was 

served with a copy. The petitioner may 

reply to any comments or oppositions 

filed within 20 days after the close of 

the period for filing comments or 

oppositions, and replies must include a 

certification that the commenting or 

opposing party was served with a copy. 

Upon a finding of good cause, the 

Commission may lengthen or shorten 

any comment period and waive or 

establish other procedural requirements. 

Petitions and responsive pleadings must 

include a detailed, full showing, 

supported by affidavit, of any facts or 

considerations relied on. 

(d) Complaints alleging violations of 

the closed captioning rules for IPdelivered video programming. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.4(e), a written 

complaint alleging a violation of the 

closed captioning rules for IP-delivered 

video programming may be filed with 

the Commission or with the VPD 


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responsible for enabling the rendering 

or pass through of the closed captions 

for the video programming. Complaints 

must be filed within 60 days after the 

date the complainant experienced a 

problem with captioning. Complaints 

should (but are not required to) include 

certain information. 

If the complaint is filed first with the 

VPD, the VPD must respond in writing 

to the complainant within 30 days after 

receipt of a closed captioning 

complaint. If a VPD fails to respond 

timely, or the response does not satisfy 

the consumer, the complainant may refile the complaint with the Commission 

within 30 days after the time allotted for 

the VPD to respond. If a consumer refiles the complaint with the 

Commission (after filing with the VPD) 

and the complaint satisfies the 

requirements, the Commission will 

forward the complaint to the named 

VPD, as well as to any other VPD and/ 

or VPO that Commission staff 

determines may be involved, who then 

must respond in writing to the 

Commission and the complainant 

within 30 days after receipt of the 

complaint from the Commission. 

If the complaint is filed first with the 

Commission and the complaint satisfies 

the requirements, the Commission will 

forward the complaint to the named 

VPD and/or VPO, and to any other VPD 

and/or VPO that Commission staff 

determine may be involved, who must 

respond in writing to the Commission 

and the complainant within 30 days 

after receipt of the complaint from the 

Commission. In response to a 

complaint, a VPD and/or VPO must 

provide the Commission with sufficient 

records and documentation. The 

Commission will review all relevant 

information provided by the 

complainant and the subject VPDs and/ 

or VPOs, as well as any additional 

information the Commission deems 

relevant from its files or public sources. 

The Commission may request additional 

information from any relevant entities 

when, in the estimation of Commission 

staff, such information is needed to 

investigate the complaint or adjudicate 

potential violation(s) of Commission 

rules. When the Commission requests 

additional information, parties to which 

such requests are addressed must 

provide the requested information in the 

manner and within the time period the 

Commission specifies. 

(e) Requests for Commission 

determination of technical feasibility of 

apparatus closed caption requirements. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.103(a), as of 

January 1, 2014, all digital apparatus 

designed to receive or play back video 

programming that uses a picture screen 

of any size must be equipped with builtin closed caption decoder circuitry or 

capability designed to display closedcaptioned video programming, if 

technically feasible. Pursuant to 47 CFR 

79.103(e), manufacturers of apparatus 

subject to paragraph (a) of the rule and 

MVPDs will be required to ensure that 

consumers are able to readily access 

user display settings for closed 

captioning on apparatus designed to 

receive or play back video programming 

transmitted simultaneously with sound, 

if such apparatus is manufactured in the 

United States or imported for use in the 

United States and uses a picture scree 

of any size, if technically feasible. If 

new apparatus or classes of apparatus 

for viewing video programming emerge 

on which it would not be technically 

feasible to include closed captioning or 

readily accessible user display settings 

for closed captioning, parties may raise 

that argument as a defense to a 

complaint or, alternatively, file a request 

under 47 CFR 1.41 for a Commission 

determination of technical feasibility 

before manufacturing or importing the 

product. 

(f) Requests for Commission 

determination of achievability of 

apparatus closed caption requirements. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.103(a), as of 

January 1, 2014, all digital apparatus 

designed to receive or play back video 

programming that use a picture screen 

less than 13 inches in size must be 

equipped with built-in closed caption 

decoder circuitry or capability designed 

to display closed-captioned video 

programming, only if doing so is 

achievable. In addition, pursuant to 47 

CFR 79.104(a), as of January 1, 2014, all 

apparatus designed to record video 

programming must enable the rendering 

or the pass through of closed captions 

such that viewers are able to activate 

and de-activate the closed captions as 

the video programming is played back, 

only if doing so is achievable. Pursuant 

to 47 CFR 79.103(e), the requirement 

that closed captioning display settings 

are readily accessible will only apply to 

apparatus that use a picture screen of 

less than 13 inches in size if compliance 

is achievable. 

Manufacturers of such apparatus and 

MVPDs may petition the Commission, 

pursuant to 47 CFR 1.41, for a full or 

partial exemption from the closed 

captioning requirements before 

manufacturing or importing the 

apparatus or may assert as a response to 

a complaint that these requirements, in 

full or in part, are not achievable. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 79.103(b)(3), such a 

petition or response must be supported 

with sufficient evidence to demonstrate 

that compliance is not achievable 

(meaning with reasonable effort or 

expense) and the Commission will 

consider four specific factors when 

making such determinations. 

(g) Petitions for purpose-based 

waivers of apparatus closed caption 

requirements. 

Manufacturers seeking certainty prior 

to the sale of a device may petition the 

Commission, pursuant to 47 CFR 

79.103(b)(4), for a full or partial waiver 

of the closed captioning requirements 

based on one of the following 

provisions: 

(i) The apparatus is primarily 

designed for activities other than 

receiving or playing back video 

programming transmitted 

simultaneously with sound; or 

(ii) The apparatus is designed for 

multiple purposes, capable of receiving 

or playing back video programming 

transmitted simultaneously with sound 

but whose essential utility is derived 

from other purposes. 

(h) Complaints alleging violations of 

the apparatus closed caption 

requirements. 

Consumers may file written 

complaints alleging violations of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 79.101– 

79.104, requiring apparatus designed to 

receive, play back, or record video 

programming to be equipped with builtin closed caption decoder circuitry or 

capability designed to display closed 

captions, and requiring that consumers 

are able to readily access user display 

settings for closed captioning on 

covered apparatus. A written complaint 

filed with the Commission must be 

transmitted to the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau through 

the Commission’s online informal 

complaint filing system, U.S. Mail, 

overnight delivery, or facsimile. Such 

complaints should include certain 

information about the complainant and 

the alleged violation. The Commission 

may forward such complaints to the 

named manufacturer or provider, as 

well as to any other entity that 

Commission staff determines may be 

involved, and may request additional 

information from any relevant parties 

when, in the estimation of Commission 

staff, such information is needed to 

investigate the complaint or adjudicate 

potential violations of Commission 

rules. 

(i) Application programming interface 

(API) notification to application 

developers. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 

79.103(e)(1)(iv)(A), with regard to an 

MVPD’s provision of navigation devices, 

it will be required to expose closed 

caption display settings via an API or 

similar method that an over-the-top 


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application provider can use upon 

launch of their application on the 

device. The API or similar method will 

need to enable the application provider 

to use the device-level caption settings 

for its own content, if it chooses, and 

covered entities will be required to 

notify application developers about this 

API or similar method through any 

reasonable means. One example of a 

‘‘reasonable means’’ for the required 

notice is a developer portal that a 

developer must utilize for its 

application to appear on the device. 

(j) Customer notice of new operating 

systems. 

The 2024 Caption Display Settings 

Order provides that MVPDs should 

provide notice to customers who are 

deaf or hard of hearing when new 

operating systems are deployed. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21441 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11:44 a.m. on Tuesday, 

September 17, 2024. 

PLACE: The meeting was held in the 

Board Room located on the sixth floor 

of the FDIC Building located at 550 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Board 

of Directors of the Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation met to consider 

matters related to the Corporation’s 

resolution, supervision, and corporate 

activities. In calling the meeting, the 

Board determined, on motion of 

Director Rohit Chopra (Director, 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), 

seconded by Director Michael J. Hsu 

(Acting Comptroller of the Currency), by 

the unanimous vote of Chairman Martin 

J. Gruenberg, Vice Chairman Travis Hill, 

Director Jonathan McKernan, Director 

Michael J. Hsu (Acting Comptroller of 

the Currency), and Director Rohit 

Chopra (Director, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau), that Corporation 

business required its consideration of 

the matters which were to be the subject 

of this meeting on less than seven days’ 

notice to the public; that no earlier 

notice of the meeting was practicable;4 

that the public interest did not require 

consideration of the matters in a 

meeting open to public observation; and 

that the matters could be considered in 

a closed meeting by authority of 

subsections (c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), 

(c)(9)(A), (c)(9)(B), (c)(10), of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

U.S.C. 552b (c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), 

(c)(9)(A), (c)(9)(B), (c)(10)). 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Requests for further information 

concerning the meeting may be directed 

to Debra A. Decker, Executive Secretary 

of the Corporation, at 202–898–8748. 

Dated this the 17th day of September, 

2024. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

James P. Sheesley, 

Assistant Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21606 Filed 9–17–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P 

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND 

CONCILIATION SERVICE 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service (FMCS). 

ACTION: Notice of Senior Executive 

Service Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service (FMCS) is issuing 

this notice to inform the public of the 

names of the members of the Agency’s 

Senior Executive Service (SES) 

Performance Review Board. 

DATES: This SES Performance Review 

Board is effective September 19, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Davis, General Counsel, 202–606– 

3737, ogc@fmcs.gov, 250 E St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20427. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4314(c)(1) through (5) of title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations prescribed 

by the Office of Personnel Management, 

one or more performance review boards. 

The board shall review and evaluate the 

initial appraisal of a senior executive’s 

performance by the supervisor, along 

with any recommendations to the 

appointing authority relative to the 

performance of the senior executive. 

The members of FMCS’s Performance 

Review Board are: 

1. Adrienne Adger, Human Resource 

Director (Chair and non-voting 

member), Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service 

2. Javier Ramirez, Deputy Director, Field 

Operations, Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service 

3. Marla Hendrickkson, External Career 

SES member, Food and Drug 

Administration 

4. Sarah Cudahy, Associate Deputy 

Director, Field Operations National/ 

International, Federal Mediation 

and Conciliation Service 

5. Nicole Wallace, Director of Finance, 

Federal Mediation and Conciliation 

Service 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Anna Davis, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21272 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6732–01–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–0007; Docket No. 

2024–0001; Sequence No. 7] 

Submission for OMB Review; General 

Services Administration Acquisition 

Regulation; Contractor Qualifications 

and Financial Information, GSA Form 

527 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, GSA invites the 

public to comment on a request to 

review and approve an extension of a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement regarding 

contractor qualifications and financial 

information. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before: 

October 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this 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 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryon Boyer, Procurement Analyst, at 

gsarpolicy@gsa.gov or 817–850–5580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

GSA requires prospective contractors 

to submit certain financial information 

in order for a contracting officer to make 

a determination that such prospective 

contractors are financially responsible 

for an award, in accordance with the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

9.103(a) and 9.104–1 and also the 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Manual (GSAM) 509.105– 

1(a). GSA Form 527, Contractor’s 

Qualifications and Financial 

Information is used to achieve 


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