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With Corporations with Delinquent 

Taxes or a Felony Conviction. FAR 

provision 52.209–11, Representation by 

Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax 

Liability or a Felony Conviction under 

any Federal Law, and its equivalent for 

commercial acquisitions at FAR 52.212– 

3(q), require offerors to represent 

whether the offeror is a corporation 

that— 

• Has any unpaid Federal tax liability 

that has been assessed, for which all 

judicial and administrative remedies 

have been exhausted or have lapsed, 

and that is not being paid in a timely 

manner pursuant to an agreement with 

the authority responsible for collecting 

the tax liability; and 

• Was convicted of a felony criminal 

violation under a Federal law within the 

preceding 24 months. 

FAR provision 52.209–12, 

Certification Regarding Tax Matters, 

require offerors proposing a total 

contract price that will exceed $5.5 

million (including options) to certify 

that, to the best of the offeror’s 

knowledge and belief, it— 

• Has filed all Federal tax returns 

required during the three years 

preceding the certification; 

• Has not been convicted of a 

criminal offense under the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986; and 

• Has not, more than 90 days prior to 

certification, been notified of any 

unpaid Federal tax assessment for 

which the liability remains unsatisfied, 

unless the assessment is the subject of 

an installment agreement or offer in 

compromise that has been approved by 

the Internal Revenue Service and is not 

in default, or the assessment is the 

subject of a non-frivolous administrative 

or judicial proceeding. 

6. FAR 52.209–13, Violations of Arms 

Control Treaties or Agreements with the 

United States. Unless the offeror is 

providing evidence of a waiver or 

determination in accordance with 

paragraph (b)(2) of the FAR provision at 

52.209–13, Violation of Arms Control 

Treaties or Agreements—Certification, 

paragraph (b)(1) of the provision 

requires offerors to certify that— 

• The offeror does not engage and has 

not engaged in any activity that 

contributed to or is a significant factor 

in the President’s or Secretary of State’s 

determination that a foreign country is 

in violation of its obligations 

undertaken in any arms control, 

nonproliferation, or disarmament 

agreement to which the United States is 

a party, or is not adhering to its arms 

control, nonproliferation, or 

disarmament commitments in which the 

United States is a participating state. 

The determinations are described in the 

most recent unclassified annual report 

provided to Congress pursuant to 

section 403 of the Arms Control and 

Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a); and 

• No entity owned or controlled by 

the offeror is an entity organized under 

the laws of such country, that engages 

or has engaged in any activity that 

contributed to or is a significant factor 

in the President’s or Secretary of State’s 

determination that a foreign country is 

in violation of its obligations 

undertaken in any arms control, 

nonproliferation, or disarmament 

agreement to which the United States is 

a party, or is not adhering to its arms 

control, nonproliferation, or 

disarmament commitments in which the 

United States is a participating state. 

Contracting officers use the collected 

information described above to 

determine an offeror’s responsibility for 

contract award. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 1,802,621. 

Total Annual Responses: 1,953,229. 

Total Burden Hours: 547,110. 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 86 FR 71500, on 

December 16, 2021. No comments were 

received. 

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. 9000–0198, Certain Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 9 

Requirements. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0027; Docket No. 

2022–0053; Sequence No. 4] 

Information Collection; Value 

Engineering 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 

an extension concerning value 

engineering 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, 2022. 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 April 

19, 2022. 

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. 9000–0027, 

Value Engineering 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) 

9000–0027, Value Engineering 

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B. Need and Uses 

This clearance covers the information 

that contractors must submit to comply 

with the following Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) requirements: 

• FAR 52.248–1, Value Engineering; 

52.248–2, Value Engineering-ArchitectEngineer; and 52.248–3, Value 

Engineering-Construction. 

These clauses require contractors 

submitting Value Engineering Change 

Proposals (VECP’s) to the Government 

to provide such details as: (1) A 

description of the differences between 

the existing contract requirement and 

the proposed requirement, and the 

comparative advantages and 

disadvantages of each; (2) a list and 

analysis of contract requirements that 

must be changed if the VECP is 

accepted; (3) a detailed cost estimate 

showing anticipated reductions 

associated with the VECP; (4) a 

statement of the time a modification 

accepting the VECP must be issued to 

achieve maximum cost reduction, and 

the effect on contract completion time; 

and (5) identification of any previous 

submissions of the VECP; the agencies 

and contract numbers involved and 

previous Government actions, if known. 

The Government will use the 

collected information to evaluate the 

VECP and, if accepted, to arrange for an 

equitable sharing plan. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 109. 

Total Annual Responses: 218. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,270. 

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. 9000–0027, Value 

Engineering Requirements. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Request for Information: AHRQ’s 

Proposed Patient-Centered Outcomes 

Research Trust Fund Strategic 

Framework 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information. 

SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking 

input from the public on its proposed 

strategic framework for AHRQ’s PatientCentered Outcomes Research Trust 

Fund investments. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 19, 2022. AHRQ will 

not respond individually to responders 

but will consider all comments 

submitted by the deadline. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit all responses 

via email to: PCORTF@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karin Rhodes, MD, Chief 

Implementation Officer, Email: 

PCORTF@ahrq.hhs.gov, Telephone: 

301–427–1364 or 240–463–0872. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AHRQ is 

authorized under 42 U.S.C. 299b–37 to 

broadly disseminate patient-centered 

outcomes research (PCOR) findings, 

including incorporation of PCOR 

findings into health information 

technology focused on clinical decision 

support, and to train researchers in the 

methods used to conduct PCOR. PCOR 

compares the impact of two or more 

preventive, diagnostic, treatment, or 

healthcare delivery approaches on 

health outcomes, including those that 

are meaningful to patients. AHRQ’s 

work under 42 U.S.C. 299b–37 is funded 

by the Patient-Centered Outcomes 

Research Trust Fund (PCORTF), 26 

U.S.C. 9511, which was established in 

2010 and reauthorized in 2019. To learn 

more about the PCORTF, please visit: 

https://www.ahrq.gov/pcor/potential-ofthe-pcortf/index.html. 

In response to the reauthorization of 

the PCORTF, AHRQ has developed a 

proposed strategic framework to guide 

future planning and evaluation of 

AHRQ’s PCORTF investments (the 

strategic framework). The strategic 

framework is consistent with AHRQ’s 

broader goal of improving the quality, 

safety, equity, and value of healthcare 

delivery. 

The proposed strategic framework 

identifies five priorities for improving 

healthcare delivery that are aligned with 

AHRQ’s mission and that have the 

potential to improve outcomes that 

patients care about. These priorities are 

interrelated, and all contribute to 

achieving the proposed strategic 

framework’s overall vision of equitable 

whole-person care across the lifespan. 

The proposed strategic framework is 

consistent with AHRQ’s Congressional 

authorization for investments from the 

PCORTF and is aligned with national 

health priorities. 

The AHRQ PCORTF strategic 

framework includes a mission, vision, 

high-level priorities, desired outcomes, 

and cross-cutting strategies for 

advancing the desired outcomes. This 

framework is expected to describe and 

inform the portfolio of AHRQ PCORTF 

investments. AHRQ will use this broad 

framework to guide long-range planning 

and to guide the development of 

projects and investments. 

AHRQ PCORTF-funded projects will 

be connected to components and subcomponents of the strategic framework. 

Use of the strategic framework is 

intended to ensure that AHRQ’s 

investments are coherently connected 

and advance the overall vision of 

advancing equitable whole-person care 

across the lifespan. The final strategic 

framework will also provide a basis for 

creating an evaluation framework, 

measuring the success of individual 

projects, and identifying the overall 

impact of AHRQ’s PCORTF 

investments. 

AHRQ is seeking public comment on 

the proposed strategic framework for 

AHRQ’s PCORTF investments. 

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