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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0075; Docket No. 

2022–0053; Sequence No. 7] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Government Property 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve an extension of a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement concerning 

government property. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 26, 2022. 

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. 

Additionally, submit a copy to GSA 

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. 

Instructions: All items submitted 

must cite OMB Control No. 9000–0075, 

Government Property. 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. If there are 

difficulties submitting comments, 

contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat 

Division at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

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): 9000–0075, 

Government Property Standard Forms 

1428, and 1429. 

B. Need and Uses 

This justification supports an 

extension of OMB Control No. 9000– 

0075. This clearance covers the 

information that contractors must 

submit to comply with the following 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

requirements: 

1. FAR clause 52.245–1, Government 

Property. 

a. Paragraph (f)(1)(ii) requires 

contractors to document the receipt of 

Government property. 

b. Paragraph (f)(1)(ii)(A) requires 

contractors to submit a written 

statement to the Property Administrator 

containing all relevant facts, such as 

cause or condition and a recommended 

course(s) of action, if overages, 

shortages, or damages and/or other 

discrepancies are discovered upon 

receipt of Government-furnished 

property. 

c. Paragraph (f)(1)(iii) requires 

contractors to create and maintain 

records of all Government property 

accountable to the contract, including 

Government-furnished and Contractoracquired property. Property records 

shall, unless otherwise approved by the 

Property Administrator, contain the 

following: 

i. The name, part number and 

description, National Stock Number (if 

needed for additional item 

identification tracking and/or 

disposition), and other data elements as 

necessary and required in accordance 

with the terms and conditions of the 

contract. 

ii. Quantity received (or fabricated), 

issued, and balance-on-hand. 

iii. Unit acquisition cost. 

iv. Unique-item identifier or 

equivalent (if available and necessary 

for individual item tracking). 

v. Unit of measure. 

vi. Accountable contract number or 

equivalent code designation. 

vii. Location. 

viii. Disposition. 

ix. Posting reference and date of 

transaction. 

x. Date placed in service (if required 

in accordance with the terms and 

conditions of the contract). 

When approved by the Property 

Administrator, contractors may 

maintain, in lieu of formal property 

records, a file of appropriately crossreferenced documents evidencing 

receipt, issue, and use of material that 

is issued for immediate consumption. 

d. Paragraph (f)(1)(iv) requires 

contractors to periodically perform, 

record, and disclose physical inventory 

results during contract performance, 

including upon completion or 

termination of the contract. 

e. Paragraph (f)(1)(vii)(B) requires 

contractors, unless otherwise directed 

by the Property Administrator, to 

investigate and report all incidents of 

Government property loss as soon as the 

facts become known. Such reports shall, 

at a minimum, contain the following 

information: 

i. Date of incident (if known). 

ii. The data elements required under 

paragraph (f)(1)(iii)(A) of FAR 52.245–1. 

iii. Quantity. 

iv. Accountable contract number. 

v. A statement indicating current or 

future need. 

vi. Unit acquisition cost, or if 

applicable, estimated sales proceeds, 

estimated repair or replacement costs. 

vii. All known interests in 

commingled material of which includes 

Government material. 

viii. Cause and corrective action taken 

or to be taken to prevent recurrence. 

ix. A statement that the Government 

will receive compensation covering the 

loss of Government property, in the 

event the Contractor was or will be 

reimbursed or compensated. 

x. Copies of all supporting 

documentation. 

xi. Last known location. 

xii. A statement that the property did 

or did not contain sensitive, export 

controlled, hazardous, or toxic material, 

and that the appropriate agencies and 

authorities were notified. 

f. Paragraph (f)(1)(viii) requires 

contractors to promptly disclose and 

report Government property in its 

possession that is excess to contract 

performance. 

g. Paragraph (f)(1)(ix) requires 

contractors to disclose and report to the 

Property Administrator the need for 

replacement and/or capital 

rehabilitation. 

h. Paragraph (f)(1)(x) requires 

contractors to perform and report to the 

Property Administrator contract 

property closeout. 

i. Paragraph (f)(2) requires contractors 

to establish and maintain Government 

accounting source data, particularly in 

the areas of recognition of acquisitions, 

loss of Government property, and 

disposition of material and equipment. 

j. Paragraphs (j)(2) and (3) require 

contractors to submit inventory disposal 

schedules to the Plant Clearance Officer 

using the Standard Form (SF) 1428, 

Inventory Disposal Schedule and if 

needed the SF 1429, Inventory Disposal 

Schedule-Continuation Sheet. Paragraph 

(j)(2)(iv) requires contractors to provide 

the following information: 

i. Any additional information that 

may facilitate understanding of the 

property’s intended use. 


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ii. For work-in-progress, the estimated 

percentage of completion. 

iii. For precious metals in raw or bulk 

form, the type of metal and estimated 

weight. 

iv. For hazardous material or property 

contaminated with hazardous material, 

the type of hazardous material. 

v. For metals in mill product form, the 

form, shape, treatment, hardness, 

temper, specification (commercial or 

Government) and dimensions 

(thickness, width, and length). 

2. FAR 52.245–9, Use and Charges. 

Paragraph (d)(1) of this clause requires 

contractors submitting a government 

property rental request to: (1) Identify 

the property for which rental is 

requested, (2) propose a rental period, 

and (3) compute an estimated rental 

charge by using the Contractor’s best 

estimate of rental time in the formulae 

described in paragraph (e) of the clause 

at FAR 52.245–9. 

This information is used to facilitate 

the management of Government 

property in the possession of the 

contractor. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents/Recordkeepers: 4,481. 

Total Annual Responses: 8,990,168. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,442,877. 

(2,291,997 reporting hours + 2,150,880 

recordkeeping hours). 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 87 FR 9353, on 

February 18, 2022. 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. 9000–0075, Government 

Property. 

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] 

Submission for OMB Review; Value 

Engineering Requirements 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve an extension of a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement concerning value 

engineering requirements. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 26, 2022. 

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. 

Additionally, submit a copy to GSA 

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. 

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. If there are 

difficulties submitting comments, 

contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat 

Division at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

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 

Requirements. 

B. Need and Uses 

This justification supports an 

extension of OMB Control No. 9000– 

0027. 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. 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 87 FR 9359, on 

February 18, 2022. 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. 9000–0027, Value 

Engineering Requirements. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08848 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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