27782 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 18, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0034; Docket 2010– 

0083; Sequence 26] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Examination of Records by 

Comptroller General and Contract 

Audit 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for an 

extension to an existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a previously approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning the examination of records 

by comptroller general and contract 

audit. A request for public comments 

was published in the Federal Register at 

75 FR 10268, on March 5, 2010. No 

comments were received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 17, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by Information Collection 

9000–0034 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

inputting ‘‘Information Collection 9000– 

0034’’ under the heading ‘‘Enter 

Keyword or ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search’’. 

Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘Information 

Collection 9000–0034’’. Follow the 

instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ screen. Please include your 

name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0034’’ on 

your attached document. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 

4041, Washington, DC 20405. Attn: 

Hada Flowers/IC 9000–0034. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

9000–0034, in all correspondence 

related to this collection. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal and/or business 

confidential information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 

Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA, 

(202) 208–4949 or e-mail 

michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The Audit and Records-Negotiation 

clause, 52.215–2; Contract Terms and 

Conditions Required to Implement 

Statutes or Executive Orders— 

Commercial Items clause, 52.212–5(d); 

and Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding 

clause, 52.214–26, implement the 

requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2313, 41 

U.S.C. 254, and 10 U.S.C. 2306. The 

statutory requirements are that the 

Comptroller General and/or agency shall 

have access to, and the right to, examine 

certain books, documents and records of 

the contractor for a period of 3 years 

after final payment. The record 

retention periods required of the 

contractor in the clauses are for 

compliance with the aforementioned 

statutory requirements. The information 

must be retained so that audits 

necessary for contract surveillance, 

verification of contract pricing, and 

reimbursement of contractor costs can 

be performed. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 19,142. 

Responses per Respondent: 20. 

Total Responses: 382,840. 

Hours per Response: 0.167. 

Total Burden Hours: 63,934. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control Number 9000– 

0034, Examination of Records by 

Comptroller General and Contract 

Audit, in all correspondence. 

Dated: May 10, 2010. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Acquisition Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11865 Filed 5–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0090; Docket 2010– 

0083; Sequence 16] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Rights in 

Data and Copyrights 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a previously approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning rights in data and 

copyrights. A notice published in the 

Federal Register at 75 FR 13764, on 

March 23, 2010. No comments were 

received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 17, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by Information Collection 

9000–0090 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Submit comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking portal by inputting 

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