Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 26 / Thursday, February 7, 2008 / Notices 7267 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0018] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Certification of Independent Price 

Determination and Parent Company 

and Identifying Data 

AGENCIES: 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 Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning certification of independent 

price determination and parent 

company and identifying data. A 

request for public comments was 

published in the Federal Register at 72 

FR 64587, on November 16, 2007. No 

comments were received. This OMB 

clearance expires on April, 30, 2008. 

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 

March 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, FAR 

Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Agencies are required to report under 

41 U.S.C. 252(d) and 10 U.S.C. 2305(d) 

suspected violations of the antitrust 

laws (e.g., collusive bidding, identical 

bids, uniform estimating systems, etc.) 

to the Attorney General. 

As a first step in assuring that 

Government contracts are not awarded 

to firms violating such laws, offerors on 

Government contracts must complete 

the certificate of independent price 

determination. An offer will not be 

considered for award where the 

certificate has been deleted or modified. 

Deletions or modifications of the 

certificate and suspected false 

certificates are reported to the Attorney 

General. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 64,250. 

Responses Per Respondent: 20. 

Total Responses: 1,285,000. 

Hours Per Response: .01. 

Total Burden hours: 12,850. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR), 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0018, Certification of Independent 

Price Determination and Parent 

Company and Identifying Data, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E8–2296 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0024] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Buy 

American Act Certificate 

AGENCIES: 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 Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning the Buy American Act 

Certificate. A request for public 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register at 72 FR 56337, on October 3, 

2007. No comments were received. This 

OMB clearance expires on May 31, 

2008. 

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 

March 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, FAR 

Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meredith Murphy, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA (202) 208–6925. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The Buy American Act requires that 

only domestic end products be acquired 

for public use unless specifically 

authorized by statute or regulation, 

provided that the cost of the domestic 

products is reasonable. 

The Buy American Act Certificate 

provides the contracting office with the 

information necessary to identify which 

products offered are domestic end 

products and which are of foreign 

origin. Components of unknown origin 

are considered to have been supplied 

from outside the United States. 


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