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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 (see FAR 3.103–2 Evaluating 

the Certification). 

The information collection is required 

each time an offeror responds to a 

solicitation for firm-fixed price contract 

or fixed-price economic price 

adjustment contract unless the 

acquisition is: (1) Made under the 

simplified acquisition threshold; (2) at 

the request for technical proposals 

under two-step sealed bidding 

procedures; or (3) for utility services for 

which rates are set by law or regulation. 

The FAR rule requires a Certificate of 

Independent Price Determination so that 

contractors certify that the prices in 

their offer have been arrived at 

independently, have not been or will 

not be knowingly disclosed, and have 

not been submitted for the purpose of 

restricting competition. This clause does 

not apply to commercial items. 

2. Contractor Code of Business Ethics 

and Conduct (FAR 52.203–13). This 

clause implements Government policy 

and Public Law 110–252, Title VI (Close 

the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act). It 

requires contractors to notify the 

respective agency Office of Inspector 

General when the contractor has 

credible evidence that the contractor’s 

principal, employee, agent, or 

subcontractor committed a violation of 

certain Federal criminal laws, or a 

violation of the Civil False Claims Act. 

The objective of the notification 

requirement is to emphasize the critical 

importance of integrity in contracting 

and reduce the occurrence of improper 

or criminal conduct in connection with 

the award and performance of Federal 

contracts and subcontracts. Information 

obtained from the notification 

requirements will be provided to the 

agency Inspector General by the 

contractor. 

3. Preventing Personal Conflicts of 

Interest (FAR 52.203–16). In accordance 

with 41 U.S.C. 2303, this clause requires 

contractors and subcontractors to: (a) 

Identify and prevent personal conflicts 

of interest of their covered employees; 

and (b) prohibit covered employees who 

have access to non-public information 

by reason of performance on a 

Government contract from using such 

information for personal gain. 

Contractors are required to notify 

contracting officers whenever they 

become aware of any personal conflict 

of interest violations by a covered 

employee. The objective of the 

notification requirement is to emphasize 

the critical importance of integrity in 

contracting and reduce the occurrence 

of improper or criminal conduct in 

connection with the award and 

performance of Federal contracts and 

subcontracts. Information obtained from 

the notification requirements will be 

provided to the agency Inspector 

General by the contractor. In addition, 

contractors have the opportunity, in 

exceptional circumstances, to request 

mitigation or waiver of the personal 

conflict-of-interest standards. The 

information is used by the Government 

to evaluate the requested mitigation/ 

waiver. 

The information provided to and by 

contractors in accordance with the 

clause at FAR 52.203–16 is used by the 

contractor and the contracting officer to 

identify and mitigate personal conflicts 

of interest in compliance with 

Government policy to (a) identify and 

prevent personal conflicts of interest of 

covered employees; and (b) prohibit 

covered employees who have access to 

non-public information by reason of 

performance on a Government contract 

from using such information for 

personal gain (FAR 3.1102). 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

1. Certification of Independent Price 

Determination (FAR 52.203–2). 

Respondents: 24,270. 

Responses annually: 30. 

Total annual responses: 721,200. 

Estimated hrs/response: .25. 

Estimated total burden/hrs: 180,300. 

2. Contractor Code of Business Ethics 

and Conduct (FAR 52.203–13). 

Respondents: 278. 

Responses per respondent: 1. 

Total annual responses: 278. 

Preparation hours per response: 60. 

Total response burden hours: 16,680. 

3. Preventing Personal Conflicts of 

Interest (FAR 52.203–16). 

Respondents: 120. 

Responses per respondent: 1. 

Total responses: 120. 

Burden hours per response: 30. 

Total response burden hours: 3,600. 

Recordkeeping Burden: 

Number of recordkeepers: 8,598. 

Records per recordkeeper per year: 25. 

Total annual records: 214,950. 

Estimated hours per record: 2.0. 

Total recordkeeping burden hours: 

429,900. 

4. Total (counting recordkeepers with 

respondents). 

Recordkeepers and respondents: 

33,266. 

Responses: 721,598. 

Hours (reporting and recordkeeping): 

707,862. 

C. Public Comments 

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. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 

20405. ATTN: Ms. Sosa/IC 9000–0018, 

telephone 202–501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– 

0018, Certification of Independent Price 

Determination, Contractor Code of 

Business Ethics and Compliance, and 

Preventing Personal Conflicts of 

Interest, in all correspondence. 

Dated: August 22, 2017. 

Lorin S. Curit, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Government-Wide Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 

of Government-Wide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–17–0879] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (a) Evaluate whether the 


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proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agencies estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and (e) Assess information 

collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice 

should be directed to the Attention: 

CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or 

by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Information Collections to Advance 

State, Tribal, Local and Territorial 

(STLT) Governmental Agency and 

System Performance, Capacity, and 

Program Delivery (OMB Control No. 

0920–0879, Exp. 3/31/2018)— 

Extension—Office for State, Tribal Local 

and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The mission of the Department of 

Health and Human Services is to help 

provide the building blocks that 

Americans need to live healthy, 

successful lives. As part of HHS, CDC’s 

mission is to create the expertise, 

information, and tools that people and 

communities need to protect their 

health—through health promotion, 

prevention of disease, injury and 

disability, and preparedness for new 

health threats. CDC and HHS seek to 

accomplish its mission by collaborating 

with partners throughout the nation and 

the world to: Monitor health, detect and 

investigate health problems, conduct 

research to enhance prevention, develop 

and advocate sound public health 

policies, implement prevention 

strategies, promote healthy behaviors, 

foster safe and healthful environments, 

and provide leadership and training. 

CDC is requesting a three-year 

approval for a generic clearance to 

collect information related to domestic 

public health issues and services that 

affect and/or involve state, tribal, local 

and territorial (STLT) government 

entities. 

The respondent universe is comprised 

of STLT governmental staff or delegates 

acting on behalf of a STLT agency 

involved in the provision of essential 

public health services in the United 

States. Delegate is defined as a 

governmental or non-governmental 

agent (agency, function, office or 

individual) acting for a principal or 

submitted by another to represent or act 

on their behalf. The STLT agency is 

represented by a STLT entity or delegate 

with a task to protect and/or improve 

the public’s health. 

Information will be used to assess 

situational awareness of current public 

health emergencies; make decisions that 

affect planning, response and recovery 

activities of subsequent emergencies; fill 

CDC and HHS gaps in knowledge of 

programs and/or STLT governments that 

will strengthen surveillance, 

epidemiology, and laboratory science; 

improve CDC’s support and technical 

assistance to states and communities. 

CDC and HHS will conduct brief data 

collections, across a range of public 

health topics related to essential public 

health services. 

CDC estimates up to 30 data 

collections with STLT governmental 

staff or delegates, and 10 data 

collections with local/county/city 

governmental staff or delegates will be 

conducted on an annual basis. Ninetyfive percent of these data collections 

will be web-based and five percent 

telephone, in-person, and focus groups. 

The total annualized burden of 54,000 

hours is based on the following 

estimates. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

respondent 

(in hours) 

State, Territorial, or Tribal government staff or 

delegate.

Web, telephone, in-person, focus group ........ 800 30 1 

Local/County/City government staff or delegate.Web, telephone, in-person, focus group ........ 3,000 10 1 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–116] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 


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