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however, comments pertaining to a 

particular meeting should be submitted 

at least five (5) days prior to a specific 

meeting. 

There will not be oral comments from 

the public at the September 12, 2017 

meeting. Individuals who wish to 

submit written comments for the 

Commission’s consideration may do so 

by either of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit public 

comments or written statements via the 

Federal eRulemaking portal by 

searching for ‘‘Notice-MK–2017–03.’’ 

Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘Notice–MK–2017– 

03.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

on the screen. Please include your 

name, organization (if any), and 

‘‘Notice-MK–2017–03’’ on your attached 

document. Please note that any 

information, including personal or 

contact information, that you provide on 

the www.Regulations.gov comment form 

or in an attachment will be publicly 

disclosed as it is entered, searchable on 

the Internet, and included in any paper 

docket. 

• Mail: Public comments may also be 

submitted via mail. Please address 

public comments to: Mr. Ron Williams, 

Policy Advisor, Presidential Advisory 

Commission on Election Integrity, 1650 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Eisenhower 

Executive Office Building (EEOB), Rm. 

268, Washington, DC 20504. Please note 

that any written comments received via 

mail will be uploaded to the docket on 

Regulations.gov, where they will be 

viewable in full by the public, including 

any personal or contact information. 

Written comments not received by 

5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 

Friday, September 8, 2017 may be 

submitted but will not be considered for 

the meeting held on Tuesday, 

September 12, 2017. 

Public comments may be submitted at 

any time prior to the submission of the 

Commission’s final report (timeframe to 

be determined); however, comments 

pertaining to a particular meeting 

should be submitted at least five (5) 

days prior to a specific meeting. 

Dated: August 18, 2017. 

Allison Fahrenkopf Brigati, 

Associate Administrator, Office of 

Government-wide Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0018; Docket 2017– 

0053; Sequence 1] 

Information Collection; Certification of 

Independent Price Determination, 

Contractor Code of Business Ethics 

and Compliance, and Preventing 

Personal Conflicts of Interest 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding a revision and 

extension to an existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) 

will be submitting 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. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 24, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by Information Collection 

9000–0018, Certification of Independent 

Price Determination and Parent 

Company and Identifying Data by any of 

the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

searching the OMB control number 

9000–0018. Select the link ‘‘Comment 

Now’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0018, 

‘‘Certification of Independent Price 

Determination, Contractor Code of 

Business Ethics and Compliance, and 

Preventing Personal Conflicts of 

Interest.’’ Follow the instructions 

provided on the screen. Please include 

your name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0018, 

‘‘Certification of Independent Price 

Determination, Contractor Code of 

Business Ethics and Compliance, and 

Preventing Personal Conflicts of 

Interest’’ on your attached document. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 

Sosa/IC 9000–0018. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

9000–0018, in all correspondence 

related to this collection. Comments 

received generally will be posted 

without change to http://

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 (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, 

Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

GSA 202–219–0202 or cecelia.davis@

gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

This information collection 

requirement, OMB Control No. 9000– 

0018, currently titled ‘‘Certification of 

Independent Price Determination and 

Parent Company and Identifying Data,’’ 

is proposed to be retitled ‘‘Certification 

of Independent Price Determination, 

Contractor Code of Business Ethics and 

Compliance, and Preventing Personal 

Conflicts of Interest,’’ due to 

consolidation with two additional 

currently approved information 

collection requirements: OMB Control 

No. 9000–0164, Contractor Business 

Ethics Compliance Program and 

Disclosure Requirements; and OMB 

Control No. 9000–0183, Preventing 

Personal Conflicts of Interest for 

Contractor Employees Performing 

Acquisition Functions. 

DoD, GSA and NASA analyzed the FY 

2016 data from the Federal Procurement 

Data System (FPDS) to develop the 

estimated burden hours for this 

information collection. 

This information collection 

requirement pertains to information that 

an offeror contractor must submit in 

response to the requirements of the 

following provisions and clauses in FAR 

52.203: 

1. Certification of Independent Price 

Determination (FAR 52.203–2). This 

clause requires the offeror to certify that 

the prices in the offer have been arrived 

at independently. Agencies are required 

to report under 41 U.S.C. 3101 (formerly 

41 U.S.C. 252(b)(i)) 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 antitrust laws, 


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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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BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

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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