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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0024; Docket 2017– 

0053; Sequence 2] 

Submission for OMB Review; Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Buy American, 

Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free 

Entry 

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, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) 

will be submitting to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request for revision and an extension to 

existing OMB clearances regarding the 

Buy American statute, Trade 

Agreements, and duty-free entry. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register at 82 FR 35528 on July 31, 

2017. No comments were received. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, 

NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. 

Additionally submit a copy to GSA 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 

9000–0024. Select the link ‘‘Comment 

Now’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0024, Buy 

American, Trade Agreements, and DutyFree Entry. Follow the instructions 

provided on the screen. Please include 

your name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0024, Buy 

American, Trade Agreements, and DutyFree Entry’’ on your attached document. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 

Mandell/IC 9000–0024, Buy American, 

Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

9000–0024, Buy American, Trade 

Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry, 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, 

Acquisition Policy Division, GSA 202– 

219–0202 or email cecelia.davis@

gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. 

This information collection 

requirement pertains to information that 

an offeror must submit in response to 

the requirements of the provisions and 

clauses in FAR 52.225 that relate to the 

following: 

* The Buy American statute (41 

U.S.C. chapter 83 and E.O. 10582). 

* The Trade Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 2501–2515), including the World 

Trade Organization Government 

Procurement Agreement and various 

free trade agreements. 

* The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

5) (Recovery Act). 

* Subchapters VIII and X of Chapter 

98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202). 

a. 52.225–2, Buy American Certificate, 

as prescribed in FAR 25.1101(a)(2), 

requires the offeror to identify in its 

proposal supplies that do not meet the 

definition of domestic end product. The 

Buy American statute does not apply to 

acquisitions of commercial information 

technology. 

b. 52.225–4, Buy American—Free 

Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act 

Certificate, as prescribed in FAR 

25.1101(b)(2)(i), requires separate listing 

of foreign products that are eligible 

under a trade agreement, and listing of 

all other foreign end products. 

c. 52.225–6, Trade Agreements 

Certificate, as prescribed in FAR 

25.1101(c)(2), requires the offeror to 

certify that all end products are either 

U.S.-made or designated country end 

products, except as listed in paragraph 

(b) of the provision. Offerors are not 

allowed to provide other than a U.S.- 

made or designated country end 

product, unless the requirement is 

waived. 

d. Construction provisions and 

clauses: 

• 52.225–9, Buy American— 

Construction Materials 

• 52.225–10, Notice of Buy American 

Requirement—Construction Materials 

• 52.225–11, Buy American— 

Construction Materials under Trade 

Agreements 

• 52.225–12, Notice of Buy American 

Requirement—Construction Materials 

under Trade Agreements 

• 52.225–21, Required Use of American 

Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods— 

Buy American—Construction 

Materials 

• 52.225–23, Required Use of American 

Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods— 

Buy American—Construction 

Materials under Trade Agreements. 

The listed provisions and clauses, as 

prescribed in FAR 25.1102(a) through 

(e), provide that an offeror/contractor 

requesting to use foreign construction 

material due to unreasonable cost of 

domestic construction material shall 

provide adequate information to permit 

evaluation of the request. 

e. 52.225–8, Duty-Free Entry (formerly 

OMB clearance 9000–0022), as 

prescribed in FAR 25.1101(e), requires 

the contractor to notify the contracting 

officer when it purchases foreign 

supplies, in order to determine whether 

the supplies should be duty-free. In 

addition, all shipping documents and 

containers must specify certain 

information to assure the duty-free entry 

of the supplies. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

1. Buy American and Trade 

Agreements—Supplies: 

FAR Clause 52.225–2, Buy American 

Certificate, requires the offeror to 

identify in its proposal supplies for use 

in the United States that do not meet the 

definition of domestic end product. The 

Buy American statute does not apply to 

acquisitions of commercial information 

technology. 

Respondents: 3,306. 

Responses per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 16,530. 

Hours per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,133. 

FAR Clause 52.225–4, Buy AmericanFree Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade 

Act Certificate, requires separate listing 

of foreign products that are eligible 

under a trade agreement, and listing of 

all other foreign end products. 

Respondents: 1,977. 

Responses per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 9,885. 

Hours per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,471. 

FAR Clause 52.225–6, Trade 

Agreements Certificate, requires the 

offeror to certify that all end products 


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are either U.S.-made or designated 

country end products, except as listed 

in paragraph (b) of the provision. 

Offerors are not allowed to provide 

other than a U.S.-made or designated 

country end product, unless the 

requirement is waived. 

Respondents: 397. 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Total Responses: 794. 

Hours per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 199. 

2. Buy American and Trade 

Agreements—Construction provisions 

and clauses provide that an offeror/ 

contractor requesting to use foreign 

construction material due to 

unreasonable cost of domestic 

construction material shall provide 

adequate information to permit 

evaluation of the request. 

—52.225–9, Buy American— 

Construction Materials 

—52.225–10, Notice of Buy American 

Requirements—Construction 

Materials 

—52.225–11, Buy American— 

Construction Materials under Trade 

Agreements 

—52.225–12, Notice of Buy American 

Requirements—Construction 

Materials under Trade Agreements 

—52.225–21, Required Use of American 

Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods— 

Buy American—Construction 

Materials 

—52.225–23, Required Use of American 

Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods— 

Buy American—Construction 

Materials under Trade Agreements 

Respondents: 853. 

Responses per Respondent: 2.3. 

Total Responses: 1,990. 

Hours per Response: 5. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,045. 

3. Duty-Free Entry. The clause at FAR 

52.225–8, Duty-Free Entry (formerly 

OMB clearance 9000–0022), is included 

in solicitations and contracts for 

supplies that may be imported into the 

United States and for which duty-free 

entry may be obtained in accordance 

with FAR 25.903(a), if the value of the 

acquisition (1) exceeds the simplified 

acquisition threshold; or (2) does not 

exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold, but the savings from waiving 

the duty is anticipated to be more than 

the administrative cost of waiving the 

duty. The contracting officer analyzes 

the information submitted by the 

contractor to determine whether or not 

supplies should enter the country dutyfree. 

Respondents: 1,330. 

Responses per Respondent: 10. 

Total Responses: 13,300. 

Hours per Response: 0.5. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,650. 

4. Summary 

Respondents: 7,863. 

Responses per Respondent: 5.4. 

Total Responses: 42,499. 

Hours per Response: .5. 

Total Burden Hours: 23,497. 

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, telephone 202–501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– 

0024, Buy American, Trade Agreements, 

and Duty-Free Entry in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Lorin S. Curit, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Government-wide Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 

of Government-wide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22717 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–FY–0109; Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0074] 

Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies the opportunity to provide 

comment on a proposed and/or 

continuing information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on the Respiratory Protective 

Devices information collection project. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before December 19, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0074 by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 

Information Collection Review Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– 

D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket Number. CDC will post, without 

change, all relevant comments to 

Regulations.gov. 

Please note: Submit all comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 

address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the information collection plan and 

instruments, contact Leroy A. 

Richardson, Information Collection 

Review Office, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia 

30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: 

omb@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also 

requires Federal agencies to provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each new 

proposed collection, each proposed 

extension of existing collection of 

information, and each reinstatement of 

previously approved information 

collection before submitting the 

collection to the OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, we are 

publishing this notice of a proposed 

data collection as described below. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments that will help: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 


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