9000-0066, Federal Register Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 24, 2009 / Notices
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ernest Woodson, Procurement Analyst,
Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202)
501–3775.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0066]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review;
Professional Employee Compensation
Plan
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding the reinstatement of a
previously 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)
Regulatory Secretariat 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 Professional
Employee Compensation Plan. A
request for public comments was
published in the Federal Register at 73
FR 18521, April 4, 2008.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary; 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
July 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to: General Services
Administration (GSA), OMB Desk
Officer, Room 10236, NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, and send a copy
to the Regulatory Secretariat (VPR),
1800 F Street NW., Room 4041,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–0066, Professional
Employee Compensation Plan, in all
correspondence.

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A. Purpose
FAR 22.1103 requires that all
professional employees shall be
compensated fairly and properly.
Accordingly, a total compensation plan
setting forth proposed salaries and
fringe benefits for professional
employees with supporting data must be
submitted to the contracting officer for
evaluation.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 8,670.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Responses: 8,670.
Hours per Response: .5.
Total Burden Hours: 4,335.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0066,
Professional Employee Compensation
Plan, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. E9–14828 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0091]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Information Collection; Anti-Kickback
Procedures
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding the reinstatement of a
previously 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),
Regulatory Secretariat 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

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requirement concerning Anti-Kickback
Procedures.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary; 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
August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–0091, Anti-Kickback
Procedures, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Meredith Murphy, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA,
(202) 208–6925.
A. Purpose
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
52.203–7, Anti-Kickback Procedures,
requires that all contractors have in
place and follow reasonable procedures
designed to prevent and detect in its
own operations and direct business
relationships, violations of section 3 of
the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41
U.S.C. 51–58). Whenever prime
contractors or subcontractors have
reasonable grounds to believe that a
violation of section 3 of the Act may
have occurred, they are required to
report the possible violation in writing
to the contracting agency or the
Department of Justice. The information
is used to determine if any violations of
section 3 of the Act have occurred.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 100.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 100.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 100.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755.

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 24, 2009 / Notices

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0091,
Anti-Kickback Procedures, in all
correspondence.

Control No. 9000–0059, North Carolina
Sales Tax Certification, in all
correspondence.

Dated: June 18, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. E9–14826 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Edward Chambers, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA,
(202) 501–3221.

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A. Purpose

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0059]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Information Collection; North Carolina
Sales Tax Certification
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding the reinstatement of a
previously 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),
Regulatory Secretariat 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 North Carolina
Sales Tax Certification.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary; 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
August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB

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The North Carolina Sales and Use Tax
Act authorizes counties and
incorporated cities and towns to obtain
each year from the Commissioner of
Revenue of the State of North Carolina
a refund of sales and use taxes
indirectly paid on building materials,
supplies, fixtures, and equipment that
become a part of or are annexed to any
building or structure in North Carolina.
However, to substantiate a refund claim
for sales or use taxes paid on purchases
of building materials, supplies, fixtures,
or equipment by a contractor, the
Government must secure from the
contractor certified statements setting
forth the cost of the property purchased
from each vendor and the amount of
sales or use taxes paid. Similar certified
statements by subcontractors must be
obtained by the general contractor and
furnished to the Government. The
information is used as evidence to
establish exemption from State and
local taxes.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 424.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 424.
Hours per Response: .17.
Total Burden Hours: 72.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0059,
North Carolina Sales Tax Certification,
in all correspondence.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. E9–14805 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Findings of Research Misconduct
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.

AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
and the Assistant Secretary for Health
have taken final action in the following
case:
Jennifer Wanchick, MetroHealth
System: Based on reports submitted by
MetroHealth System’s inquiry and
investigation committees, the
Respondent’s own repeated admissions,
and additional analysis conducted by
ORI during its oversight review, the U.S.
Public Health Service (PHS) found that
Ms. Jennifer Wanchick, former Research
Assistant, MetroHealth System (an
affiliated hospital of Case Western
Reserve University), engaged in research
misconduct in research supported by
National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities (NCMHD), National
Institutes of Health (NIH), grant P60
MD002265.
Specifically, by her own admission,
Ms. Wanchick engaged in research
misconduct by fabricating information
in the electronic database purportedly
collected from 150 individuals about
their willingness to sign up to be an
organ donor at the time they obtained a
driver’s license. Ms. Wanchick also
admitted to fabricating the information
on several survey instruments. The
study at issue was entitled ‘‘Community
Based Intervention to Enhance Signing
of Organ Donor Cards.’’
ORI acknowledges Ms. Wanchick’s
cooperation and assistance in
completing its oversight review and
resolution of this matter.
Ms. Wanchick has entered into a
Voluntary Settlement Agreement in
which she has voluntarily agreed, for a
period of three (3) years, beginning on
June 5, 2009:
(1) To exclude herself from serving in
any advisory capacity to PHS, including
but not limited to service on any PHS
advisory committee, board, and/or peer
review committee, or as a consultant;
and
(2) that any institution that submits an
application for PHS support for a
research project on which the
Respondent’s participation is proposed
or that uses the Respondent in any
capacity on PHS-supported research, or
that submits a report of PHS-funded
research in which the Respondent is
involved, must concurrently submit a
plan for supervision of the Respondent’s
duties to the funding agency for
approval. The supervisory plan must be
designed to ensure the research integrity
of the Respondent’s research
contribution. Respondent agrees to
ensure that a copy of the supervisory
plan also is submitted to ORI by the
institution.

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