Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements; FAR Section Affected: 52.204-3, 52.204-6, 52.204-7, 52.204-12, 52.204-13, 52.204-14, 52.204-15, 52.212-1, and 52.212-4

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
9000-0097_NonSubstantive Justification.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2019-09-20
9000-0097_159_145_179 Consolidated ICR SS_5.23.19.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-06-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
36614	Taxpayer Identification Number Information: FAR Sections Affected: 52.204-3, 52.204-7	Unchanged
236547	Service Contractor Reporting Requirement--FAR Sections Affected: 52.204-14, 52.204-15	Unchanged
236545	Unique Entity Identifier--FAR Section Affected: 52.204-6	Unchanged
236543	SAM Maintenance--FAR Section Affected: 52.204-13	Unchanged
236542	SAM Registration--FAR Section Affected: 52.204-13	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 9000-0097	ICR Reference No: 201909-9000-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201906-9000-002
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements; FAR Section Affected: 52.204-3, 52.204-6, 52.204-7, 52.204-12, 52.204-13, 52.204-14, 52.204-15, 52.212-1, and 52.212-4
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/22/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/20/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2022	07/31/2022	07/31/2022
Responses	587,191	0	587,191
Time Burden (Hours)	342,134	0	342,134
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,944,148	0	13,944,148

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Abstract: This information collection intends to supplement agency annual service contract reporting requirements with the contractor-provided service contract reporting information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 10826	03/22/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 27329	06/12/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Taxpayer Identification Number Information: FAR Sections Affected: 52.204-3, 52.204-7
SAM Maintenance--FAR Section Affected: 52.204-13
SAM Registration--FAR Section Affected: 52.204-13
Unique Entity Identifier--FAR Section Affected: 52.204-6
Service Contractor Reporting Requirement--FAR Sections Affected: 52.204-14, 52.204-15

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	587,191	587,191	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	342,134	342,134	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,944,148	13,944,148	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There were adjustments to each based on the following: a) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Information - The total annual burden increased by 10,007.5 hours (from 11,828 hours to 21,835.5 hours), due to use of a different methodology for estimating burden, which resulted in a higher number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents was estimated by looking at those companies that actually received awards in FPDS; for the current renewal, the population of respondents is estimated by looking at those companies that are registered as offerors in SAM. Since this information collection is derived from a FAR provision (applies to offerors), not a FAR clause (applies to contractors), SAM is considered the more appropriate source for estimating. Note: the current methodology for this information collection is now standardized with the current methodology used for the information collection for the unique entity identifier. b) SAM Registration and Maintenance - The total annual burden decreased by 33,748 hours (from 189,156 hours to 155,408) due to use of new methodology in estimating burden, which resulted in a lower number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents for SAM registration was estimated by looking at those companies that received contracts, for the first time, in FPDS; for the current renewal, the population of respondents is estimated by looking at historical information on the number of companies that registered in SAM for the most recent full year of data. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents for SAM maintenance were estimated by looking at the number of companies that received award that year that had also previously received awards; for the current renewal, the population of SAM maintenance is estimated by looking at the number of companies that had active contracts in the most recent full year of data. Companies would have been required by the FAR clause in their active contracts to annually update their SAM registration. c) Unique Entity Identifier - The total annual burden decreased by approximately 5,780 hours (from 11,021 hours to 5,240.54 hours) due to use of a different methodology in estimating burden, which resulted in a lower number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents was estimated by looking at those companies that actually received awards in FPDS; for the current renewal, the population of respondents is estimated by looking at those companies that are registered as offerors in SAM. Since this information collection is derived from a FAR provision (applies to offerors), not a FAR clause (applies to contractors), SAM is considered the more appropriate source for estimating. In addition, the prior renewal included task and delivery orders in the population for respondents, which would have inflated the estimate since provision 52.204-6 applies at the contract-level, not order-level. Note: the current methodology for this information collection is now standardized with the current methodology used for the information collection for the TIN. d) Service Contractor Reporting Requirement - The total annual burden decreased by 62,694 hours (from 222,344 hours to 159,650 hours) due to use of more current data, a higher simplified acquisition threshold, as well as a revision to the methodology used to estimate burden, which resulted in a lower number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents included indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts but not task orders; for the current renewal, the population excludes IDIQ contracts but includes task orders. The revision to the methodology was required to conform to the requirements of FAR clause 52.204-15, which requires that for IDIQ contract, reporting occur at the order-level as opposed to the contract-level.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,963,758

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/20/2019

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