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Federal Register: August 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 163)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Information Collection Authority Under Homeland Security

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR)

AGENCY: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and

Legislation Office, DHS.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief

Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, has

submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer is

soliciting comments concerning an extension to an existing collection,

Information collection authority under Homeland Security Acquisition

Regulation (HSAR).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 22,

2007. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions about this Information Collection

Request should be forwarded to the Acquisition Policy and Legislation

Office, Attn: Kathy Strouss for the Department of Homeland Security,

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3114, Washington, DC

20528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Strouss, 202-447-5300 (this is

not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS),

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer requires a renewal request and

a revision of an existing OMB Control number for four forms in the HSAR

48 CFR Chapter 30. This notice provides a request for renewal of the

designated OMB Control Number 1600-0002 previously granted in September

2004 on the following four forms: DHS Form 0700-01, DHS Form 0700-02,

DHS Form 0700-03, and DHS Form 0700-04. These four forms will be used

by contractors and/or contract employees during contract

administration. A fifth form, DHS Form 0700-05, which was included with

initial clearance and approval for this OMB control number 1600-0002 in

September 2004, is obsolete due to recent changes in the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 48 CFR Chapter 2. The change to FAR Part

45 was effective June 14, 2007 and removed previously existing annual

contractor reporting requirements. The DHS Form 0700-05 supported the

collection of the annual contractor report. A HSAR change will include

designation of the DHS Form 0700-05, Contractor Report of Government

Property as obsolete. No extension of the collection is requested for

this form. DHS Form 0700-04, Employee Claim for Wage Restitution,

requires an amendment to reflect a name change. The office designated

for receipt of the claim currently appears as ``The General Accounting

Office'' but the name has changed to ``The Government Accountability

Office''. No other amendments to the DHS HSAR forms are anticipated.

The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in

comments regarding the following:

1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the

proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the

collection of information;

3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to collected;

4. Ways to minimize the information collection burden.

5. Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance,

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and purchase of services to provide information.

Analysis

Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief

Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office.

Title: Information collection authority under Homeland Security

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR). Form(s): DHS Form 0700-01, Cumulative

Claim and Reconciliation Statement; DHS Form 0700-02, Contractor's

Assignment of Refunds, Rebates, Credits and other Amounts; DHS Form

0700-03, Contractor's Release; DHS Form 0700-04, Employee Claim for

Wage Restitution; and DHS Form 0700-05, Contractor Report of Government

Property.

OMB Number: 1600--0002.

Affected Public: Businesses and individuals seeking and who are

currently contracting with the DHS.

Annual Estimated Burden: The annual estimated burden is 7,101

hours.

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Nature of burden............ Total annual paper burden (number of

respondents x estimated time per

respondent x frequency) = total burden

hours

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Formula..................... R = number of R x T x F = B

respondents.

T = time per

respondent

F = frequency

B = Burden

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*Submit forms to provide the data required by various FAR clauses

to facilitate contract closeout:

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Formula > R x T x F

Form = Burden > B

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DHS Form 0700-01.................. 589 x 1 x 1......... 589

DHS Form 0700-02.................. 589 x 1 x 1......... 589

DHS Form 0700-03.................. 5,898 x 1 x 1....... 5,898

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*Submit claim form for nonpayment of wages. Information needed to

seek restitution, via the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for

contractor employees:

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Formula > R x T x F

Form = Burden > B

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DHS Form 0700-04.................. 25 x 1 x 1.......... = 25

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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.

Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.00.

The asterisk (*) denotes that the requested information is, in the

strictest sense of the word, contract administration data. It is not

data of a general nature solicited from the public at large. This

information is furnished to the Government by contractors who are being

paid to meet all the terms and conditions of the contract.

Scott Charbo,

Chief Information Officer.

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