Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Latvanas-1405-0050-Legal Authorities.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-03-03	Available
FINAL-1405-0050-PRA-Supporting-Statement-REVISED-080904.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-03-03	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
14856	Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR)	Other-	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1405-0050	ICR Reference No: 200902-1405-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200601-1405-001
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/17/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/04/2009
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2009
Responses	3,166	0	3,166
Time Burden (Hours)	275,970	0	274,320
Cost Burden (Dollars)	371,001	0	361,000

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Abstract: This information collection covers pre-award and post-award requirements of the DOSAR. During the pre-award phase, information is collected to determine which bids or proposals offer the best value to the Government. Post-award actions include monitoring the contractor's performance; issuing modification to the contract; dealing with unsatifactory performance; issuing payments to the contractor; and closing out the contract upon its completion. The respondents are any business, other for-profit, individual, not-for-profit, or household organizations wishing to receive Department of State

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 103 - 236 601.106 OMB approval under t Name of Law: Foreign Relations Authorization Act
  

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:
	73 FR 190	09/30/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 35	02/24/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	3,166	3,166	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	275,970	274,320	0	1,650	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	371,001	361,000	0	10,001	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Adjustments in the burden hours to respondents are based on an estimated increase in the number of fixed price contracts involved.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,477,372

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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: 03/04/2009

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