SUPPORTING STATEMENT
FOR PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION
OMB CONTROL NO.9000-0097, TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INFORMATION
A. Justification.
1. Administrative requirements. FAR Subpart 4.9, Taxpayer Identification Number Information, and the provision at 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, implement statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to taxpayer identification and reporting.
2. Uses of information. When the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its final regulations implementing section 6050M of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-514), the reporting requirements included the requirement to report certain modifications to contracts that were awarded before
January 1, 1989. As implemented by Section 6050M of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-514) the reporting requirements included the requirement to report certain modifications to contracts that were awarded before January 1, 1989 and entered into on or after April 1, 1990.
In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 7701(c), a contractor doing business with a Government agency is required to furnish its Tax Identification Number (TIN) to that agency. 31 U.S.C. 3325(d) requires the Government to include, with each certified voucher prepared by the Government payment office and submitted to a disbursing official, the TIN of the contractor receiving payment under the voucher. The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the contractor’s relationship with the Government. The TIN is also required for Government reporting of certain contract information and payment information to the IRS.
3. Consideration of information technology. We use improved information technology to the maximum extent practicable. Where both the Government agency and contractors are capable of electronic interchange, the contractors may submit this information collection requirement electronically.
4. Efforts to identify duplication. This requirement is being issued under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which has been developed to standardize Federal procurement practices and eliminate unnecessary duplication.
5. If the collection of information impacts small businesses or other entities, describe methods used to minimize burden. The burden applied to small businesses is the minimum consistent with applicable laws, Executive Orders, regulations, and prudent business practices.
6. Describe consequence to Federal program or policy activities if the collection is not conducted or is conducted less frequently. Collection of information on a basis other than solicitation-by-solicitation is not practical.
7. Special circumstances for collection. Collection is consistent with guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.6.
8. Efforts to consult with persons outside the agency. Under the procedures established for development of the FAR, agency and public comments were solicited and each comment addressed before finalization of the text. A notice in the Federal Register at 74 FR 26234, June 1, 2009, made this requirement available to the public and requested comments. No problems regarding this requirement were reported.
9. Explanation of any decision to provide any payment or gift to respondents, other than reenumeration of contractors or guarantees. Not applicable.
10. Describe assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents. This information is disclosed only to the extent consistent with prudent business practices and current regulations.
11. Additional justification for questions of a sensitive nature. No sensitive questions are involved.
12 & 13. Estimated total annual public hour and cost burden. Time required to read and prepare information is estimated at 6 minutes per response.
Annual Burden to the Public
Estimated respondents ...................... 250,000
Responses annually............................ x 2
Total annual responses....................... 500,000
Estimated hrs/response....................... x .39
Estimated total burden/hrs................... 195,000
Annual Cost to the Public
Total response burden hours................... 195,000
Average wages + overhead ($24/hr.+ 75% OH).... x $42
Total cost to the public...................... $ 8,190,000
14. Estimated cost to the Government. Time required for Government-wide review is estimated at 10 seconds (.0028) per response.
Annual Recordkeeping Burden and Cost
Reviewing time/hr............................. .0028
Responses/yr.................................. x 195,000
Review time/yr................................ 546
Average wages + overhead ($20/hr + 100% OH)... x $40
Total Government cost......................... $ 21,840
15. Explain reasons for program changes or adjustments reported in Item 13 or 14. This submission requests an extension of OMB approval of an information collection requirement in the FAR. The information collection requirement in the FAR remains unchanged.
16. Outline plans for published results of information collections. Results will not be tabulated or published.
17. Approval not to display expiration date. Not applicable.
18. Explanation of exception to certification statement. Not applicable.
B.
Collections of Information Employing Statistical
Methods.
Statistical methods
are not used in this information collection.
| File Type | application/msword |
| Author | Shari Kiser |
| Last Modified By | hadanflowers |
| File Modified | 2009-07-01 |
| File Created | 2009-05-22 |