SUPPORTING STATEMENT
FOR PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION
9000-0058, SCHEDULES FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
A. Justification.
1. Administrative requirements. Federal construction contractors may be required to submit schedules, in the form of a progress chart, showing the order in which the contractor proposes to perform the work. Actual progress shall be entered on the chart as directed by the contracting officer.
2. Uses of information. This information is used to monitor progress under a Federal construction contract when other management approaches for ensuring adequate progress are not used.
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 person 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 published in the Federal Register, June 24, 2009 at 74 FR 30092. No comments were received.
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 hours and cost burden. Time required to read and prepare information is estimated at 1 hour per completion.
Estimated respondents/yr 2,600
Responses annually x 2
Total annual responses 5,200
Estimated hrs/response x 1
Estimated total burden/hrs 5,200
Benefits and overhead + 75%
Estimated cost to public ($24 + 75% OH) $218,400
14. Estimated cost to the Government. Time required for Governmentwide review is estimated at 15 minutes per response.
Annual Reporting Burden and Cost
Reviewing time/hr .25
Responses/yr x 5,200
Review time/yr 1,300
Average wages/hr x $20
Average wages/yr $26,000
Benefits and overhead + 100%
Total Government cost $52,000
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.
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 |
| File Title | .DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE |
| Author | Network Administrator |
| Last Modified By | Cherria P. Day |
| File Modified | 2009-10-15 |
| File Created | 1995-06-29 |