This collection
is approved as an emergency clearance to meet American Reinvestment
Recovery Act requirements. This collection is cleared for 6 months.
If the FAR Council decides to continue to use this collection past
the approved emergency request clearance time period, it must
resubmit to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process for a
three-year approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2010
6 Months From Approved
82,000
0
0
112,750
0
0
0
0
0
On February 17, 2009, the President
signed Public Law 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (the Recovery Act), including a number of provisions to
be implemented in Federal Government contracts. A FAR clause was
issued via an interim rule on March 31, 2009 to implement section
1512, which is also known as the Jobs Accountability Act. The FAR
clause required quarterly reporting on the use of funds, including
the prime contractors direct jobs resulting from Recovery Act
funding. This new interim rule will revise the clause to require
first-tier subcontractors with Recovery Act funded awards of
$25,000 or more, to report jobs information to the prime contractor
for reporting into the online reporting tool at
www.FederalReporting.gov. The interim rule also changes when
reporting begins by requiring the prime contractor to submit its
first report on or before the 10th day after the end of the
calendar quarter in which the prime contractor received the award,
and quarterly thereafter.
This action is necessary
because most of the funds provided under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 for obligation on Federal contracts, must
be obligated by September 2010. In order to obtain the additional
information on jobs, the requirements must be implemented
immediately.
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:
(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;
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.
Recovery Act Subcontract Reporting Procedures (Prime Contract)