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.
This submission requests an
extension of OMB approval of an information collection requirement
in the FAR. The annual reporting burden decreased from what was
published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 20613, on April 16,
2008. The decrease is attributed to a revised estimate of the
respondents and hours per response. A potential federal contractor
is required to complete a one-time registration in CCR to provide
basic information in order to be awarded a Federal Government
contract. Part of a potential Federal contractor's CCR registration
includes providing its TIN in accordance with FAR 52.204-7. It is
estimated that a significant number of Federal contractors will not
be required to submit their TIN under this collection at FAR
52.204-3, due to the requirement to submit their TIN during the
registration process. Based on Federal procurement Data Systems
(FPDS) data, 193,397 unique contractors were awarded Federal
Government contracts in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11). We estimate that
fifteen percent of the FY11 unique vendors, responding on average
to three solicitations per year, are required to provide their TIN
in accordance with FAR 52.204-3. In addition, based on the TIN
being readily available business information within contractor's
system, the estimated hours per response is decreased to .10.
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.