Agencies are required to report under
41 U.S.C. 3101 (Formerly 41 U.S.C. 252(b)(i)) and 10 U.S.C. 2305(d)
suspected violations of the antitrust laws (e.g., collusive
bidding, identical bids, uniform estimating systems, etc.) to the
Attorney General.
The information collection
requirement in the FAR remains unchanged. A reassessment of FAR
3.103 and FAR 52.203-2 was performed. Based on the comprehensive
reassessment performed, this information collection resulted in a
slight decrease in the annual number of responses and an increase
in the annual time burden from the previous information collection
that was published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 37353 on June
27, 2011. The decrease in the annual number of responses is likely
a result of updated data for fiscal year 13 from the Federal
Procurement Data System (FPDS). The increase in the annual time
burden from the previous information collection increases the
amount of time to research and prepare the certification from .01
hours (less than one minute) to .25 hours (15 minutes). No public
comments were received in prior years that have challenged the
validity of the Government's estimate. Updates were made to the
average wages and overhead based on Fiscal Year 2013 Office of
Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget
rates.
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.