Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Certificates - FAR Sections Affected: 52.225-2; 52.225-4, 52.225-6, and 52.225-9

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
9000-0024_Supporting Statement 9.16.14.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-09-16	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
36418	Buy American Certificates - FAR Section Affected: 52.225-2		Modified
213135	Buy American Act-Construction Materials: FAR Section Affected 52.225-9		New
213127	Trade Agreements Certificate; FAR Section Affected: 52.225-6		New
213126	Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate; FAR Section Affected: 52.225-4		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 9000-0024	ICR Reference No: 201402-9000-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-9000-005
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Certificates - FAR Sections Affected: 52.225-2; 52.225-4, 52.225-6, and 52.225-9
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/17/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/16/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2014
Responses	63,260	0	46,875
Time Burden (Hours)	20,315	0	5,109
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: For acquisition of supplies, the contracting officer uses some of the information to identify the offered items which comply with the requirements of the Buy American statute and trade agreements. For acquisition of construction, the contracting officer uses the information to evaluate requests for a determination of inapplicability of the Buy American statute or the Recovery Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 2501 et seq. Name of Law: Buy American Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 32957	06/09/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 51169	08/27/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Buy American Certificates - FAR Section Affected: 52.225-2
Buy American Act-Construction Materials: FAR Section Affected 52.225-9
Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate; FAR Section Affected: 52.225-4
Trade Agreements Certificate; FAR Section Affected: 52.225-6

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	63,260	46,875	0	16,385	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,315	5,109	0	15,206	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burdens associated with application of Buy American statute and trade agreements to acquisition of supplies have been re-evaluated, based primarily on FPDS data. In the process of combining the three related information collection requirements, a more standard approach has been taken to all three requirements. This submission requests an extension of OMB approval of 4 currently approved information collection requirements in the FAR (see matrix summary at end of justification). There are no program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/16/2014

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