Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees; FAR Sections Affected: Subpart 3.11 and 52.203-16

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
9000-0183 Supporting Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-11-06	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
213755	Personal Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan/Waiver Request; FAR Subpart and Section Affected 3.11 and 52.203-16		New
197613	Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees; FAR Subpart and Section Affected: 3.11 and 52.203-16		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 9000-0183	ICR Reference No: 201411-9000-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201312-9000-001
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees; FAR Sections Affected: Subpart 3.11 and 52.203-16
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: 12/19/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/18/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2014
Responses	188	0	460
Time Burden (Hours)	5,640	0	1,840
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection is necessary to implement Government policy to require contractors and subcontractors to: (a) identify and prevent personal conflicts of interest of their covered employees; and (b) prohibit covered employees who have access to non-public information by reason of performance on a Government contract from using such information for personal gain.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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 33557	06/06/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 53708	09/10/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees; FAR Subpart and Section Affected: 3.11 and 52.203-16
Personal Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan/Waiver Request; FAR Subpart and Section Affected 3.11 and 52.203-16

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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	188	460	0	-272	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,640	1,840	0	3,800	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 estimated number of respondents and recordkeepers has decreased slightly, due to the fact that estimates are now based on new data sources that were unavailable for the initial information collection, i.e., data reported to FPDS related to personal services contracts and functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions (new report) from March 1, 2012, through March 1, 2013. There is an adjustment to the estimated annual reporting burden from 3,688 hours to 5,640 hours, based primarily on increased estimate of the average burden hours per response. The estimated annual record keeping hours have also increased from 61,300 hours to 552,299 hours, based on a substantial increase in the estimated recordkeeping burden per record.

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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: 11/18/2014

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