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default/files/CoC_May_2018_WG_
Report_508.pdf). The NIH invites public
comment in response to this Request for
Information (RFI).
DATES: This Request for Information is
open for public comment for a period of
60 days. Comments must be submitted
by August 10, 2018 to ensure
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted electronically using the webbased form available at https://
grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=72.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please direct all inquiries to the
Division of Program Coordination,
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: In 2015, the NIH decided
that all NIH-owned chimpanzees
residing outside of the federal
chimpanzee sanctuary system were
eligible for retirement and relocation to
the sanctuary. This decision was based
on several converging efforts:
• A 2011 report by the Institute of
Medicine (IOM) that stated the use of
chimpanzees in research has become
‘‘largely unnecessary’’ and
recommended approaches to minimize
their use in federally funded research.
• A 2013 report from an earlier NIH
Council of Councils working group that
made recommendations to the NIH on
implementing the IOM principles and
guidelines and placement of NIH-owned
or -supported chimpanzees.
• A 2015 announcement by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, designating
all captive chimpanzees as endangered,
thereby conferring specific protections
under the Endangered Species Act.
• Observations by the NIH of a
significantly reduced demand for
chimpanzees for research.
A priority for the NIH, relocation of
the chimpanzees to the sanctuary
proceeds according to a retirement plan
prepared by the NIH. The retirement
plan, as well as the November 2015 NIH
announcement, state that chimpanzees
will be retired to the sanctuary once
space becomes available and on a
timescale that considers the health,
welfare, and social grouping of
individual chimpanzees. However,
many of these chimpanzees have agerelated ailments that can increase their
risk of severe adverse events during the
transfer and relocation process.
On January 26, 2018, the NIH Council
of Councils established a Working
Group on Assessing the Safety of
Relocating At-Risk Chimpanzees to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Council on factors to be considered
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deciding whether to relocate NIHowned or -supported at-risk
chimpanzees to the federal sanctuary
system. On May 18, 2018, the working
group submitted the report to the NIH
Council of Councils, which
subsequently approved the report and
transmitted it to the NIH for
consideration.
Information Requested: The NIH is
seeking input on the recommendations
(see https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/sites/default/
files/CoC_May_2018_WG_Report_
508.pdf) from the biomedical research
community, including foundations,
scientific societies, government and
regulatory agencies, industry, NIH
grantee institutions, and from other
members of the public. Responders are
free to address any or all
recommendations.
How to Submit a Response: All
comments must be submitted
electronically to https://grants.nih.gov/
grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=72. Comments
must pertain to the category for which
feedback is requested, conform to the
word limit indicated, and be submitted
by the specified due date. You will see
an electronic confirmation
acknowledging receipt of your response
but will not receive individualized
feedback on any suggestions.
Response to this RFI is voluntary. No
basis for claims against the U.S.
Government shall arise as a result of a
response to this RFI or from the
Government’s use of such information.
Please note that the Government will
not pay for response preparation or for
the use of any information contained in
the response. The NIH may make all
responses available, including name of
the responder, without notifying the
respondent. In addition, the NIH may
prepare and make available a summary
of all input received which is
responsive to this RFI.
Dated: June 4, 2018.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Various
Forms
Office of the Chief Procurement
Officer, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).

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30-Day notice and request for
comments; Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection, 1600–0002.

ACTION:

The DHS Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The purpose of the information
collected is to ensure proper closing of
physically complete contracts. The
information will be used by DHS
contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
of DHS contracts and to complete
reports required by other Federal
agencies such as the General Services
Administration (GSA) and the
Department of Labor (DOL). If this
information is not collected, DHS could
inadvertently violate statutory or
regulatory requirements and DHS’s
interests concerning inventions and
contractors’ claims would not be
protected. DHS previously published
this ICR in the Federal Register on
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 for a 60-day
public comment period. Six unrelated
comments were received by DHS. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until July 11, 2018.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, Department of
Homeland Security and sent via
electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov.
SUMMARY:

This
information collection is associated
with the forms listed below and is
necessary to implement applicable parts
of the HSAR (48 CFR Chapter 30). There
are four forms under this collection of
information request that are used by
offerors, contractors, and the general
public to comply with requirements in
contracts awarded by DHS. The
information collected is used by
contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
of DHS contracts.
The forms are as follows:
1. DHS Form 0700–01, Cumulative
Claim and Reconciliation Statement
(see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804–
507(a)(3)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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2. DHS Form 0700–02, Contractor’s
Assignment of Refund, Rebates,
Credits and Other Amounts (see
(HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804–570(a)(2)
3. DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s
Release (see (HSAR) 48 CFR
3004.804–570(a)(1)
4. DHS Form 0700–04, Employee Claim
for Wage Restitution (see (HSAR) 48
CFR 3022.406–9
These forms will be prepared by
individuals, contractors or contract
employees during contract
administration. The information
collected includes the following:
• DHS Forms 0700–01, 0700–02 and
0700–03: Prepared by individuals,
contractors or contract employees prior
to contract closure to determine whether
there are excess funds that are available
for deobligation versus remaining
(payable) funds on contracts;
assignment or transfer of rights, title,
and interest to the Government; and
release from liability. The contracting
officer obtains the forms from the
contractor for closeout, as applicable.
Forms 0700–01 and 02 are mainly used
for calculating costs related to the
closeout of cost-reimbursement, timeand-materials, and labor-hour contracts;
and, Form 0700–03 is mainly used for
calculating costs related to the closeout
of cost-reimbursement, time-andmaterials, and labor-hour contracts but
can be used for all contract types.
• DHS Form 0700–04 is prepared by
contractor employees making claims for
unpaid wages. Contracting officers must
obtain this form from employees seeking
restitution under contracts to provide to
the Comptroller General. This form is
applicable to all contract types, both
opened and closed.
The purpose of the information
collected is to ensure proper closing of
physically complete contracts. The
information will be used by DHS
contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
of DHS contracts and to complete
reports required by other Federal
agencies such as the GSA and DOL. If
this information is not collected, DHS
could inadvertently violate statutory or
regulatory requirements and DHS’s
interests concerning inventions and
contractors’ claims would not be
protected.
The four DHS forms are available on
the DHS Homepage (https://
www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/
publications/CPO_HSAR_1_0.pdf).
These forms can be filled in
electronically and can be submitted via
email or facsimile to the specified
Government point of contact. Since the
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timeframes, a centralized mailbox or
website would not be an expeditious or
practical method of submission. The use
of email or facsimile is the best solution
and is most commonly used in the
Government. The information requested
by these forms is required by the HSAR.
The forms are prescribed for use in the
closeout of applicable contracts and
during contract administration.
There are FAR and HSAR clauses that
require protection of rights in data and
proprietary information if requested and
designated by an offeror or contractor.
Additionally, disclosure or nondisclosure of information is handled in
accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act. There is no assurance
of confidentiality provided to the
respondents. No PIA is required as the
information is collected from DHS
personnel (contractors only). Although,
the DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contacts
lists PIA does provided basic coverage.
And technically, because this
information is not retrieved by personal
identifier, no system of records notice is
required. However, DHS/ALL–021 DHS
Contractors and Consultants provides
coverage for the collection of records on
DHS contractors and consultants, to
include resume and qualifying
employment information.
The burden estimates provided are
based upon contracts reported by DHS
and its Components to the Federal
Procurement Data System (FPDS) for
Fiscal Year 2016. No program changes
occurred and there were no changes to
the information being collected.
However, the burden was adjusted to
reflect an agency adjustment increase of
46,701 in the number of respondents
within DHS for Fiscal Year 2016, as well
as an increase in the average hourly
wage rate.
This is an Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection, 1600–0002. DHS
previously published this ICR in the
Federal Register on Tuesday, March 6,
2018 at 83 FR 9531 for a 60-day public
comment period, and is soliciting public
comment for another 30 days. OMB is
particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
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4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, DHS.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Various
Homeland Security Acquisitions
Regulations Forms
OMB Number: 1600–0002.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 56,238.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Total Burden Hours: 56,238.
Dated: May 23, 2018.
Melissa Bruce,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2018–0028]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
establish a new DHS system of records
titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security/U.S. Customs and Border
Protection—025 National Frontline
Recruitment and Hiring System of
Records.’’ This system of records allows
the DHS/U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to collect and maintain
records on individuals for the purpose
of marketing information related to CBP
employment, managing communication
with potential applicants or individuals
who attend career fairs or meetings at
which CBP maintains a presence for
recruitment and hiring, and for other
recruitment and hiring activities for
which mailing or contact lists may be
created. This newly established system
will be included in DHS’s inventory of
record systems.

SUMMARY:

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