Cost Accounting Standards Administration; FAR Section Affected: 52.230-6

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
9000-0129 Supporting Statement 10.02.19.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-10-08	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43485	Cost Accounting Standards Administration; FAR Section Affected: 52.230-6		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 9000-0129	ICR Reference No: 201910-9000-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201604-9000-006
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Cost Accounting Standards Administration; FAR Section Affected: 52.230-6
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: 11/08/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/08/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2019
Responses	1,797	0	2,709
Time Burden (Hours)	314,475	0	474,075
Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,296,125	0	26,832,426

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Abstract: The Administration of Cost Accounting Standards clause requires contractors performing Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) covered contracts to submit notifications and descriptions of certain cost accounting practice changes, including revisions to their Disclosure Statements, if applicable. Often these descriptions are quite complex.

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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:
	84 FR 37875	08/02/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 53727	10/08/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Cost Accounting Standards Administration; FAR Section Affected: 52.230-6

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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	1,797	2,709	0	-912	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	314,475	474,075	0	-159,600	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,296,125	26,832,426	0	-9,536,301	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The decrease of responses from 2,709 to 1,797 and the associated decrease in estimated burden hours from 474,075 to 314,475 is an adjustment due to an increase in the threshold for submitting certified cost or pricing data from $750,000 to $2 million resulting from the statutory changes to the Truth in Negotiations Act, 10 U.S.C. 2306a and 41 U.S.C. 3502. Raising this threshold results in fewer companies performing CAS-covered contracts.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,860,200

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 10/08/2019

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