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contractor for closeout, as applicable.
Forms 700–1 and 02 are mainly used for
calculating costs related to the closeout
of cost-reimbursement, time-andmaterials, and labor-hour contracts; and,
Form 700–3 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 700–4 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 prior information collection
request for OMB No. 1600–0002 was
approved through November 30, 2021
by OMB in a Notice of OMB Action.
This justification supports a request for
an extension of the approval.
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 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.
The four DHS forms are available on
the DHS Homepage (https://
www.dhs.gov/acquisition-policy). These
forms can be filled in electronically and
submitted via email or facsimile to the
specified Government point of contact.
Since the responses must meet specific
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.
Information collection may or may
not involve small business contractors.
The burden applied to small business is
the minimum consistent with the goals
of ensuring responsiveness to
Government requirements. To reduce
burden on small businesses and other
small entities, the HSAR is continuously
reviewed to determine whether the
requirements remain valid.
• DHS Form 700–1, Cumulative
Claim and Reconciliation Statement:

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Less frequent incidence of collecting
such information would result in
inadequate closeout data. The office
administering the contract would not
have the necessary information to (1)
determine settlement of indirect costs;
and (2) adequately closeout costreimbursement, time-and-materials, and
labor-hour contracts.
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
SORN 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 FPDS for
Fiscal Year 2019. No program changes
occurred and there were no changes to
the information being collected.
However, the burden was adjusted to
reflect an agency adjustment decrease of
22,225 in the number of respondents
within DHS for Fiscal Year 2019, and an
increase in the average hourly wage rate.
The Office of Management and Budget
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
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
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.

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Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, (DHS).
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Various
Homeland Security Acquisitions
Regulations.
OMB Number: 1600–0002.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 34013.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
Hour.
Total Burden Hours: 34013.
Robert Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management
Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket Number DHS–2020–0046]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR)
Regulation on Agency Protests
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension without change of
a currently approved collection, 1600–
0004.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until January 15, 2021.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number Docket #
DHS–2020–0046, at:
Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number Docket # DHS–2020–
0046. All comments received will be
posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
SUMMARY:

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and 48 CFR Chapter 1 provide general
procedures on handling protests
submitted by contractors to Federal
agencies. FAR Part 33.103, Protests,
Disputes and Appeals, prescribes
policies and procedures for filing
protests and for processing contract
disputes and appeals. While the FAR
prescribes the procedures to be followed
for protests to the agency, it allows
agencies to determine the method of
receipt. DHS will utilize electronic
mediums (email or facsimile) for
collection of information and will not
prescribe a format or require more
information than what is already
required in the FAR. If DHS determines
there is a need to collect additional
information outside of what is required
in the FAR, DHS will submit a request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval.
The prior information collection
request for OMB No. 1600–0004 was
approved through November 30, 2021
by OMB in a Notice of OMB Action.
This justification supports a request for
an extension of the approval.
The information being collected will
be obtained from contractors as part of
their submissions whenever they file a
bid protest with DHS. The information
will be used by DHS officials in
deciding how the protest should be
resolved. Failure to collect this
information would result in delayed
resolution of protests.
Agency protest information is
contained in each individual
solicitation document, and provides the
specified contracting officer’s name,
email, and mailing address that the
contractors would use to submit its
response. The FAR does not specify the
format in which the contractor should
submit protest information. However,
most contractors use computers to
prepare protest materials and submit
time sensitive responses electronically
(email or facsimile) to the specified
Government point of contact. Since the
responses must meet specific
timeframes, a centralized mailbox or
website would not be a practical method
of submission. Submission of protest
information through contracting
officers’ email or through facsimile are
the best methods to use to document
receipt of protest information, and are
the methods most commonly used in
the Government protest process.
This information collection may
involve small business contractors,
depending on the particular transaction.
The burden applied to small businesses
is minimal and consistent with the goals
of achieving timely resolution of agency
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This information is collected only
when contractors choose to file a
protest. The information is requested
from contractors so that the Government
will be able to evaluate protests
effectively and provide prompt
resolution of issues in dispute when
contractors file agency level claims.
DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contact
Lists covers the basic contact
information that must be collected for
DHS to address these protests. The other
information collected will typically
pertain to the contract itself, and not
individuals. However, all information
for this information collection is
submitted voluntarily. Technically,
because this information is not retrieved
by personal identifier, no SORN 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. There is no
assurance of confidentiality provided to
the respondents.
The burden estimates provided are
based upon reports of protest activities
submitted to the GAO or the Court of
Federal Claims in Fiscal Year 2019. No
program changes have occurred or
changes to the information being
collected, however, the burden was
adjusted to reflect an agency adjustment
decrease of 6 respondents within DHS
for Fiscal Year 2019, as well as an
increase in the average hourly wage rate.
The Office of Management and Budget
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
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
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
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Security (DHS).

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Title: Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation (HSAR) Regulation on
Agency Protests.
OMB Number: 1600–0004.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 93.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 186.
Robert Dorr,
Acting Executive Director, Business
Management Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO320000 L13300000.EP0000; OMB
Control Number 1004–0103]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Mineral Materials
Disposal
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, 440 W 200 S #500,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101, Attn. Darrin
King, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, or by email to BLM_HQ_PRA_
[email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1004–0103 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this information collection request
(ICR), contact Timothy L. Barnes by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 541–416–6858. Individuals
who are hearing or speech impaired
SUMMARY:

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