The NASA Contractor Financial
Management Reporting System, comprised of NASA Forms (NF) 533M and
533Q, is the basic financial medium for contractor reporting of
both estimated and incurred costs. This information provides NASA
with essential data for projecting costs and hours to ensure
contractor performance is realistically planned and supported by
dollar and labor resources. The data provided by these reports is
an integral part of the Agency’s accrual accounting and cost-based
budgeting systems required under 31 U.S.C. 3512(e). The reports
provide the data used to generate accounts payable, shown on the
Agency’s audited financial statements, as required by the Chief
Financial Officers Act of 1990 and OMB Circular A-136. The reports
provide data necessary to achieve compliance with SFFAS #4,
Managerial Cost Accounting Standards and Concepts for the Federal
Government.
US Code:
31
USC 3512 Name of Law: Executive agency accounting and other
financial management reports and plans
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:
(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;
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.