[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 35789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17385]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0034]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Examination of
Records by Comptroller General and Contract Audit
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0034).
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning Examination of
Records by Comptroller General/Audit-Negotiation now retitled
Examination of Records by Comptroller General and Contract Audit. The
clearance currently expires on October 31, 1997.
DATES: Comment Due Date: September 2, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Olson, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3221.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, should be submitted to: General Services Administration,
FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4037, Washington, DC
20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0034 in all correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Audit and Records-Negotiation clause, 52.215-2; Contract Terms
and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-
Commercial Items clause, 52.212-5(d); and Audit and Records-Sealed
Bidding clause, 52.214-26, implement the requirements of 10 U.S.C.
2313, 41 U.S.C. 254, and 10 U.S.C. 2306. The statutory requirements are
that the Comptroller General and/or agency shall have access to, and
the right to, examine certain books, documents and records of the
contractor for a period of 3 years after final payment. The record
retention periods required of the contractor in the clauses are for
compliance with the aforementioned statutory requirements. The
information must be retained so that audits necessary for contract
surveillance, verification of contract pricing, and reimbursement of
contractor costs can be performed.
B. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows:
Recordkeepers, 19,142; hours per recordkeeper, 3.34; total
recordkeeping burden hours, 63,934; recordkeeping retention period, 3
years.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester may obtain copies of OMB
applications or justifications from the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4037,
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0034 in all correspondence.
Dated: June 27, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-17385 Filed 7-1-97; 8:45 am]
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