[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65157-65158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25573]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0091; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 29]


Submission for OMB Review; Anti-Kickback Procedures

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision 
and renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding Anti-Kickback Procedures.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to:
    Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: 
Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503 or at 
[email protected]. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and follow the instructions on the site.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Lois Mandell/IC 9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures. Comments received generally will 
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm 
receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, 
approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting 
(except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement 
Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and any Associated Form(s)

    9000-0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures.

B. Needs and Uses

    Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback 
Procedures, requires that all contractors have in place and follow 
reasonable procedures designed to prevent and detect in its own 
operations and direct business relationships, violations of 41 U.S.C. 
chapter 87, Kickbacks. Whenever prime contractors or subcontractors 
have reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of the statute may 
have occurred, they are required to report the possible violation in 
writing to the contracting agency inspector general, the head of the 
contracting agency if an agency does not have an inspector general, or 
the Department of Justice. The information is used to determine if any 
violations of the statute have occurred.
    There is no Governmentwide data collection process or system which 
identifies the number of alleged violations of 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, 
Kickbacks, that are reported annually to agency inspectors general, the 
heads of the contracting agency if an agency does not have an inspector 
general, or the Department of Justice.

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C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 100.
    Total Annual Responses: 100.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,000.

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 
44619, on August 26, 2019. One comment was received; however, it did 
not change the estimate of the burden.
    Comment: The commenter asked for support in urging and supporting 
Senator Thune to reintroduce S. 545, the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, and 
seek quick action in bringing it to the floor for a vote. The act was 
introduced in the 114th Congress to make continuous appropriations for 
Coast Guard pay for a government shutdown.
    Response: This comment is out of scope because the information 
collection requirements covered through OMB Control No. 9000-0091 do 
not relate to the topic of appropriations for Coast Guard pay.
    Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information 
collection documents from the General Services Administration, 
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0091, Anti-Kickback Procedures, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 20, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-25573 Filed 11-25-19; 8:45 a.m.]
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