[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11987-11988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04110]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0161; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 34]


Submission for OMB Review; Reporting Purchases From Sources 
Outside the United States

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 reporting purchases from sources outside the United States.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 30, 2020.

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 9000-0161, Reporting Purchases from Sources 
Outside the United States.
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0161, Reporting Purchases from Sources Outside the United States. 
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: 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-
0161, Reporting Purchases from Sources Outside the United States.

B. Need and Uses

    This clearance covers the information that offerors must submit to 
comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.225-
18, Place of Manufacture. This provision requires offerors of 
manufactured end products to provide information as to whether the 
offered end products are predominantly manufactured in the United 
States or outside the United States.
    Contracting officers use the information as the basis for entry 
into the Federal Procurement Data System for further data on the 
rationale for purchasing foreign manufactured items. The data is 
necessary for analysis of the application of the Buy American statute 
and the trade agreements.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 30,740.

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    Total Annual Responses: 2,908,096.
    Total Burden Hours: 29,081.

D. Public Comment

    A. A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 
68455, on December 16, 2019. One comment was received; however, it did 
not change the estimate of the burden.
    Comment: The commenter expressed support for the collection of data 
and stated that it should be maintained and enhanced given its 
essential role in informing policy decisions surrounding procurement 
and trade policy.
    Response: This comment supports the collection of information as 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal 
Government acquisitions. It did not express an opinion on whether the 
stated number of burden hours is accurate for what they believe to be 
the actual number of hours an offeror expends to comply with the 
provision.
    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-
0161, Reporting Purchases from Sources Outside the United States, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: February 25, 2020.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-04110 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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