Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Examination of Records by Comptroller General and Contract Audit

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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