Submission for OMB Review; 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]

Submission for OMB Review; 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 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 has submitted 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. A request for public

comments was published at 62 FR 35789, July 2, 1997. No comments were

received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: October 8, 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: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102,

NEOB, Washingon, DC 205503, and a copy 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

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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: September 3, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 97-23679 Filed 9-5-97; 8:45 am]

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