Notice2022-08850
Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs
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Published
April 26, 2022
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentGeneral Services AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract
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 an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding travel costs.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 24568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08850]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0079; Docket No. 2022-0053; Sequence No. 6]
Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs
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 an
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement
regarding travel costs.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 26, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments'' or by using the search function.
Additionally, submit a copy to GSA through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the instructions on the site. This
website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the
comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments.
Instructions: All items submitted must cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0079, Travel Costs. Comments received generally will be posted without
change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal and/or
business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, approximately two-to-
three days after submission to verify posting. If there are
difficulties submitting comments, contact the GSA Regulatory
Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de998d9f8cbbb98dbbbd9eb9adbff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdbcfddcef9fbcff9ffdcfbeffdb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202-969-7207, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e399868d828a8782cd87868f8482878ca3849082cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="403a252e212924216e24252c2721242f002733216e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and any Associated Form(s)
9000-0079, Travel Costs.
B. Need and Uses
This justification supports an extension of OMB Control No. 9000-
0079. This clearance covers the information that contractors must
submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) requirements:
1. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)--In special or unusual situations, costs
incurred by a contractor for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses,
may exceed the per diem rates in effect as set forth in the Federal
Travel Regulation (FTR) for travel in the contiguous 48 United States.
The actual costs may be allowed only if the contractor provides the
following:
a. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)(ii)--A written justification for use of the
higher amounts approved by an officer of the contractor's organization
or designee to ensure that the authority is properly administered and
controlled to prevent abuse.
b. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)(iii)--Advance approval from the contracting
officer if it becomes necessary to exercise the authority to use the
higher actual expense method repetitively or on a continuing basis in a
particular area.
c. FAR 31.205-46(a)(3)(iv)--Documentation to support actual costs
incurred including a receipt for each expenditure of $75.00 or more.
2. FAR 31.205-46(c) requires firms to maintain and make available
manifest/logs for all flights on company aircraft. As a minimum, the
manifest/log must indicate:
a. Date, time, and points of departure;
b. Destination, date, and time of arrival;
c. Name of each passenger and relationship to the contractor
d. Authorization for trip; and
e. Purpose of trip.
The information required by (2)(a) and (b) and the name of each
passenger (required by (2)(c)) are recordkeeping requirements already
established by Federal Aviation Administration regulations. This
information, plus the additional required information, is needed to
ensure that costs of owned, chartered, or leased aircraft are properly
charged against Government contracts and that directly associated costs
of unallowable activities are not charged to Government contracts.
The contracting officer will use the information to ensure that the
Government does not reimburse contractors for excessive travel costs.
Also, the information is used by Government auditors to identify
allowable and unallowable costs under Government contracts.
C. Annual Burden
Respondents/Recordkeepers: 3,743.
Total Annual Responses: 33,202.
Total Burden Hours: 11,472. (7,848 reporting hours + 3,624
recordkeeping hours).
D. Public Comment
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 87 FR
9356, on February 18, 2022. No comments were received.
Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information
collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division by
calling 202-501-4755 or emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0a7b3a1b28587b38583a0879381ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdbcfddcef9fbcff9ffdcfbeffdb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a>. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0079, Travel Costs.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-08850 Filed 4-25-22; 8:45 am]
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