Notice2026-06072
Submission for OMB Review; Reporting Purchases From Sources Outside the United States
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Published
March 30, 2026
Issuing agencies
Management and Budget OfficeFederal Procurement Policy OfficeDefense DepartmentGeneral Services AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to OMB a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding reporting purchases from sources outside the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15618-15619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06072]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0161; Docket No. 2025-0121; Sequence No. 1]
Submission for OMB Review; Reporting Purchases From Sources
Outside the United States
AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB); 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 OMB a request to
review and approve an extension of a previously approved information
collection requirement regarding reporting purchases from sources
outside the United States.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 29, 2026.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96d0d7c4c6f9fafff5efd6f1e5f7b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="185e594a487774717b61587f6b79367f776e">[email protected]</span></a> or call 202-969-
4075.
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 FAR provision 52.225-18, Place of Manufacture. This
provision requires offerors of manufactured end products to indicate in
response to a solicitation, by checking a box, whether the place of
manufacture of the end products it expects to provide is 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: 23,134.
Total Annual Responses: 1,295,504.
Total Burden Hours: 12,955.
D. Public Comment
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 90 FR
59122, on December 18, 2025. A respondent provided several comments;
however, they did not result in changes to the estimated burden.
Summary of Comments
The respondent supports the extension but expressed concern over
the use, quality, and consistency of the collected information. The
respondent recommended the following:
<bullet> Adopt standardized governmentwide collection of place-of-
manufacture data.
<bullet> Improve processes by preventing unnecessary duplication in
existing Buy American certification frameworks and providing clearer
and more consistent definitions.
<bullet> Update burden estimates to reflect technological
advancements and administrative efficiencies, recognizing the
cumulative paperwork impact.
Response: The FAR Council acknowledges the comments received.
Regarding the comments addressing duplication in existing Buy American
certification frameworks, the respondent will have the opportunity to
provide feedback when proposed changes to FAR Part 25 are published for
comment as part of FAR Case 2026-004, Revolutionary Federal Acquisition
Regulation Overhaul parts 19, 22, 23, and 25.
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
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<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6a1b5a7b48381b58385a6819587c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b4a0b2a19694a09690b3948092dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0161, Reporting
Purchases from Sources Outside the United States.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-06072 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am]
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