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OMB Control No: 9000-0069	ICR Reference No: 202206-9000-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201908-9000-002
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Indirect Cost Rate Proposals, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors, and Bankruptcy Notifications - FAR Sections Affected: 52.216-7, 52.216-15, 52.242-4, 52.242-5 and 52.242-13
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/15/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/07/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2022
Responses	6,265	0	6,145
Time Burden (Hours)	1,504,083	0	1,578,868
Cost Burden (Dollars)	93,240,677	0	92,172,694

Abstract: This justification supports the revision of OMB Control No. 9000-0069 and combines it with the previously approved information collections under OMB Control No. 9000-0196, with the new title “Indirect Cost Rate Proposals, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors, and Bankruptcy Notifications”. Upon approval of this consolidated information collection, OMB Control No. 9000-0196 will be discontinued. The burden requirements previously approved under the discontinued number will be covered under OMB Control No. 9000-0069. This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the following FAR requirements: FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment. This clause requires the contractor to submit an adequate final indirect cost rate proposal to the contracting officer and the auditor within the 6-month period following the expiration of each of its fiscal years. The proposed rates shall be based on the contractor’s actual cost experience for that period. Paragraphs (d)(2)(iii) and (iv) of this clause provide a list of the data required to be submitted. The data is customary business financial information that the contractor can access from its automated business systems. FAR 52.216-15, Predetermined Indirect Cost Rates. This clause repeats the requirement in the FAR clause at 52.216-7, paragraph (d), for the contractor to submit an adequate final indirect cost rate proposal, however it does not impose any additional reporting requirements. FAR 52.242-4, Certification of Final Indirect Costs. This clause requires the contractor’s final indirect cost rate proposal to be certified to establish or modify the rates used to reimburse the contractor for the costs of performing under the contract. The supporting cost data are the cost accounting information normally prepared by organizations under sound management and accounting practices. This clause is incorporated into all solicitations and contracts that provide for establishment of final indirect cost rates, but the Department of Energy may provide an alternate clause for its Management and Operating contracts. FAR 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. This clause requires the prime contractor to self-report to the contracting officer when the prime contractor makes late or reduced payments to small business subcontractors. The notice shall include the reason(s) for making the reduced or untimely payment. FAR 52.242-13, Bankruptcy. This clause requires contractors to notify the contracting officer within five days after initiating the proceedings relating to bankruptcy filing.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 17292	03/28/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 34687	06/07/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Bankruptcy--52.242-13
Indirect Costs
Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,265	6,145	120
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,504,083	1,578,868	-74,785
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	93,240,677	92,172,694	1,067,983

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: Adjustments are made to the public and Government burden estimates based on the following: ● The estimated number of respondents and responses per year are based on the latest data available as described in Item A.12 &13. ● The estimated cost per hour is based on use of the calendar year 2022 OPM GS wage rate for the rest of the United States.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,714,852

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Edward Loeb 2025010650 Edward.Loeb@gsa.gov

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