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OMB Control No: 3090-0324	ICR Reference No: 202106-3090-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: GSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Foreign Ownership and Financing Representation for High-Security Leased Space (GSAR Case 2021-G527); GSAR Section Affected: 552.270-33
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 06/10/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 06/28/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/09/2021
Terms of Clearance: approved for six months only If needs for longer, GSA will need to a 60-30-day notice.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	6 Months From Approved
Responses	1,138	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,760	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	100,901	0	0

Abstract: This information collection supports implementation of the Secure Federal LEASEs Act (Pub. L. 116-276) to reduce security risks in high-security leased space. Section 3 of the bill requires agencies, before entering into a lease agreement for high-security leased space, to require the contractor to identify the immediate or highest-level owner of the space, including any financing entity, and disclose whether that owner is a foreign person or entity, including the country associated with the ownership entity. The contractor shall (1) provide such identification and disclosure when first submitting a proposal in response to a solicitation; and (2) update such information annually. This information is partially implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) through the provisions at FAR 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, FAR 52.204-17, Ownership and Control of Offeror, and the clause at FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance. OMB Control Numbers 9000-0097 and 9000-0185 covers the FAR provisions and clause. However, as the FAR does not account for foreign financing as required by the Act, GSA issued an interim rule for lease acquisitions of high-security space to identify the required information through GSAR 552.270-33.

Emergency Justfication: GSA requests emergency OMB approval for a new ICR for ownership representation for high-security leases, to be effective immediately for the maximum period of 6 months. This collection of information is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established to ensure proper implementation of the Secure Federal LEASEs Act, specifically with regard to the immediate and highest-level owner for high-security leased space. This collection is essential to the successful implementation of this national security effort and is an essential mission requirement for GSA.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 276 3-5 Name of Law: Secure Federal LEASEs Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 276 3-5 Name of Law: Secure Federal LEASEs Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3090-AK44	Final or interim final rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
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
Additional Representation
Annual Updates
Baseline Representation

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,138	1,138
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,760	1,760
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	100,901	100,901

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,575

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: GSAR Policy __ 202 501-4755

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