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OMB Control No: 9000-0188	ICR Reference No: 202402-9000-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202104-9000-002
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR Sections Affected: 52.222-50 & 52.222-56
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/14/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/06/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2024
Responses	11,778	0	11,703
Time Burden (Hours)	165,818	0	164,154
Cost Burden (Dollars)	16,666,036	0	13,619,486

Abstract: This clearance covers the information that offerors and contractors must submit to comply with the following FAR requirements: FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons. ● Notification. Paragraph (d) of this clause requires contractors to notify the contracting officer and the agency Inspector General of— ○ Any credible information they receive from any source that alleges a contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee, or their agent has engaged in conduct that violates the policy in paragraph (b) of the clause 52.222-50; and ○ Any actions taken against a contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent pursuant to this clause. ● Compliance Plan and Annual Certification. Paragraph (h) of the clause contains an additional requirement for contracts for supplies (other than commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items) to be acquired outside the United States and contracts for services to be performed outside the United States, with an estimated value exceeding $550,000, where the contractor is to maintain a compliance plan during the performance of the contract. This compliance plan must include an awareness program, a process for employees to report activity inconsistent with the zero-tolerance policy, a recruitment and wage plan, a housing plan, and procedures to prevent subcontractors from engaging in trafficking in persons. ○ Contractors are required to provide the compliance plan to the contracting officer upon request. ○ Contractors are required to submit a certification to the contracting officer annually after receiving an award, asserting that they have the required compliance plan in place and that there have been no abuses, or that appropriate actions have been taken if abuses have been found. ○ For those subcontractors required to submit a certification (see next bullet on flow down), contractors shall require that submission prior to award of the subcontract and annually thereafter. ● Portions of this clause flows down to all subcontractors. The requirements related to the compliance plan only flow down to subcontracts exceeding $550,000 for supplies (other than COTS items) acquired and services performed outside the United States. ● This clause applies to commercial acquisitions, except the portions related to the compliance plan do not apply to acquisitions of COTS items.

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:
	89 FR 14497	02/27/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 37226	05/06/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Certification
Compliance Plan
Compliance Plan & Certification- Recordkeeping
Notification

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	11,778	11,703	75
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	165,818	164,154	1,664
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	16,666,036	13,619,486	3,046,550

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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This extension includes adjustments to the public and Government burden estimates based on the following: ● The estimated number of respondents and responses per year is based on FPDS data for the three most recent fiscal years (2021 through 2023) and the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: United States issued by the Department of State. ● The estimated cost per hour is based on use of the current (calendar year 2024) OPM GS wage rates for the rest of the United States.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $744,426

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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