# General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Modifications 552.238-81
**AGENCY:**
Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration (GSA).
**ACTION:**
Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
**SUMMARY:**
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an information collection requirement regarding the Modifications clause.
**DATES:**
*Submit comments on or before:* June 27, 2016.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Ms. Dana Munson, Procurement Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-357-9652 or email *[email protected].*
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following methods:
• *Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.* Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting “Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications,” under the heading “Enter Keyword or ID” and selecting “Search”. Select the link “Submit a Comment” that corresponds with “Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications.” Follow the instructions provided at the “Submit a Comment” screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and “Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications,” on your attached document.
• *Mail:* General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 3090-0302, Modifications.
*Instructions:* Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 3090-0302, Modifications, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change to *http://www.regulations.gov,* including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check *www.regulations.gov,* approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail).
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**A. Purpose**
The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clause 552.238-81 Modifications requires vendors to request a contract modification by submitting a request to the Contracting Officer for approval, except for electronic File updates. At a minimum, every request shall describe the proposed change(s) and provide the rationale for the requested change(s). A notice was published in the *Federal Register* at 81 FR 12731 on March 10, 2016. No comments were received.
**B. Annual Reporting Burden**
*Respondents:* 19,500.
*Responses per Respondent:* 2.
*Total Responses:* 39,000.
*Hours per Response:* 5.
*Total Burden Hours:* 195,000.
**C. Public Comments**
*Public comments are particularly invited on:* Whether this collection of information is necessary and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.
**Obtaining Copies of Proposals**
Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405; telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0302,”Modifications” in all correspondence.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.