# Submission for OMB Review; Cost Accounting Standards Administration
**AGENCY:**
Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding cost accounting standards administration.
**DATES:**
Submit comments on or before July 28, 2022.
**ADDRESSES:**
Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to *www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain* . Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
Additionally, submit a copy to GSA through *https://www.regulations.gov* and follow the instructions on the site. This website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments.
*Instructions:* All items submitted must cite OMB Control No. 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration. Comments received generally will be posted without change to *https://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. If there are difficulties submitting comments, contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or *[email protected]* .
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)**
9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration.
**B. Need and Uses**
This justification supports an extension of the expiration date of OMB Control No. 9000-0129. This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause at 52.230-6, Administration of Cost Accounting Standards. This FAR clause requires contractors performing Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) covered contracts to submit notifications and descriptions of certain cost accounting practice changes, including revisions to their Disclosure Statements, if applicable. Often these descriptions are quite complex.
This information is used by contracting officers for ascertaining compliance with CAS.
**C. Annual Burden**
*Respondents:* 607.
*Total Annual Responses:* 1,821.
*Total Burden Hours:* 318,675.
**D. Public Comment**
A 60-day notice was published in the *Federal Register* at 87 FR 23862, on April 21, 2022. No comments were received.
*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 *[email protected]* . Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.