VI.  Paperwork Reduction Act

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) unless the collection of information displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. The Paperwork Reduction Act does apply, because the final rule affects the certification and information collection requirement in the provision at FAR 52.225-11, Buy American Act--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements, currently approved under OMB clearance 9000-0141, Buy American Act--Construction. The FAR Council has determined that the impact on the approved paperwork burden is negligible. Comments regarding the burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, in response to approved OMB clearance 9000-0141, should be sent, not later than May 1, 2012 to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), Attn: Hada Flowers, 1275 First Street, NE., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20417.

Requesters may obtain a copy of the supporting statement for the burden approved under OMB clearance 9000-0141 from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), Attn: Hada Flowers, 1275 First Street, NE., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20417. Please cite OMB Control Number 9000-0141, Buy American Act--Construction, in all correspondence.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52

Government procurement.
Dated: February 21, 2012.

Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.

Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 as set forth below:

1.  The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 continues to read as follows:

Authority:  40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 U.S.C. 2473(c).