VI.  Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) applies because this final rule contains information collection requirements. OMB has cleared this information collection requirement under OMB Control Number 9000-0177, titled: Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Subcontract Awards in the amount of 75,117 burden hours. Comments on the interim rule as well as the information collection requirement were received and considered in the revisions to both the rule and the collection. DoD, GSA, and NASA published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 22766 on April 17, 2012 a revised paperwork burden analysis by increasing the total overall public burden, as a result of analysis of the public comments received. In addition, analysis of public burden comments and changes required to the rule is summarized in this preamble in section II, Discussion and Analysis, under various comment categories, but especially comment category D.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 4, and 52

Government procurement.

Dated: July 16, 2012.

Laura Auletta,

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

Interim Rule Adopted as Final With Changes

Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 4, 12, 42, and 52, which was published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 39414 on July 8, 2010, is adopted as final with the following changes:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 1, 2, 4, and 52 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.