DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0035; Docket No. 2021-0053; Sequence No. 11]
Submission for OMB Review; Claims and Appeals

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 claims and
appeals.
DATES: Submit comments on or before [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS
AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.]
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. 9000-0035, Claims and Appeals. 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 GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado,
Procurement Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or
zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. OMB control number, Title, and any Associated Form(s):
9000-0035, Claims and Appeals.
B. Need and Uses
This clearance covers the information that contractors
must submit to comply with the following Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:
FAR 52.233-1, Disputes. This clause requires
contractors to submit a claim in writing to the contracting
officer for a written decision. For any claim exceeding
$100,000, contractors must provide a certification that (1)

the claim is made in good faith; (2) supporting data are
accurate and complete; and (3) the amount requested
accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the
contractor believes the Government is liable.

Contractors

may appeal the contracting officer's decision by submitting
written appeals to the appropriate officials.
If the contractor refuses the Government’s offer to
use alternative dispute resolution (ADR), the contractor
must inform the contracting officer, in writing, of the
contractor's specific reasons for rejecting the offer.
The contracting officer will use the information to
decide the disposition of the claim.
C. Annual Burden
Respondents:

4,500.

Total Annual Responses:
Total Burden Hours:

13,500.

13,500.

D. Public Comment
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 86
FR 62818, on November 12, 2021. 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
GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0035,
Claims and Appeals.

Janet Fry,
Director,

Federal Acquisition Policy Division,
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy,
Office of Acquisition Policy,
Office of Governmentwide Policy.

[FR Doc. 2022-00845 Filed: 1/14/2022 8:45 am; Publication Date: 1/18/2022]