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guarantees, insurance etc.). Part 52 

contains the texts of solicitation 

provisions and contract clauses. These 

regulations implement a statutory 

requirement for information to be 

provided by Federal contractors relating 

to payment bonds furnished under 

construction contracts which are subject 

to the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a–270d). 

This collection requirement is mandated 

by section 806 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 

and 1993 (Pub. L. 102–190), as amended 

by section 2091 of the Federal 

Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 

(Pub. L. 103–335). The clause at 52.228–

12, Prospective Subcontractor Requests 

for Bonds, implements section 806(a)(3) 

of Public Law 102–190, as amended, 

which specifies that, upon the request of 

a prospective subcontractor or supplier 

offering to furnish labor or material for 

the performance of a construction 

contract for which a payment bond has 

been furnished to the United States 

pursuant to the Miller Act, the 

contractor shall promptly provide a 

copy of such payment bond to the 

requestor. 

In conjunction with performance 

bonds, payment bonds are used in 

Government construction contracts to 

secure fulfillment of the contractor’s 

obligations under the contract and to 

assure that the contractor makes all 

payments, as required by law, to 

persons furnishing labor or material in 

performance of the contract. This 

regulation provides prospective 

subcontractors and suppliers a copy of 

the payment bond furnished by the 

contractor to the Government for the 

performance of a Federal construction 

contract subject to the Miller Act. It is 

expected that prospective 

subcontractors and suppliers will use 

this information to determine whether 

to contract with that particular prime 

contractor. This information has been 

and will continue to be available from 

the Government. The requirement for 

contractors to provide a copy of the 

payment bond upon request to any 

prospective subcontractor or supplier 

under the Federal construction contract 

is contained in section 806(a)(3) of 

Public Law 102–190, as amended by 

sections 2091 and 8105 of Public Law 

103–355. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 12,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 60,000. 

Hours Per Response: .5. 

Total Burden Hours: 30,000. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (MVA), Room 4035, 

1800 F Street, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control No. 9000–0135, 

Subcontractor Requests for Bonds, in all 

correspondence.

Dated: January 30, 2004. 

Ralph J. DeStefano, 

Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Integrated Fire Support in 

the Battlespace will tentatively meet in 

closed session on April 21–22, 2004, 

location to be determined. The Task 

Force will apply the methodology 

developed in the 2001 Precision 

Targeting Summer Study to broadly 

develop the system of systems required 

to provide truly integrated fire support. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

this meeting, the Defense Science Board 

Task Force will assess: The adequacy of 

current and proposed munitions with 

respect to speed, accuracy, lethality, 

cost, etc., to meet the spectrum of 

threats; Intelligence Surveillance and 

Reconnaissance (ISR) techniques and 

mechanisms to meet the needs of 

tactical and operational battlefield 

forces; the adequacy of battlefield 

command and control and integration 

techniques for tactical, operational, and 

strategic forces operating on the 

battlefield; the current impediments to a 

fully integrated Air, Land and Sea fire 

support; and the need for predictive 

engagement tools and derived 

intelligence products to guide the 

battlefield commander in the use of 

forces to shape the outcome to the 

desired effect. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined 

that this Defense Science Board Task 

Force meeting concerns matters listed in 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, 

accordingly, the meeting will be closed 

to the public.

January 30, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

Proposed Collection; Common 

Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with section 3506 

(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, the Department of the Air 

Force announces the proposed 

reinstatement of a public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

HQ AFSPC/LCMC, ATTN: SMSgt Jack 

L. Kretchek, 150 Vandenberg St Ste 

1105, Peterson AFB, CO 80914–4470.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the above address, or call 

HQ AFSPC/LCMC. Intercontinental 

Ballistic Missile Communications 

Mission Support Team, (719) 554–4057. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Intercontinental Ballistic 

Missile Hardened Intersite Cable Rightof-Way Landowner/Tenant 

Questionnaire, AF Form 3951, OMB 

Number 0701–0141. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is used to report 

changes in ownership/lease 

information, conditions of missile cable 

route and associated appurtenances, and 

projected building/excavation projects.