Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 219 / Monday, November 15, 2004 / Notices 65593

Produced by Forced or Indentured Child 

Labor, in all correspondence.

Dated: September 10, 2004

Laura Auletta,

Director, Contract Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 04–25292 Filed 11–12–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0014]

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Statement and Acknowledgment 

(Standard Form 1413)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension of an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0014).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning statement and 

acknowledgment (Standard Form 1413). 

A request for public comments was 

published in the Federal Register at 69 

FR 54135 on September 1, 2004. No 

comments were received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before December 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VR), 

1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0014, Statement and 

Acknowledgment, Standard Form 1413, 

in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Craig 

Goral, Contract Policy Division, GSA 

(202) 501–3856.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Standard Form 1413, Statement and 

Acknowledgment, is used by all 

Executive Agencies, including the 

Department of Defense, to obtain a 

statement from contractors that the 

proper clauses have been included in 

subcontracts. The form includes a 

signed contractor acknowledgment of 

the inclusion of those clause in the 

subcontract.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 31,500.

Responses Per Respondent: 2.

Total Responses: 63,000. 

Hours Per Response: .05.

Total Burden Hours: 3,150.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VR), 1800 F Street, 

NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 

20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0014, 

Statement and Acknowledgment, 

Standard Form 1413, in all 

correspondence.

Dated: October 28, 2004

Laura Auletta,

Director, Contract Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 04–25293 Filed 11–12–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0018]

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Certification of Independent Price 

Determination and Parent Company 

and Identifying Data

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding an extension to an existing 

OMB clearance (9000–0018).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning certification of independent 

price determination and parent 

company and identifying data. A 

request for public comments was 

published in the Federal Register at 69 

FR 53685 on September 2, 2004. No 

comments were received.

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden to 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VR), 1800 F Street, 

NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Craig Goral, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 501–3856.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Agencies are required to report under 

41 U.S.C. 252(d) and 10 U.S.C. 2305(d) 

suspected violations of the antitrust 

laws (e.g., collusive bidding, identical 

bids, uniform estimating systems, etc.) 

to the Attorney General. As a first step 

in assuring that Government contracts 

are not awarded to firms violating such 

laws, offerors on Government contracts 

must complete the certificate of 

independent price determination. An 

offer will not be considered for award 

where the certificate has been deleted or 

modified. Deletions or modifications of 

the certificate and suspected false