69896 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 230 / Wednesday, December 1, 2004 / Notices 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. Written request for copies of 

the information collection proposal 

should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/

ESCD/Information Management 

Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 

504, Arlington, VA 22202–4326.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 3, 2005. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number:

Freight carrier Registration Program 

(FCR); SDDC Form 410; OMB Control 

Number 0702–0121. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 430. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 430. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 108. 

Needs and Uses: The FCRP is 

designed to protect the interest of the 

government and to ensure that the 

Department of Defense deals with 

responsible carriers having the 

capability to provide quality and 

dependable service. Information is vital 

in determining capability to perform 

quality service transporting DoD freight. 

Carriers will furnish SDDC with 

information to assist in determining 

through other public records whether 

the company and its officers are 

responsible contractors. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondents Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. Written requests for copies of 

the information collection proposal 

should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/

ESCD/Information Management 

Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 

504, Arlington, VA 22202–4326.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0001]

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Standard 

Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety

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 (9000–0001).

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 Standard Form 28, Affidavit 

of Individual Surety. A request for 

public comments was published at 69 

FR 54653, September 9, 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 

January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat, 1800 F 

Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, 

DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit 

of Individual Surety, in all 

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Cecelia Davis, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 219–0202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The Affidavit of Individual Surety 

(Standard Form (SF) 28) is used by all 

executive agencies, including the 

Department of Defense, to obtain 

information from individuals wishing to 

serve as sureties to Government bonds. 

To qualify as a surety on a Government 

bond, the individual must show a net 

worth not less than the penal amount of 

the bond on the SF 28. It is an elective 

decision on the part of the maker to use 

individual sureties instead of other 

available sources of surety or sureties 

for Government bonds. We are not 

aware if other formats exist for the 

collection of this information.

The information on SF 28 is used to 

assist the contracting officer in 

determining the acceptability of 

individuals proposed as sureties.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 500.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.43.

Total Responses: 715.

Hours Per Response: .4.

Total Burden Hours: 286.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (V), 1800 F Street, NW, 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control No. 9000–0001, Standard 

Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, 

in all correspondence.

Dated: November 24, 2004

Gerald Zaffos

Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.

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