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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6052]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7823]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Department of 
State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR), OMB Control Number 1405-0050

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.
     Title of Information Collection: Department of State 
Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR).
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0050.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Administration, Office of 
the Procurement Executive (A/OPE).
     Form Number: N/A.
     Respondents: Any business, other for-profit, individual, 
not-for-profit, or household organization wishing to receive Department 
of State contracts.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,466.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 9,316.
     Average Hours Per Response: Varies.
     Total Estimated Burden: 275,970 hours.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from March 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, the 
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who 
may be reached at 202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the 
following methods:
     Email: Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. You must 
include the DS form number, information collection title, and OMB 
control number in the subject line of your message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Jan Visintainer, 
Procurement Analyst, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20522, who may be reached on 703-516-1693 or at 
visintainerjl@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary to properly perform our functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    This information collection covers pre-award and post-award 
requirements of the DOSAR. During the pre-award phase, information is 
collected to determine which bids or proposals offer the best value to 
the U.S. Government. Post-award actions include monitoring the 
contractor's performance; issuing modifications to contracts; dealing 
with unsatisfactory performance; issuing payments to the contractor; 
and closing out the contract upon its completion.

Methodology

    Information is collected from prospective offerors to evaluate 
their proposals. The responses provided by the public are part of the 
offeror's proposals in response to Department solicitations. This 
information may be submitted electronically (through fax or email), or 
may require a paper submission, depending upon complexity. After 
contract award, contractors are required to submit information, on an 
as-needed basis, and relate to the occurrence of specific 
circumstances.

    Dated: February 29, 2012.
Corey M. Rindner,
Procurement Executive, Bureau of Administration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-6052 Filed 3-12-12; 8:45 am]
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