46988 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 176 / Monday, September 14, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0077] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Quality 

Assurance Requirements 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request 

for an information collection 

requirement regarding an existing OMB 

clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning quality assurance 

requirements. A request for public 

comments was published at 74 FR 

32166 on July 7, 2009. 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 

October 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., 

Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 501–4082 or e-mail 

jeritta.parnell@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Supplies and services acquired under 

Government contracts must conform to 

the contract’s quality and quantity 

requirements. FAR Part 46 prescribes 

inspection, acceptance, warranty, and 

other measures associated with quality 

requirements. Standard clauses related 

to inspection require the contractor to 

provide and maintain an inspection 

system that is acceptable to the 

Government; give the Government the 

right to make inspections and test while 

work is in process; and require the 

contractor to keep complete, and make 

available to the Government, records of 

its inspection work. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 850. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Total Responses: 850. 

Hours per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 213. 

C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden 

Recordkeepers: 52,254. 

Hours per Recordkeeper: .68. 

Total Burden Hours: 35,533. 

Total Annual Burden: 213 + 35,533 = 

35,746. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0077, 

Quality Assurance Requirements, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: September 8, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Acquisition Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–22063 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0045] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Bid 

Guarantees, Performance and Payment 

Bonds, and Alternative Payment 

Protections 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request 

for an information collection 

requirement regarding an existing OMB 

clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a previously approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning bid guarantees, performance 

and payment bonds, and alternative 

payment protections. A request for 

public comments was published at 74 

FR 27024, June 5, 2009. 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 

October 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., 

Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Clark, Procurement Analyst, 

GSA (202) 219–1813 or email 

William.clark@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

These regulations implement the 

statutory requirements of the Miller Act 

(40 U.S.C. 3131 to 3134), which requires 

performance and payment bonds for any 

construction contract exceeding 

$100,000, unless it is impracticable to 

require bonds for work performed in a 

foreign country, or it is otherwise 

authorized by law. In addition, the 

regulations implement the note to 40 

U.S.C. 3132, entitled ‘‘Alternatives to 

Payment Bonds Provided by the Federal 


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