25316 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 84 / Monday, May 1, 2000 / Notices

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0114, Right of First Refusal of

Employment, in all correspondence.

Dated: April 26, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 00–10747 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0113]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Acquisition of Helium

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 to an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0113).

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 Acquisition of Helium. This

OMB clearance expires on August 31,

2000.

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 June 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035

1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC

20405. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0113 in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Nelson, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202)

501–1900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The Helium Act (Pub. L. 86–777) (50

U.S.C. 167a, et seq.) and the Department

of the Interior’s implementing

regulations (30 CFR Parts 601 and 602)

require Federal agencies to procure all

major helium requirements from the

Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

The FAR requires offerors responding

to contract solicitations to provide

information as to their forecast of

helium required for performance of the

contract. Such information will

facilitate enforcement of the

requirements of the Helium Act and the

contractual provisions requiring the use

of Government helium by agency

contractors, in that it will permit

corrective action to be taken if the

Bureau of Land Management, after

comparing helium sales data against

helium requirement forecasts, discovers

apparent serious discrepancies.

The information is used in

administration of certain Federal

contracts to ensure contractor

compliance with contract clauses.

Without the information, the required

use of Government helium cannot be

monitored and enforced effectively.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Number of Respondents: 20.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Total Responses: 20.

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

1.

Total Burden Hours: 20.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0113, Acquisition of Helium, in

all correspondence.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 00–10746 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0096]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Patents

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 (9000–0096).

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 Patents. This OMB clearance

currently expires on August 31, 2000.

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 June 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035

1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria Moss, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202)

501–4764.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The patent coverage in FAR subpart

27.2 requires the contractor to report