41058 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 128 / Monday, July 3, 2000 / Notices

Total Burden Hours: 1,800.FP

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, NW,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0133, in all correspondence.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 00–16688 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0034]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Examination of

Records by Comptroller General and

Contract Audit

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 (9000–0034).

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 Examination of Records by

Comptroller General/Audit-Negotiation

now retitled Examination of Records by

Comptroller General and Contract

Audit. The clearance currently expires

on October 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 September 1, 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), 1800 F Street,

NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeremy Olson, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501–3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The Audit and Records-Negotiation

clause, 52.215–2; Contract Terms and

Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive OrdersCommercial Items clause, 52.212–5(d);

and Audit and Records-Sealed Bidding

clause, 52.214–26, implement the

requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2313, 41

U.S.C. 254, and 10 U.S.C. 2306. The

statutory requirements are that the

Comptroller General and/or agency shall

have access to, and the right to, examine

certain books, documents and records of

the contractor for a period of 3 years

after final payment. The record

retention periods required of the

contractor in the clauses are for

compliance with the aforementioned

statutory requirements. The information

must be retained so that audits

necessary for contract surveillance,

verification of contract pricing, and

reimbursement of contractor costs can

be performed.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 19,142.

Responses Per Respondent: 20.

Total Responses: 382,840.

Hours Per Response: .167.

Total Burden Hours: 63,934.

OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS:

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

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

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0034, Examination of Records by

Comptroller General and Contract Audit

in all correspondence.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 00–16689 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0115]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Notification of

Ownership Changes

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 (9000–0115).

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 Notification of Ownership

Changes. This OMB clearance expires

on October 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 September 1, 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), 1800 F Street,

NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeremy Olson, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501–3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: