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A. Purpose

Allowable costs of assets are limited

in the event of change in ownership of

a contractor. Contractors are required to

provide the Government adequate and

timely notice of this event per the FAR

clause at 52.215–40, Notification of

Ownership Changes.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 100.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Total Responses: 100.

Hours Per Response: 125.

Total Burden Hours: 125.

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.

9000–0115, Notification of Ownership

Changes, in all correspondence.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 00–16690 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0075]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request Entitled

Government Property

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding extension of an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0075).

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 Government Property. A

request for public comments was

published at 65 FR 26818, on May 9,

2000. 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: Comments may be submitted on

or before August 2, 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:

Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3856.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

‘‘Property,’’ as used in Part 45, means

all property, both real and personal. It

includes facilities, material, special

tooling, special test equipment, and

agency-peculiar property. Government

property includes both Governmentfurnished property and contractoracquired property.

Contractors are required to establish

and maintain a property system that

will control, protect, preserve, and

maintain all Government property

because the contractor is responsible

and accountable for all Government

property under the provisions of the

contract including property located with

subcontractors.

The contractor’s property control

records shall constitute the

Government’s official property records

and shall be used to:

(a) Provide financial accounts for

Government-owned property in the

contractor’s possession or control;

(b) Identify all Government property

(to include a complete, current,

auditable record of all transactions);

(c) Locate any item of Government

property within a reasonable period of

time.

This clearance covers the following

requirements:

(a) FAR 45.307–2(b) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer if it intends to acquire or

fabricate special test equipment.

(b) FAR 45.502–1 requires a

contractor to furnish written receipts for

Government property.

(c) FAR 45.502–2 requires a contractor

to submit a discrepancy report upon

receipt of Government property when

overages, shortages, or damages are

discovered.

(d) FAR 45.504 requires a contractor

to investigate and report all instances of

loss, damage, or destruction of

Government property.

(e) FAR 45.505–1 requires that basic

information be placed on the

contractor’s property control records.

(f) FAR 45.505–3 requires a contractor

to maintain records for Government

material.

(g) FAR 45.505–4 requires a contractor

to maintain records of special tooling

and special test equipment.

(h) FAR 45.505–5 requires a

contractor to maintain records of plant

equipment.

(i) FAR 45.505–7 requires a contractor

to maintain records of real property.

(j) FAR 45.505–8 requires a contractor

to maintain scrap and salvage records.

(k) FAR 45.505–9 requires a

contractor to maintain records of related

data and information.

(l) FAR 45.505–10 requires a

contractor to maintain records for

completed products.

(m) FAR 45.505–11 requires a

contractor to maintain records of

transportation and installation costs of

plant equipment.

(n) FAR 45.505–12 requires a

contractor to maintain records of

misdirected shipments.

(o) FAR 45.505–13 requires a

contractor to maintain records of

property returned for rework.

(p) FAR 45.505–14 requires a

contractor to submit an annual report of

Government property accountable to

each agency contract.

(q) FAR 45.508–2 requires a

contractor to report the results of

physical inventories.

(r) FAR 45.509–1(a)(3) requires a

contractor to record work accomplished

in maintaining Government property.

(s) FAR 45.509–1(c) requires a

contractor to report the need for major

repair, replacement and other

rehabilitation work.

(t) FAR 45.509–2(b)(2) requires a

contractor to maintain utilization

records.

(u) FAR 45.606–1 requires a

contractor to submit inventory

schedules.

(v) FAR 45.606–3(a) requires a

contractor to correct and resubmit

inventory schedules as necessary.

(w) FAR 52.245–2(a)(3) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

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officer when Government-furnished

property is received and is not suitable

for use.

(x) FAR 52.245–2(a)(4) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when government-furnished

property is not timely delivered and the

contracting officer will make a

determination of the delay, if any,

caused the contractor.

(y) FAR 52.245–2(b) requires a

contractor to submit a written request

for an equitable adjustment if

Government-furnished property is

decreased, substituted, or withdrawn by

the Government.

(z) FAR 52.245–4 requires a contractor

to submit a timely written request for an

equitable adjustment when

Government-furnished property is not

furnished in a timely manner.

(aa) FAR 52.245–5(a)(4) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when Government-furnished

property is received that is not suitable

for use.

(bb) FAR 52.245–5(a)(5) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when Government-furnished

property is not received in a timely

manner.

(cc) FAR 52.245–5(b)(2) requests a

contractor to submit a written request

for an equitable adjustment if

Government-furnished property is

decreased, substituted, or withdrawn by

the Government.

(dd) FAR 52.245–7(f) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when use of all facilities falls

below 75% of total use.

(ee) FAR 52.245–7(l)(2) requires a

contractor to alert the contracting officer

within 30 days of receiving facilities

that are not suitable for use.

(ff) FAR 52.245–9(f) requires a

contractor to submit a facilities use

statement to the contracting officer

within 90 days after the close of each

rental period.

(gg) FAR 52.245–10(h)(2) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer if facilities are received that are

not suitable for the intended use.

(hh) FAR 52.245–11(e) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer when use of all facilities falls

below 75% of total use.

(ii) FAR 52.245–11(j)(2) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer within 30 days of receiving

facilities not suitable for intended use.

(jj) FAR 52.245–17 requires a

contractor to maintain special tooling

records.

(kk) FAR 52.245–18(b) requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer 30 days in advance of the

contractor’s intention to acquire or

fabricate special test equipment (STE).

(ll) FAR 52.245–18(d) & (e) requires a

contractor to furnish the names of

subcontractors who acquire or fabricate

special test equipment (STE) or

components and comply with paragraph

(d) of this clause, and contractors must

comply with the (b) paragraph of this

clause if an engineering change requires

acquisition or modification of STE. In so

complying, the contractor shall identify

the change order which requires the

proposed acquisition, fabrication, or

modification.

(mm) FAR 52.245–19 requires a

contractor to notify the contracting

officer if there is any change in the

condition of property furnished ‘‘as is’’

from the time of inspection until time of

receipt.

This information is used to facilitate

the management of Government

property in the possession of the

contractor.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 27,884.

Responses Per Respondent: 488.6.

Total Responses: 13,624,122.

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

.4826.

Total Burden Hours: 6,575,309.

The total burden hours have changed

under this OMB clearance 9000–0075 to

reflect the incorporation of hours

currently associated with OMB

clearance 9000–0151 (FAR Case 1995–

013) which expires on June 30, 2000,

and will not be renewed. The OMB

collection burden associated with

Government property nonetheless

remains unchanged.

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.

9000–0075, Government Property, in all

correspondence.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 00–16691 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

September 1, 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Leader,

Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer,

publishes that notice containing

proposed information collection

requests prior to submission of these

requests to OMB. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g. new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites

public comment. The Department of

Education is especially interested in

public comment addressing the

following issues: (1) Is this collection

necessary to the proper functions of the

Department; (2) will this information be

processed and used in a timely manner;

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;

(4) how might the Department enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (5) how

might the Department minimize the

burden of this collection on the

respondents, including through the use

of information technology.

Dated: June 27, 2000.

John Tressler,

Leader Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Management.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Master Plan for Customer

Surveys and Focus Groups.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; Individuals or household;

Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local,

or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.