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burden in the form of capital start-up 

costs amounts to $8,750,000. 

In addition, this collection does have 

mailing costs. Biological deposits are 

generally shipped to the depository 

Domestic Overnight by Federal Express 

(FedEx) and, since depositors are urged 

to supply frozen or freeze dried 

material, it must be packed in dry ice, 

according to a representative from the 

Patent Department at ATCC. Dry ice 

itself is considered dangerous goods and 

requires special packaging. Additional 

FedEx special handling charges of $60 

per shipment apply for temperaturesensitive biological material and also for 

the dry ice. An average cost for shipping 

by FedEx Domestic Overnight is 

estimated to be $75. If the shipment 

requires pick-up by FedEx, there is an 

additional charge of $2.50. Special 

packaging is also required for these 

shipments. According to DG Supplies 

Inc., a supplier of infectious and 

diagnostic goods packaging, frozen 

infectious shippers are estimated to cost 

$177.05 per package for specimen 

shipments requiring refrigeration or dry 

ice. Therefore, mailing costs average 

$314.55 per shipment, for a total cost to 

all the respondents of $1,100,025. The 

postage cost for a depository seeking 

recognition is estimated to be $4.05, 

sent to the USPTO by priority mail 

through the United States Postal 

Service. Therefore, the USPTO estimates 

that the total non-hour respondent cost 

burden in the form of postage costs 

amounts to $1,100,929. 

Item Responses Postage costs 

($) 

Total non-hour 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) 

Deposited Materials ............................................................................................................... 3,500 $314.55 $1,100,925.00 

Depository Approval .............................................................................................................. 1 4.05 4.00 

Total ................................................................................................................................ 3,501 ............................ 1,100,929.00 

The USPTO estimates that the total 

non-hour respondent cost burden for 

this collection in the form of capital 

start-up costs ($8,750,000) and mailing 

costs ($1,100,929) amounts to 

$9,850,929. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: October 19, 2006. 

Susan K. Brown, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Architecture, 

Engineering and Technical Services, Data 

Architecture and Services Division. 

[FR Doc. E6–17855 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0114] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Right of 

First Refusal of Employment 

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 (9000–0114). 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat is 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 right of first refusal of 

employment. A request for public 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register at 71 FR 38137 on July 5, 2006. 

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 

November 24, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 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, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 

Room 4035 1800 F Street, NW, 

Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Jackson, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA, at (202) 208–4949. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Right of First Refusal of Employment 

is a regulation which establishes policy 

regarding adversely affected or 

separated Government employees 

resulting from the conversion from inhouse performance to performance by 

contract. The policy will enable these 

employees to have an opportunity to 

work for the contractor who is awarded 

the contract. 

The information gathered will be used 

by the Government to gain knowledge of 

which employees, adversely affected or 

separated as a result of the contract 

award, have gained employment with 

the contractor within 90 days after 

contract performance begins. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

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Total Responses: 200. 

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 

3. 

Total Burden Hours: 600. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 

F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control No. 9000–0114, Right of 

First Refusal of Employment, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: October 3, 2006. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–8863 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0075] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

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 an extension to 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 in the Federal Register at 71 

FR 40999, on July 19, 2006. No public 

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 

November 24, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 501–4082. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

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, FAR 

Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

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 

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 

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