65478 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 8, 2006 / Notices 

A. Purpose 

The objective of a contractor 

purchasing system review (CPSR), as 

discussed in Part 44 of the FAR, is to 

evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness 

with which the contractor spends 

Government funds and complies with 

Government policy when 

subcontracting. The review provides the 

administrative contracting officer a basis 

for granting, withholding, or 

withdrawing approval of the 

contractor’s purchasing system. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 1,580. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Total Responses: 1,580. 

Average Burden Per Response: 17. 

Total Burden Hours: 26,860. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control No. 9000–0132, 

Contractors’ Purchasing Systems 

Reviews, in all correspondence. 

Dated: November 1, 2006. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–9106 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0034] 

Federal Acquisition 

Regulation;Information Collection; 

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. 

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 the examination of records 

by comptroller general and contract 

audit. The clearance currently expires 

on January 31, 2007. 

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 

January 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of the collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

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

Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Jackson, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA, (202) 208–4949. 

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: 0.167. 

Total Burden Hours: 63,934. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 

4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 

(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB 

Control Number 9000–0034, 

Examination of Records by Comptroller 

General and Contract Audit, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: November 2, 2006 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director,Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–9119 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Senior Executive Service; Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: SES Performance Review Board 

Standing Register. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

Performance Review Board Standing 

Register for the Department of Energy. 

This listing supersedes all previously 

published lists of PRB members. 

DATES: These appointments are effective 

as of September 30, 2006. 

Employee Name: 

ABBOTT III, WALTER D 

ALLEVA, JOHN A 

ALLISON, JEFFREY M 

ANDERSON, CHARLES E 

ANDERSON, CYNTHIA V 

ANDERSON, MARGOT H 

ANGULO, VERONICA A 

AOKI, STEVEN NMN 

ARKIN, RICHARD W 

ARMSTRONG, DAVID J 

ARTHUR III, WILLIAM JOHN 

ASCANIO, XAVIER NMN 

ASHWORTH, DENNIS J 

AVERY, NAPOLEON S 

BACA, FRANK A 

BACA, MARK C 

BAILEY JR, LAWRENCE O 

BAKER, KENNETH E 

BARKER JR, WILLIAM L 

BASHISTA, JOHN R 

BAUER, CARL O 

BEAMON, JOSEPH A 

BEARD, SUSAN F 

BEARSON, DARREN W 

BEAUDRY-LOSIQUE, JACQUES 

BELMAR, WARREN NMN 

BENNETT, RUTH B 

BESERRA, FRANK J 

BIENIAWSKI, ANDREW J 

BLACK, RICHARD L 

BLACK, STEVEN K 


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