67114 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 223 / Monday, November 20, 2006 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0011] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Preaward 

Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 

1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408) 

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 (9000–0011). 

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 preaward survey forms 

(Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 

1406, 1407, and 1408.) A request for 

public comments was published in the 

Federal Register at 71 FR 38867, July 

10, 2006. No comments were received. 

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 

December 20, 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), 1800 F Street, NW, 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms. 

Linda Nelson, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA, (202) 501–1900. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

To protect the Government’s interest 

and to ensure timely delivery of items 

of the requisite quality, contracting 

officers, prior to award, must make an 

affirmative determination that the 

prospective contractor is responsible, 

i.e., capable of performing the contract. 

Before making such a determination, the 

contracting officer must have in his 

possession or must obtain information 

sufficient to satisfy himself that the 

prospective contractor (i) has adequate 

financial resources, or the ability to 

obtain such resources, (ii) is able to 

comply with required delivery 

schedule, (iii) has a satisfactory record 

of performance, (iv) has a satisfactory 

record of integrity, and (v) is otherwise 

qualified and eligible to receive an 

award under appropriate laws and 

regulations. If such information is not in 

the contracting officer’s possession, it is 

obtained through a preaward survey 

conducted by the contract 

administration office responsible for the 

plant and/or the geographic area in 

which the plant is located. The 

necessary data is collected by contract 

administration personnel from available 

data or through plant visits, phone calls, 

and correspondence and entered on 

Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 

1407, and 1408 in detail commensurate 

with the dollar value and complexity of 

the procurement. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 5,478. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Total Responses: 5,478. 

Hours Per Response: 20.8. 

Total Burden Hours: 113,942. 

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 9000–0011, 

Preaward Survey Forms (Standard 

Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 

and 1408), in all correspondence. 

Dated: November 13, 2006. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–9268 Filed 11–17–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Defense Policy Board 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Policy Board Advisory Committee. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Policy Board 

Advisory Committee will meet in closed 

session on December 14, 2006 from 

0800 hrs until 1830 and December 15, 

2006 from 0800 hrs until 1600 at the 

Pentagon. The purpose of the meeting is 

to provide the Secretary of Defense, 

Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under 

Secretary of Defense for Policy with 

independent, informed advice on major 

matters of defense policy. The Board 

will hold classified discussions on 

national security matters. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law No. 92–463, as amended [5 

U.S.C. App II (1982)], it has been 

determined that this meeting concerns 

matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 

552B(c)(1)(1982), and that accordingly 

this meeting will be closed to the 

public. 

Dated: November 13, 2006. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–9271 Filed 11–17–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Defense Department 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a), 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice 

is hereby given of a forthcoming 

meeting of the Defense Department 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of 

the Committee meeting is to introduce 

new members and conduct orientation 

training. The meeting is open to the 

public, subject to the availability of 

space. 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Committee and make an oral 

presentation of such. Persons desiring to 

make an oral presentation or submit a 

written statement to the Committee 

must notify the point of contact listed 


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