19188 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 17, 2007 / Notices 

A. Purpose 

Part 28 of the FAR contains guidance 

related to obtaining financial protection 

against damages under Government 

contracts (e.g., use of bonds, bid 

guarantees, insurance etc.). Part 52 

contains the texts of solicitation 

provisions and contract clauses. These 

regulations implement a statutory 

requirement for information to be 

provided by Federal contractors relating 

to payment bonds furnished under 

construction contracts which are subject 

to the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a–270d). 

This collection requirement is mandated 

by Section 806 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 

and 1993 (Pub. L. 102–190), as amended 

by Section 2091 of the Federal 

Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 

(Pub. L. 103–335). The clause at 52.228–

12, Prospective Subcontractor Requests 

for Bonds, implements Section 806(a)(3) 

of Pub. L. 102–190, as amended, which 

specifies that, upon the request of a 

prospective subcontractor or supplier 

offering to furnish labor or material for 

the performance of a construction 

contract for which a payment bond has 

been furnished to the United States 

pursuant to the Miller Act, the 

contractor shall promptly provide a 

copy of such payment bond to the 

requestor. 

In conjunction with performance 

bonds, payment bonds are used in 

Government construction contracts to 

secure fulfillment of the contractor’s 

obligations under the contract and to 

assure that the contractor makes all 

payments, as required by law, to 

persons furnishing labor or material in 

performance of the contract. This 

regulation provides prospective 

subcontractors and suppliers a copy of 

the payment bond furnished by the 

contractor to the Government for the 

performance of a Federal construction 

contract subject to the Miller Act. It is 

expected that prospective 

subcontractors and suppliers will use 

this information to determine whether 

to contract with that particular prime 

contractor. This information has been 

and will continue to be available from 

the Government. The requirement for 

contractors to provide a copy of the 

payment bond upon request to any 

prospective subcontractor or supplier 

under the Federal construction contract 

is contained in Section 806(a)(3) of Pub. 

L. 102–190, as amended by Sections 

2091 and 8105 of Pub. L. 103–355. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 12,698. 

Responses Per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 63,490. 

Hours Per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 15,872.50. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 

4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control Number 9000–

0135, Prospective Subcontractor 

Requests for Bonds, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0012] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Termination 

Settlement Proposal Forms (Standard 

Forms 1435 through 1440) 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and 

SpaceAdministration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0012). 

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 termination settlement 

proposal forms (Standard Forms 1435 

through 1440). A request for public 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register at 69 FR 9813 on March 2, 

2004. No comments were received. The 

clearance currently expires on August 

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: Comments may be submitted on 

or before June 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments including 

suggestons for reducing this burden to: 

FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 

NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, a copy to 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, 

NW Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 501–4082. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The termination settlement proposal 

forms (Standard Forms 1435 through 

1440) provide a standardized format for 

listing essential cost and inventory 

information needed to support the 

terminated contractor’s negotiation 

position. Submission of the information 

assures that a contractor will be fairly 

reimbursed upon settlement of the 

terminated contract. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 872. 

Responses Per Respondent:2.4. 

Total Responses: 2,092. 

Hours Per Response: 2.4. 

Total Burden Hours: 5,023. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 

4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control Number 9000–

0012, Termination Settlement Proposal 

Forms (SF’s 1435 through 1440), in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: March 28, 2007. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–1860 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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