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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 43050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17405]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0001; Docket No. 2014-0055; Sequence No. 18]

Information Collection; Affidavit of Individual Surety, Standard 
Form 28

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.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) 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 Standard Form (SF) 28, Affidavit of 
Individual Surety.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0001 by any of the following methods:
    Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number 9000-0001. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0001, SF 28, Affidavit 
of Individual Surety''. Follow the instructions provided on the screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information 
Collection 9000-0001 SF 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety'' on your 
attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0001, SF 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0001, in all correspondence related to this collection. 
All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 
Analyst, Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-219-0202 or email 
Cecelia.davis@gsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Affidavit of Individual Surety SF 28 is used by all executive 
agencies, including the Department of Defense, to obtain information 
from individuals wishing to serve as sureties to Government bonds. To 
qualify as a surety on a Government bond, the individual must show a 
net worth not less than the penal amount of the bond on the SF 28. It 
is an elective decision on the part of the maker to use individual 
sureties instead of other available sources of surety or sureties for 
Government bonds. We are not aware if other formats exist for the 
collection of this information.
    The information on SF 28 is used to assist the contracting officer 
in determining the acceptability of individuals proposed as sureties.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Based on a comprehensive reassessment performed, this information 
collection resulted in no change in the total burden hours from the 
previous information collection that was published in the Federal 
Register at 76 FR 60050 on September 28, 2011. The previous assessment 
performed resulted in a change to the ``Response per Respondent'' and 
``Hours per Response'' categories. The 1.43, responses per respondent, 
was lowered to 1. to adequately reflect this category. A respondent has 
to respond completely not partially when submitting this form. The 
``Hours per Response'' category was been decreased to .3 (18 minutes) 
from .4 (24 minutes) to reflect the benefits of being able to submit 
the required information electronically, as respondents no longer have 
to print and physically mail forms.
    Respondents: 500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 500.
    Hours per Response: 0.3.
    Total Burden Hours: 150.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0001, SF 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: July 17, 2014.
Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-17405 Filed 7-23-14; 8:45 am]
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