[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 190 (Wednesday, October 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51460-51461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25941]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Central Contractor 
Registration; OMB Number 0704--[To Be Determined].
    Type of Request: Existing Collection In Use Without OMB Approval.
    Number of Respondents: 300,000.

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    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 300,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement provides for 
a single fact to industry through a single point of entry for 
contractors wishing to do business with the Department of Defense. This 
central registry will be used to provide contractor financial and 
business information to automated systems used by the contracting and 
business communities. Respondents are contractors who currently are 
required to submit a completed ``Solicitation Mailing List 
Application'' form (SF 129) to each buying activity with which they 
wish to do business. In addition, a significant percentage of this data 
is required in solicitation responses as certification and 
representation of the contractor's size and status. Each completed form 
is entered into a local data base and the hard copy SF 129 is manually 
filed. The current redundant manual process is labor intensive, 
resulting in a high error rate and inconsistent data. A central 
registration system eliminates the redundancy of the government's 
information, as well as the duplication of effort on the part of the 
contractor. Registration is available via the World Wide Web (<a href="http://
www.acq.osd.mil/ec">http://
www.acq.osd.mil/ec</a>) and through DoD certified Value Added Networks 
(VANs). Contractors who do not have access to the WWW can contact their 
regional Electronic Commerce Resource Center or Procurement Technical 
Assistance Center for assistance.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit, Not-For-Profit 
Institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing. WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: September 24, 1997.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-25941 Filed 9-30-97; 8:45 am]
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