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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30425]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0066]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Professional 
Employee Compensation Plan

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 (9000-0066).

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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 Professional 
Employee Compensation Plan. The clearance currently expires on March 
31, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before January 20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack O'Neill, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3856.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0066, 
Professional Employee Compensation Plan, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    OFPP Policy Letter No. 78-2, March 29, 1978, requires that all 
professional employees shall be compensated fairly and properly. 
Implementation of this requires a total compensation plan setting forth 
proposed salaries and fringe benefits for professional employees with 
supporting data be submitted to the contracting officer for evaluation.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. The annual reporting burden is estimated as 
follows: Respondents, 5,340; responses per respondent, 1; total annual 
responses, 5,340; preparation hours per response, .5; and total 
response burden hours, 2,670..

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, 1800 F 
Street, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0066, Professional Compensation Plan, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 13, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-30425 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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