[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9983]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0132]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Contractors' 
Purchasing Systems Reviews

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 (9000-0132).

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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 Contractors' 
Purchasing Systems Reviews. This OMB clearance expires on June 30, 
1997.

DATES: Comment Due Date: June 16, 1997.

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, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0132 in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Office of Federal 
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-3755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The objective of a contractor purchasing system review (CPSR), as 
discussed in Part 44 of the FAR, is to evaluate the efficiency and 
effectiveness with which the contractor spends Government funds and 
complies with Government policy when subcontracting. The review 
provides the administrative contracting officer a basis for granting, 
withholding, or withdrawing approval of the contractor's purchasing 
system.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Total annual public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 26,860 hours, 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, 
1,580; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 1,580; 
preparation hours per response, 17; and total response burden hours, 
26,860.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0132, Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 14, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-9983 Filed 4-16-97; 8:45 am]
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