[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17597-17598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9188]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0006]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Subcontracting 
Plans/Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts (Standard Form 
294)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a revision to 
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0006).

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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 a revision of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning Subcontracting 
Plans/Subcontracting Reporting for Individual Contracts (Standard Form 
294).

DATES: Comment Due Date: June 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, or obtaining a copy of the justification, should be 
submitted to: General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 
18th & F Streets, NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0006, Subcontracting Plans/Subcontracting Reporting 
for Individual Contracts (Standard Form 294), in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Office of Federal 
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    In accordance with the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.), 
contractors receiving a contract for more than $10,000 agree to have 
small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small 
business concerns participate in the performance of the contract as far 
as practicable. Contractors receiving a contract or a modification to a 
contract expected to

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exceed $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction) must submit a 
subcontracting plan that provides maximum practicable opportunities for 
small, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small 
businesses. Specific elements required to be included in the plan are 
specified in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act and implemented in 
FAR subpart 19.7.
    In conjunction with these plans, contractors must submit semiannual 
reports of their progress on Standard Form 294, Subcontracting Report 
for Individual Contracts.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 8 hours 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, 
1,625; responses per respondent, 36.4; total annual responses, 59,200; 
preparation hours per response, 10; and total response burden hours, 
597,580.

    Dated: April 4, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-9188 Filed 4-9-97; 8:45 am]
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