Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 74 / Thursday, April 17, 1997 / Notices 18761

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).

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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 and Associated Form: Health

Insurance Claim Form, HCFA Form

1450, OMB Number 0720– [to be

determined].

Type of Request: New collection.

Number of Respondents: 7,835.

Responses per Respondent: 268

(average).

Annual Responses: 2,100,000.

Average Burden per Response: 15

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 525,000.

Needs and Uses: This collection of

information is necessary for a medical

institution to claim benefits under the

CHAMPUS. The information collected

will be used by TRICARE/CHAMPUS to

determine beneficiary eligibility, other

health insurance liability, certification

that the beneficiary received the care,

and that the provider is authorized to

receive TRICARE/CHAMPUS payments.

The form will be used by TRICARE/

CHAMPUS and its contractors to

determine the amount of benefits to be

paid to institutional providers.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit,

not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondents Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Allison Eydt.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Ms. Eydt at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10235, 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: April 11, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–9871 Filed 4–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Board of Visitors, United States

Military Academy

AGENCY: United States Military

Academy, West Point, New York.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(20) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

meeting:

Name of Committee: Board of

Visitors, United States Military

Academy.

Date of Meeting: 9 May 1997.

Place of Meeting: Superintendent’s

Conference Room, Taylor Hall, United

States Military Academy, West Point,

New York.

Start Time of Meeting: Approximately

8 a.m.

Proposed Agenda: Annual Review of

the Academic, Military and Physical

Programs at USMA. All proceedings are

open.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Colonel John J. Luther,

United States Military Academy, West

Point, NY 10996–5000, (914) 938–3700.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9900 Filed 4–16–97; 8:45 am]

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