Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 1998 / Notices 24533

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

Olson, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3221.

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 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0138,

Contract Financing, in all

correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The Federal Acquisition Streamlining

Act of 1994, Public Law 103–355,

provided authorities that streamlined

the acquisition process and minimize

burdensome government-unique

requirements. Sections 2001 and 2051 of

the Federal Acquisition Streamlining

Act of 1994 substantially changed the

statutory authorities for Government

financing of contracts. Sections 2001(f)

and 2051(e) provide specific authority

for Government financing of purchases

of commercial items, and sections

2001(b) and 2051(b) substantially

revised the authority for Government

financing of purchases of noncommercial items.

Sections 2001(f) and 2051(e) provide

specific authority for Government

financing of purchases of commercial

items. These paragraphs authorize the

Government to provide contract

financing with certain limitations.

Sections 2001(b) and 2051(b) also

amended the authority for Government

financing of non-commercial purchases

by authorizing financing on the basis of

certain classes of measures of

performance.

To implement these changes, DOD,

NASA, and GSA amended the Federal

Acquisition Regulation by revising

Subparts 32.0, 32.1, and 32.5; by adding

new Subparts 32.2 and 32.10; and by

adding new clauses to 52.232.

The coverage enables the Government

to provide financing to assist in the

performance of contracts for commercial

items and provide financing for noncommercial items based on contractor

performance.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 2 hours per request for

commercial financing and 2 hours per

request for performance-based

financing, 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 for

Commercial Financing is estimated as

follows: Respondents, 1,000; responses

per respondent, 5; total annual

responses, 5,000; preparation hours per

response, 2; and total response burden

hours, 10,000.

The annual reporting burden for

Performance-Based Financing is

estimated as follows: Respondents, 500;

responses per respondent, 12; total

annual responses, 6,000; preparation

hours per response, 2; and total

response burden hours, 12,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requester may obtain a copy of the

justification from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0138, Contract Financing, in all

correspondence.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Partnership Council Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense

(DoD) announces a meeting of the

Defense Partnership Council. Notice of

this meeting is required under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This

meeting is open to the public. The

topics to be covered will include the

DoD Personnel System Initiative

concept and other matters related to the

enhancement of Labor-Management

Partnership throughout DoD.

DATES: The meeting is to be held May

20, 1998, in room 1E801, Conference

Room 7, the Pentagon, from 1:00 p.m.

until 3:00 p.m. Comments should be

received by May 13, 1998, in order to be

considered at the May 20 meeting.

ADDRESSES: We invite interested

persons and organizations to submit

written comments or recommendations.

Mail or deliver your comments or

recommendations to Mr. Kenneth

Oprisko at the address shown below.

Seating is limited and available on a

first-come, first-serve basis. Individuals

wishing to attend who do not possess an

appropriate Pentagon building pass

should call the below listed telephone

number to obtain instructions for entry

into the Pentagon. Handicapped

individuals wishing to attend should

also call the below listed telephone

number to obtain appropriate

accommodations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Kenneth Oprisko, Chief, Labor Relations

Branch, Field Advisory Services

Division, Defense Civilian Personnel

Management Service, 1400 Key Blvd,

Suite B–200, Arlington, VA 22209–

5144, (703) 696–6301, ext. 704.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate CSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Advisory Committee on

Military Personnel Testing

ACTION: Notice.

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that a meeting of

the Defense Advisory Committee on

Military Personnel Testing is scheduled

to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

on June 25, 1998, and from 8:30 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. on June 26, 1998. The meeting

will be held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel,

555 East Canal Street, Richmond,

Virginia 23219. The purpose of the

meeting is to review planned changes

and progress in developing paper-andpencil and computerized enlistment

tests and renorming of the tests. Persons

desiring to make oral presentations or

submit written statements for

consideration at the Committee meeting

must contact Dr. Jane M. Arabian,

Assistant Director, Accession Policy,

Office of the Assistant Secretary of

Defense (Force Management Policy),

Room 2B271, The Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–4000, telephone

(703) 697–9271, no later than June 8,

1998.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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