[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27061-27062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12949]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0077]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Quality 
Assurance Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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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 has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved 
information collection requirement concerning Quality Assurance 
Requirements. A request for public comments was published at 63 FR 
11424, March 9, 1998. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before June 15, 1998.

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

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. 9000-0077, Quality 
Assurance Requirements, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Supplies and services acquired under Government contracts must 
conform to the contract's quality and quantity requirements. FAR Part 
46 prescribes inspection, acceptance, warranty, and other measures 
associated with quality requirements. Standard clauses related to 
inspection (a) require the contractor to provide and maintain an 
inspection system that is acceptable to the Government; (b) give the 
Government the right to make inspections and test while work is in 
process; and (c) require the contractor to keep complete, and make 
available to the Government, records of its inspection work.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .25 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, 950; responses per respondent, 1; total annual 
responses, 950; preparation hours per response, .25; and total response 
burden hours, 237.5 (238).

C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden

    The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows: 
Recordkeepers, 58,060; hours per recordkeeper, .68; and total 
recordkeeping burden hours, 39,481. The total annual burden is 238 + 
39,481 = 39,719.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4035, 1800 F 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0077, Quality Assurance Requirements, in all 
correspondence.


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    Dated: May 12, 1998.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-12949 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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