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[FR Doc. 98–14012 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–C

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration

[OMB Control No. 9000–0020]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Qualification

Requirements

AGENCY: 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 (9000–0020).

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 Qualification Requirements.

The clearance currently expires on

September 30, 1998.

COMMENTS: Comments may be submitted

on or before July 27, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA (202) 501–1758.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

this burden estimate or any other aspect

of this collection of information,

including suggestions for reducing this

burden, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

10 U.S.C. 2319 and 41 U.S.C. 253c

prescribe policies and procedures which

are to be followed by Federal agencies

before they may establish any

prequalification requirement with

which a prospective contractor must

comply before his offer will even be
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considered by the agency for a contract

award. Three basic requirements are

prescribed.

First, the agency must examine the

need for establishing the

prequalification requirement, given its

adverse impact on free and open

competition. Having established that a

need for a prequalification requirement

exists, the agency must prepare a

written justification which explains that

need.

Second, the agency must specify the

standards which a prospective

contractor, or its product or service,

must satisfy in order to be qualified. The

agency is directed to limit such

standards to those essential to ‘‘meet the

purposes necessitating the

establishment of the prequalification

requirement.’’

Third, the executive agency imposing

the prequalification requirement must

promptly provide a prospective

contractor with the opportunity to

demonstrate its ability to meet the

standards the agency has specified for

qualification.

The contracting officer uses the

information to determine eligibility for

award when the clause at 52.209–1,

Qualification Requirements, is included

in the solicitation. The offeror must

identify the offeror, manufacturer,

source, product or service, as

appropriate, that has been prequalified

and test number as evidence that the

qualification requirement has been met.

Alternatively, an offeror not meeting the

qualification requirement may be

considered for award upon the

submission of evidence that the

qualification requirement has been

satisfied.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average .17 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,

2,700; responses per respondent, 10;

total annual responses, 27,000;

preparation hours per response, .17; and

total response burden hours, 4,590.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requester may obtain a copy of the

justification from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), 1800 F Street, Room 4035,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0020, Qualification Requirements,

in all correspondence.

Dated: May 21, 1998.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

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BILLING CODE 6820–34–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of

records.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary

proposes to alter a system of records

notice in its existing inventory of record

systems subject to the Privacy Act of

1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The

alteration consists of adding three

routine uses to DGC 18, entitled ‘DoD

Roster of Mediators’ to enable the

release of information outside of the

Department of Defense.

DATES: This proposed action will be

effective without further notice on June

23, 1998, unless comments are received

which result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to OSD

Privacy Act Coordinator, Records

Section, Directives and Records

Division, Washington Headquarter

Services, Correspondence and

Directives, 1155 Defense Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–1155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David Bosworth at (703) 695–0970 or

DSN 225–0970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of the Secretary systems of records

notices subject to the Privacy Act of

1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have

been published in the Federal Register

and are available from the address

above.

The proposed system report, as

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was

submitted on May 14, 1998, to the

House Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight, the Senate

Committee on Governmental Affairs,

and the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c

of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A–

130, ‘Federal Agency Responsibilities

for Maintaining Records About

Individuals,’ dated February 8, 1996

(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).

Dated: May 21, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

DGC 18

SYSTEM NAME:

DoD Roster of Mediators (August 25,

1995, 60 FR 44324).

CHANGES

* * * * *

SYSTEM NAME:

Delete entry and replace with ’DoD

Roster of Neutrals.’

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Delete entry and replace with ‘DoD

employees who have agreed to serve as

neutrals as described in 5 U.S.C. 573.

These individuals are trained and

experienced in Alternative Dispute

Resolution (ADR) and may serve as a

conciliator, facilitator, mediator, or in

other neutral roles in the dispute

resolution process.’

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Delete entry and replace with

‘Background information including

experiences and training of persons who

wish to be and/or are registered in the

DoD Roster of Neutrals. Information

includes Alternate Dispute Resolution

education or certification status and

notes or any other information

pertaining to a neutral, including

recertification, removal, and

investigatory or disciplinary actions

taken against an individual. The

investigator’s files that may be used to

determine those actions are not

contained in this system of records.

Files of neutrals assigned to Alternate

Dispute Resolution proceedings

generally contain evaluations

contributed by the parties to the dispute

commenting on the effectiveness of the

neutral.

Other records consist of ADR case

files, which include requests for, and

agreements to engage in, an ADR

proceeding, settlement agreements and

other correspondence relating to a case;

case file logs; and case file databases.’

* * * * *

PURPOSE(S):

Delete entry and replace with ‘The

primary purpose of the system is to

maintain the Roster of Neutrals for use

by parties in dispute to review training,

experience and other qualifications

information about neutrals. Secondary

purposes are to manage application,

investigative, certification,