29976 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 105 /Tuesday, June 2, 1998 / Notices

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provision of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Department of Defense

Application for Priority Rating for

Production or Construction Equipment;

DD Form 691; OMB Number 0704–0055.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 610.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 610.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 610.

Needs and Uses: Executive Order

12919 delegated to DoD authority to

require certain contracts and orders

relating to approved Defense Programs

to be accepted and performed on a

preferential basis. This program helps

contractors acquire industrial

equipment in a timely manner, thereby

facilitating development and support of

weapons systems and other important

Defense Programs. This information is

used so the authority to use a priority

rating can be granted. This is done to

assure timely availability of production

or construction equipment to meet

current Defense requirements in

peacetime and in case of national

emergency. Without this information

DoD would not be able to assess a

contractor’s stated requirement to obtain

equipment needed for fulfillment of

contractual obligations.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10236, 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: May 27, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–14509 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0001]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Standard Form 28,

Affidavit of Individual Surety

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 (9000–0001).

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 Standard Form 28, Affidavit

of Individual Surety. The clearance

currently expires on September 30,

1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before August 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

O’Neill, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3856.

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. 9000–0001,

Standard Form 28, Affidavit of

Individual Surety, in all

correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The Affidavit of Individual Surety

(Standard Form (SF) 28) is used by all

executive agencies, including the

Department of Defense, to obtain

information from individuals wishing to

serve as sureties to Government bonds.

In order to qualify as a surety on a

Government bond, the individual must

show a net worth not less than the penal

amount of the bond on the SF 28. It is

an elective decision on the part of the

maker to use individual sureties instead

of other available sources of surety or

sureties for Government bonds. We are

not aware if other formats exist for the

collection of this information.

The information on SF 28 is used to

assist the contracting officer in

determining the acceptability of

individuals proposed as sureties.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average .4 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, 500; responses

per respondent, 1.43; total annual

responses, 715; preparation hours per

response, .4; and total response burden

hours, 286.

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.

9000–0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit

of Individual Surety, in all

correspondence.

Dated: May 21, 1998.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

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BILLING CODE 6820–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0023]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Balance of Payments

Program Certificate

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 (9000–0023).

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