31450 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 110 /Tuesday, June 9, 1998 / Notices

Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW,

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Value engineering is the technique by

which contractors (1) voluntarily

suggest methods for performing more

economically and share in any resulting

savings or (2) are required to establish

a program to identify and submit to the

Government methods for performing

more economically. These

recommendations are submitted to the

Government as value engineering

change proposals (VECP’s) and they

must include specific information. This

information is needed to enable the

Government to evaluate the VECP and,

if accepted, to arrange for an equitable

sharing plan.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 30 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, 400;

responses per respondent, 4; total

annual responses, 1,600; preparation

hours per response, 30; and total

response burden hours, 48,000.

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.

9000–0027, Value Engineering

Requirements, in all correspondence.

Dated: June 1, 1998.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–15235 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0029]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Extraordinary Contractual

Action Requests

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 (9000–0029).

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 Extraordinary Contractual

Action Requests. The clearance

currently expires on September 30,

1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before August 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775.

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 (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW,

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

This request covers the collection of

information as a first step under Public

Law 85–804, as amended by Public Law

93–155 and Executive Order 10789

dated November 14, 1958, that allows

contracts to be entered into, amended,

or modified in order to facilitate

national defense. In order for a firm to

be granted relief under the Act, specific

evidence must be submitted which

supports the firm’s assertion that relief

is appropriate and that the matter

cannot be disposed of under the terms

of the contract.

The information is used by the

Government to determine if relief can be

granted under the Act and to determine

the appropriate type and amount of

relief.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 16 hours per completion,

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, 100;

responses per respondent, 1; total

annual responses, 100; preparation

hours per response, 16; and total

response burden hours, 1,600.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

justification from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4035, Washington, DC

20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0029,

Extraordinary Contractual Action

Requests, in all correspondence.

Dated: May 28, 1998.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–15236 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0036]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Information

Regarding Previous Contracts

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comment

concerning an extension to an existing

OMB clearance (9000–0036).

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 Information Regarding

Previous Contracts. The clearance

currently expires on September 30,

1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before August 10, 1998.

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 (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW,

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.