31448 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 110 /Tuesday, June 9, 1998 / Notices

58943) announced that Taiwan, starting

on November 1, 1997, would begin an

ELVIS dual visa system test

implementation phase. This test phase

does not eliminate the requirement for

a valid paper visa to accompany each

shipment for entry into the United

States.

As a result of successful use of the

dual visa system, preparations are under

way to move beyond the current dual

system to the paperless ELVIS system

with Taiwan. However, goods exempt

from visa requirements will still require

a proper and correct exempt

certification.

The Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

is requesting interested parties to submit

comments on the elimination of the

paper visa requirement for Taiwan and

utilization of the ELVIS system

exclusively. Comments must be

received on or before August 10, 1998.

Comments may be mailed to Troy H.

Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements,

room 3001, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

The Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

has determined that this action falls

within the foreign affairs exception of

the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Forms, and OMB

Number: Defense FAR Supplement Part

204, Administrative Matters, and related

clauses at 252.204; DD Forms 2051 and

2051–1; OMB Number 0704–0225.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 108,261.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 108,261.

Average Burden per Response: 0.60

hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 65,898.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requirement pertains to

information that contractors must

submit to DoD to request release of

unclassified data that is not in the

public domain, or to provide or request

assignment of a contractor and

Government entity (CAGE) code. This

information is used by DoD to: (1)

control unclassified data that is

sensitive or otherwise inappropriate for

release for the contractor’s stated

purpose; and, (2) support efficient data

exchange among automated systems for

contract award, contract administration,

and contract payment by assigning a

unique code to each contractor doing

business with DoD. The Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS), at 204.404–70(a), prescribes

the use of the clause at DFARS 252.204–

7000, Disclosure of Information, when

the contractor will have access to or

generate unclassified information that

may be sensitive and inappropriate to

release to the public. This clause

requires contractors to obtain

contracting officer approval to release

unclassified information outside of the

contractor’s organization unless the

information is already in the public

domain. In requesting such approval,

the contractor must identify the specific

information that will be released, the

medium that will be used, and the

purpose for the release. The

Government reviews the information

provided by the contractor to determine

if it is sensitive or otherwise

inappropriate for release for the stated

purpose. DFARS 204.602–70 prescribes

the use of the solicitation provision at

252.204–7001, Commercial and

Government Entity (CAGE) Code

Reporting, when CAGE codes for

prospective offerors are not available to

contracting officers. The provision

requires an offeror to submit as part of

its offer either a previously assigned

CAGE code, or to ask the contracting

officer to request a code from the

Defense Logistics Service Center. In the

latter case, the Government will obtain

a CAGE code for the offeror, if it is

selected for award, using the procedures

at DFARS 204.7202–1.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondents 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: June 2, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–15187 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0013]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Cost or Pricing Data

Requirements and Information Other

Than Cost or Pricing Data

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 (9000–0013).

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 Cost or Pricing Data

Requirements and Information Other

Than Cost or Pricing Data. The

clearance currently expires on

September 30, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before August 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeremy Olson, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA (202) 501–3221.

ADDRESSEES: 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.