[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-188]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0014]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Statement and 
Acknowledgment (Standard Form 1413)

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension of 
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0014).

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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 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 Statement and 
Acknowledgment (Standard Form 1413). The clearance currently expires on 
April 30, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 9, 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 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0014, Statement 
and Acknowledgment (Standard Form 1413), in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Standard Form 1413, Statement and Acknowledgment, is used by all 
Executive Agencies, including the Department of Defense, to obtain a 
statement from contractors that the proper clauses have been included 
in subcontracts. The form includes a signed contractor acknowledgment 
of the inclusion of those clause in the subcontract.

Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .15 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, 
14,000; responses per respondent, 1.5; total annual responses, 21,000; 
preparation hours per response. .15; and total response burden hours, 
3,150.
    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 4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 
(202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0014, Statement and 
Acknowledgment, Standard Form 1413, in all correspondence.

    Dated: December 31, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-188 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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