2888 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2001 / Notices

Under the generic clearance, specific

surveys are submitted to OMB for fasttrack approval if they are consistent

with the types of questions approved in

the generic clearance. NOAA uses the

surveys to determine whether customers

are satisfied with products and services

received and to solicit suggestions for

improvements.

II. Method of Collection

Various methods are used, but the

primary method is either a paper or

electronic form.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648-0342.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals and

households, business and other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, and state, local, or tribal

governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

7,000.

Estimated Time Per Response:

Response times vary with the specific

survey, but average 15 minutes or less.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,500.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $2,000.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: January 4, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–1064 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

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).

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, 2001.

Public comments are particularly

invited on: Whether this collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of functions of the FAR,

and whether it will have practical

utility; whether our estimate of the

public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways in which we can

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, through the use of appropriate

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before March 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, 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 (MVRS), 1800 F Street,

NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Nelson Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA (202) 501–1900.

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.

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.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 31,500.

Responses Per Respondent: 2.

Total Responses: 63,000.

Hours Per Response: .05.

Total 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 4035,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0014, Statement and

Acknowledgment, Standard Form 1413,

in all correspondence.

Dated: January 9, 2001.

Al Matera,

Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–1098 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0122]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Scope and Duration

of Contract

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 to an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0122).