22218 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2001 / Notices

the information collection proposal

should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/

DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 01–11050 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0077]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Proposed Collection; Quality

Assurance Requirements

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an

extension to an existing OMB clearance

(9000–0077).

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 quality assurance

requirements. The clearance currently

expires on June 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: Submit comments on or before

July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit 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 (MVP), 1800 F Street, NW.,

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Cromer, Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 208–6750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Supplies and services acquired under

Government contracts must conform to

the contract’s quality and quantity

requirements. FAR Part 46 prescribes

inspection, acceptance, warranty, and

other measures associated with quality

requirements. Standard clauses related

to inspection require the contractor to

provide and maintain an inspection

system that is acceptable to the

Government; give the Government the

right to make inspections and test while

work is in process; and require the

contractor to keep complete, and make

available to the Government, records of

its inspection work.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 950.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Total Responses: 950.

Hours Per Response: .25.

Total Burden Hours: 237.5 (238).

C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden

Recordkeepers: 58,060.

Hours Per Recordkeeper: .68.

Total Burden Hours: 39,481.

Total Annual Burden: 238 + 39,481 =

39,719.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVP),

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0077, Quality Assurance

Requirements, in all correspondence.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

Al Matera,

Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0138]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Proposed Collection; Contract

Financing

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 (9000–0138).

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 to a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning contract financing. The

clearance currently expires on June 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: Submit comments on or before

July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit 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, 1800 F Street, NW., Room

4035, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

Olson, Acquisition Policy Division, GSA

(202) 501–3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: