[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23256-23257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11529]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0163]


Submission for OMB Review and Extension; Information Specific to 
a Contract or Contracting Action (Not Required By Regulation)

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of an emergency reinstatement and request for review and 
extension of the reinstated collection (3090-0163).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, the General Services Administration's (GSA) 
Regulatory Secretariat requested in March 2001 that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) reinstate an information collection that 
pertains to information specific to a contract or contracting action. 
OMB reinstated the collection on March 26, 2001. Information collected 
under this authority is not otherwise required by regulation. This 
notice indicates GSA's intent to request an extension by 3 years of 
OMB's emergency reinstatement of this collection and to request public 
review and comment on the collection.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
contracts, 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 July 9, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Cromer, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 208-6750.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden,

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should be submitted to: Ed Springer, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has various mission 
responsibilities related to the acquisition and provision of supplies, 
transportation, ADP, telecommunications, real property management, and 
disposal of real and personal property. These mission responsibilities 
generate requirements that are realized through the solicitation and 
award of public contracts. Individual solicitations and resulting 
contracts may impose unique information collection/reporting 
requirements on contractors, not required by regulation, but necessary 
to evaluate particular program accomplishments and measure success in 
meeting special program objectives.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 126,870.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.36.
    Total Responses: 172,500.
    Hours Per Response: .4.
    Total Burden Hours: 68,900.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the proposal from the General 
Servuces Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVP), 1800 F Street, 
NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 3090-0163, Information Specific to a Contract or 
Contracting Action (Not Required by Regulation), in all correspondence.

David A. Drabkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 01-11529 Filed 5-7-01; 8:45 am]
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