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and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments

regarding an extension to an existing

OMB clearance (9000–0097).

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 Information Reporting to the

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

(Taxpayer Identification Number). The

clearance currently expires on

September 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

August 24, 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:

Laura Smith, Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 208–7279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Subpart 4.9, Information Reporting to

the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and

the provision at 52.204–3, Taxpayer

Identification, implement statutory and

regulatory requirements pertaining to

taxpayer identification and reporting.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows:

Respondents: 250,000.

Responses Per Respondent: 12.

Total Responses: 3,000,000.

Hours Per Response: .10.

Total Burden Hours: 300,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVP),

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405,

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite

OMB Control No. 9000–0097,

Information Reporting to the Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) (Taxpayer

Identification Number), in all

correspondence.

Dated: June 4, 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. 9000–0025]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Proposed Collection; Buy American

Act-Trade Agreements Act-Balance of

Payments Program Certificate

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments

regarding extension to an existing OMB

clearance (9000–0025).

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 Buy American Act-Trade

Agreements Act-Balance of Payments

Program Certificate. The clearance

currently expires on September 30,

1998.

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

August 24, 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:

Cecelia Davis, Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 219–0202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Under the Trade Agreements Act of

1979, unless specifically exempted by

statute or regulation, agencies are

required to evaluate offers over a certain

dollar limitation not to supply an

eligible product without regard to the

restrictions of the Buy American or the

Balance of Payments program. Offerors

identify excluded end products on this

certificate.

The contracting officer uses the

information to identify the offered items

which are domestic end products. Items

having components of unknown origin

are considered to have been mined,

produced, or manufactured outside the

United States or a designated country of

the Act.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows:

Respondents: 1,140.

Responses Per Respondent: 10.

Total Responses: 11,400.

Hours Per Response: .167.

Total Burden Hours: 1,904.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVP),

1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0025, Buy American Act-Trade

Agreements Act-Balance of Payments

Program Certificate, in all

correspondence.

Dated: June 1, 2001.

Gloria Sochon,

Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

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