[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57647-57648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19687]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

September 27, 2005.
    The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and 
other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed 
and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Currently, the Office of the 
Procurement Executive within the Department of the Treasury is 
soliciting comments concerning the OMB Control Number 1505-0081, 
Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public Contracts. 
Comments regarding this information collection should be addressed to 
the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, 
Office of the Procurement Executive, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20220, (202) 622-6760.
    Dates: Written comments should be received on or before December 2, 
2005 to be assured of consideration.

Departmental Offices (DO)

    OMB Number: 1505-0081.
    Form Number: Not applicable.

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    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public 
Contracts.
    Description: This notice provides a request to continue including 
the designated OMB Control Number on information requested from 
prospective contractors. The information requested is specific to each 
acquisition solicitation, and is required for Treasury to evaluate 
properly the capabilities and experiences of potential contractors who 
desire to provide the supplies and/or services to be acquired. 
Evaluation will be used to determine which proposals most benefit the 
Government.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the notice at 
this time.
    Respondents: Businesses and individuals seeking contracting 
opportunities with the Department of the Treasury.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,172.
    Estimated Average Time Per Respondent: 29 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 410,988.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the 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 of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (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; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchases of services to provide information.
    Clearance Officer: Jean Carter (202) 622-6760, Department of the 
Treasury, Office of the Procurement Executive, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147e71757a3a77756660716654707b3a60667175673a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19b94909fdf929083859483b1959edf8583949082df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.

Thomas A. Sharpe, Jr.,
Senior Procurement Executive and Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. 
Department of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 05-19687 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]
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