2496 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 1996 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0040]

Clearance Request Entitled Bid Sample

Disposition Instructions

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

(9000–0040).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat has submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve an

extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Bid Sample Disposition

Instructions. A request for public

comments concerning this burden

estimate was published at 60 FR 53916,

October 18, 1995. No public comments

were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: February 26,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, or

obtaining a copy of the justification,

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), 18th and F

Streets, NW., Room 4037, Washington,

DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0040, Bid Sample Disposition

Instructions, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Ralph De Stefano, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501–

1758.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Firms submitting bids for Government

contracts are occasionally required to

submit samples of the product offered to

show the characteristics of the item.

When bid samples are required, bidders

are requested to provide instructions for

disposition of the samples after the

Government has had a chance to inspect

them. If no instructions are received, the

samples are returned, collect, to the

bidder.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 10 minutes per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows: Respondents,

2,663; responses per respondent, 3; total

annual responses, 7,989; preparation

hours per response, .167; and total

response burden hours, 1,334.

Obtaining Copies of Justifications

Requester may obtain copies of

justifications from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC

20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0040, Bid

Sample Disposition Instructions, in all

correspondence.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Beverly Fayson,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 96–1138 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P

[OMB Control No. 9000–0039]

Clearance Request for Descriptive

Literature

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

(9000–0039).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat has submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve an

extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Descriptive Literature. A

request for public comments concerning

this burden estimate was published at

60 FR 53915, October 18, 1995. No

public comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: February 26,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, or

obtaining a copy of the justification,

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), 18th & F

Streets, NW, Room 4037, Washington,

DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0039, Descriptive Literature, in all

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Ralph De Stefano, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501–

1758.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Descriptive literature means

information which shows the

characteristics or construction of a

product or explains its operation. It is

furnished by bidders as a part of their

bids to describe the products offered.

Bidders are not required to furnish

descriptive literature unless the

contracting office needs it to determine

before award whether the products

offered meet the specification and to

establish exactly what the bidder

proposes to furnish.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 10 minutes) per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows: Respondents,

2,663; responses per respondent, 3; total

annual responses, 7,989; preparation

hours per response, .167; and total

response burden hours, 1,334.

Obtaining Copies of Justifications

Requester may obtain copies of

justifications from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC

20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0039,

Descriptive Literature, in all

correspondence.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Beverly Fayson,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 96–1137 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P