7266 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 26 / Thursday, February 7, 2008 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice of request for an 

extension to an existing OMB clearance. 

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 Submission for OMB 

Review; Statement and 

Acknowledgment (Standard Form 

1413). A request for public comments 

was published in the Federal Register at 

72 FR 56336, on October 3, 2007. No 

comments were received. This OMB 

clearance expires on April 30, 2008. 

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 

March 10, 2008. 

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 (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Standard Form 1413, Statement and 

Acknowledgment, is used by all 

executive agencies, including the 

Department of Defense, to obtain a 

statement from contractors that the 

proper clauses have been included in 

subcontracts. The form includes a 

signed contractor acknowledgment of 

the inclusion of those clauses in the 

subcontract. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 31,500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 2. 

Total Responses: 63,000. 

Hours Per Response: .05. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,150. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR), 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0014, Statement and 

Acknowledgment (Standard Form 

1413), in all correspondence. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0001] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Standard 

Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety 

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. 

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 Standard Form 28, Affidavit 

of Individual Surety. A request for 

public comments was published in the 

Federal Register at 72 FR 56337, on 

October 3, 2008. No comments were 

received. This OMB clearance expires 

on May 31, 2008. 

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 

March 10, 2008. 

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 (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward Chambers, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA (202) 501–3221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The Affidavit of Individual Surety 

(Standard Form (SF) 28) is used by all 

executive agencies, including the 

Department of Defense, to obtain 

information from individuals wishing to 

serve as sureties to Government bonds. 

To qualify as a surety on a Government 

bond, the individual must show a net 

worth not less than the penal amount of 

the bond on the SF 28. It is an elective 

decision on the part of the maker to use 

individual sureties instead of other 

available sources of surety or sureties 

for Government bonds. We are not 

aware if other formats exist for the 

collection of this information. 

The information on SF 28 is used to 

assist the contracting officer in 

determining the acceptability of 

individuals proposed as sureties. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1.43. 

Total Responses: 715. 

Hours Per Response: .4. 

Total Burden Hours: 286. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR), 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit 

of Individual Surety, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

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