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the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to reinstate a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement concerning Bid 

Guarantees, Performance and Payment 

Bonds, and Alternative Payment 

Protections. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary; 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 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden, to: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0045, Bid Guarantees, 

Performance and Payment Bonds, and 

Alternative Payment Protections, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William Clark, Procurement Analyst, 

Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 

219–1813. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

These regulations implement the 

statutory requirements of the Miller Act 

(40 U.S.C. 3131 to 3134), which requires 

performance and payment bonds for any 

construction contract exceeding 

$100,000, unless it is impracticable to 

require bonds for work performed in a 

foreign country, or it is otherwise 

authorized by law. In addition, the 

regulations implement the note to 40 

U.S.C. 3132, entitled ‘‘Alternatives to 

Payment Bonds Provided by the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation,’’ which requires 

alternative payment protection for 

construction contracts that exceed 

$30,000 but do not exceed $100,000. 

Although not required by statute, under 

certain circumstances the FAR permits 

the Government to require bonds on 

other than construction contracts. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 11,304. 

Responses per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 56,520. 

Hours per Response: .42. 

Total Burden Hours: 23,738. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0045, 

Bid Guarantees, Performance and 

Payment Bonds, and Alternative 

Payment Protections, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–13122 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0048] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Authorized 

Negotiators 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding a renewal 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), 

Regulatory 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 Authorized 

Negotiators. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary; 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 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden, to: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0048, Authorized 

Negotiators, in all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Suzanne Neurauter, Procurement 

Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 

(202) 219–0310. 

A. Purpose 

Firms offering supplies or services to 

the Government under negotiated 

solicitations must provide the names, 

titles, and telephone numbers of 

authorized negotiators to assure that 

discussions are held with authorized 

individuals. The information collected 

is referred to before contract 

negotiations and it becomes part of the 

official contract file. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 65,660. 

Responses per Respondent: 8. 

Total Responses: 525,280. 

Hours per Response: .017. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,930. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0048, 

Authorized Negotiators, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–13118 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0068] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Economic 

Price Adjustment 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 


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