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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. 9000–0069, Indirect Cost 

Rates, in all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Beverly Cromer, Procurement Analyst, 

Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 

501–1448. 

A. Purpose 

The contractor’s proposal of final 

indirect cost rates is necessary for the 

establishment of rates used to reimburse 

the contractor for the costs of 

performing under the contract. The 

supporting cost data are the cost 

accounting information normally 

prepared by organizations under sound 

management and accounting practices. 

The proposal and supporting data is 

used by the contracting official and 

auditor to verify and analyze the 

indirect costs and to determine the final 

indirect cost rates or to prepare the 

Government negotiating position if 

negotiation of the rates is required 

under the contract terms. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 3,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 3,000. 

Hours per Response: 2,188. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,564,000. 

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. 9000–0069, 

Indirect Cost Rates, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: June 5, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–13733 Filed 6–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0070] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Payments 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding the reinstatement of a 

previously 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 Payments. 

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 10, 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. 9000–0070, Payments, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward Chambers, Procurement 

Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 

(202) 501–3221. 

A. Purpose 

Firms performing under Federal 

contracts must provide adequate 

documentation to support requests for 

payment under these contracts. The 

documentation may range from a simple 

invoice to detailed cost data. The 

information is usually submitted once, 

at the end of the contract period or upon 

delivery of the supplies, but could be 

submitted more often depending on the 

payment schedule established under the 

contract (see FAR 52.232–1 through 

52.232–11). The information is used to 

determine the proper amount of 

payments to Federal contractors. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 80,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 120. 

Annual Responses: 9,600,000. 

Hours per Response: .025. 

Total Burden Hours: 240,000. 

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. 9000–0070, 

Payments, in all correspondence. 

Dated: June 5, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–13735 Filed 6–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0108] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Bankruptcy 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request 

for an information collection 

requirement regarding 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, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VPR) will be submitting to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to reinstate a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement concerning 

Bankruptcy. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary; whether it will 

have practical utility; whether our 


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