Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 7, 2009 / Notices 32165 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0029] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Extraordinary 

Contractual Action Requests 

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 Extraordinary 

Contractual Action Requests. 

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 

September 8, 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. 9000–0029, Extraordinary 

Contractual Action Requests, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Beverly Cromer, Procurement Analyst, 

Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 

501–1448. 

A. Purpose 

This request covers the collection of 

information as a first step under Public 

Law 85–804, as amended by Public Law 

93–155 and Executive Order 10789 

dated November 14, 1958, that allows 

contracts to be entered into, amended, 

or modified in order to facilitate 

national defense. In order for a firm to 

be granted relief under the Act, specific 

evidence must be submitted which 

supports the firm’s assertion that relief 

is appropriate and that the matter 

cannot be disposed of under the terms 

of the contract. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 100. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 100. 

Hours per Response: 16. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,600. 

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. 9000–0029, 

Extraordinary Contractual Action 

Requests, in all correspondence. 

Dated: June 23, 2009. 

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. 9000–0088] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Travel Costs 

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 a reinstatement of a 

currently approved information 

collection requirement concerning 

Travel Costs. 

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 

September 8, 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. 9000–0088, Travel Costs, in 

all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward Chambers, Procurement 

Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 

(202) 501–3221. 

A. Purpose 

FAR 31.205–46, Travel Costs, requires 

that, except in extraordinary and 

temporary situations, costs incurred by 

a contractor for lodging, meals, and 

incidental expenses shall be considered 

to be reasonable and allowable only to 

the extent that they do not exceed on a 

daily basis the per diem rates in effect 

as of the time of travel as set forth in the 

Federal Travel Regulations for travel in 

the conterminous 48 United States, the 

Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, 

Appendix A, for travel is Alaska, 

Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, and territories and possessions of 

the United States, and the Department 

of State Standardized Regulations, 

section 925, ‘‘Maximum Travel Per 

Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas.’’ 

The burden generated by this coverage 

is in the form of the contractor 

preparing a justification whenever a 

higher actual expense reimbursement 

method is used. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 5,800. 

Responses per Respondent: 10. 

Total Responses: 58,000. 

Hours per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 14,500. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F