74 FR 218 pgs. 58628-58629 - Federal Acquisition Regulation;Information Collection; Commercial Item Acquisitions
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 218Pages: 58628 - 58629
Docket number: [OMB Control No. 9000-0136]
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-27247 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0136]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;Information Collection; Commercial Item Acquisitions
AGENCY:
Department of Defense (DOD), General ServicesAdministration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA).
ACTION:
Notice of request for public comments regarding anextension to an existing OMB Clearance.
SUMMARY:
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning the clauses and provisions required for use in commercial item acquisitions. This OMB Clearance expires on March 31, 2010.
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 January 12, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Jackson, Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA (202) 208-4949 or e-mail michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 included Title VIII, entitled Commercial Items. The title made numerous additions and revisions to both the civilian agency and Armed Service acquisition statutes to encourage and facilitate the acquisition of commercial items and services by Federal Government agencies.
To implement these changes, DOD, NASA, and GSA amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to include several streamlined and simplified clauses and provisions to be used in place of existing clauses and provisions. They were designed to simplify solicitations and contracts for commercial items.
Information is used by Federal agencies to facilitate the acquisition of commercial items and services.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 37,500.
Responses per Respondent: 34.
Total Responses: 1,275,000.
Hours per Response: .312.
Total Burden Hours: 397,800.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0136, Commercial Item Acquisitions, in all correspondence.
Dated: November 5, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director,Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E9-27247 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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