70 FR 68 pg. 18380 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Material and Workmanship
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 68Page: 18380
Docket number: [OMB Control No. 9000-0062]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-7258 Filed 4-8-05; 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. 9000-0062]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Material and Workmanship
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 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 material and workmanship. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 70 FR 5168,on February 1, 2005. No comments were received.
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 or before May 11, 2005.
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, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No.
9000-0062, material and workmanship, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecelia Davis, Contract Policy Division, GSA (202) 219-0202.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Under Federal contracts requiring that equipment (e.g., pumps, fans, generators, chillers, etc.) be installed in a project, the Government must determine that the equipment meets the contract requirements. Therefore, the contractor must submit sufficient data on the particular equipment to allow the Government to analyze the item.
The Government uses the submitted data to determine whether or not the equipment meets the contract requirements in the categories of performance, construction, and durability. This data is placed in the contract file and used during the inspection of the equipment when it arrives on the project and when it is made operable.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 3,160.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.5.
Annual Responses: 4,740.
Hours Per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 1,185.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0062, Material and Workmanship, in all correspondence.
Dated: April 1, 2005
Rodney P. Lantier
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-7258 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
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