[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 8644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3767]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0125]


Clearance Request for Written Refusal of a Utility Supplier to 
Execute a Utility Contract

AGENCY: 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 
(9000-0125).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
(44 U.S.C. 3501), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve an extension of a currently approved information 
collection requirement concerning Written Refusal of a Utility Supplier 
to Execute a Utility Contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Fayson, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires that contracts comply 
with the applicable Federal laws and the relevant parts of the FAR. The 
written and definite refusal by a utility supplier to execute a 
tendered contract (41.202(c)) is intended to identify those suppliers 
who refuse to do so and the rationale of the supplier for refusing.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .5 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden, to General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405, and to the FAR Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
50; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 50; 
preparation hours per response, .30; and total response burden hours, 
25.
    Obtaining Copies for Proposals: Requester may obtain copies of OMB 
applications or justifications from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0125, 
Written Refusal of a Utility Supplier to Execute a Utility Contract, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: February 9, 1995.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 95-3767 Filed 2-14-95; 8:45 am]
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