[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21798]



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[OMB Control No. 9000-0024]


Clearance Request for Buy American Certificate

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 
(9000-0024).

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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 Buy American Certificate.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Buy American Act requires that only domestic end products be 
acquired for public use unless specifically authorized by statute or 
regulation, provided that the cost of the domestic products is 
reasonable.
    The Buy American Certificate provides the contracting office with 
the information necessary to identify which products offered are 
domestic end products and which are of foreign origin. Components of 
unknown origin are considered to have been supplied from outside the 
United States.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 10 minutes 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 and F Streets, NW., Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
2,663; responses per respondent, 20; total annual responses, 53,260; 
preparation hours per response, 167; and total response burden hours, 
8,894.
    Obtaining Copies of 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. 9000-0024, Buy 
American Certificate, in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 2, 1995.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 95-21798 Filed 9-1-95; 8:45 am]
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