[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53915-53916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25780]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0039]


Request for Public Comments Regarding OMB Clearance Entitled 
Descriptive Literature

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0039).

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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 Descriptive 
Literature. This OMB clearance currently expires on January 31, 1996.

DATES: Comment Due Date: December 18, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, or obtaining a copy of the justification, should be 
submitted to: General Services Administration, FAR 

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Secretariat (VRS), 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037, Washington, DC 
20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0039, Descriptive Literature, 
in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ralph De Stefano, Office of 
Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-1758.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Descriptive literature means information which shows the 
characteristics or construction of a product or explains its operation. 
It is furnished by bidders as a part of their bids to describe the 
products offered. Bidders are not required to furnish descriptive 
literature unless the contracting office needs it to determine before 
award whether the products offered meet the specification and to 
establish exactly what the bidder proposes to furnish

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.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
2,663; responses per respondent, 3; total annual responses, 7,989; 
preparation hours per response, .167; and total response burden hours, 
1,334.

    Dated: October 12, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 95-25780 Filed 10-17-95; 8:45 am]
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