[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2495-2496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1138]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0040]


Clearance Request Entitled Bid Sample Disposition Instructions

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 
(9000-0040).

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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 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 Bid Sample Disposition 
Instructions. A request for public comments concerning this burden 
estimate was published at 60 FR 53916, October 18, 1995. No public 
comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: February 26, 1996.

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: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 
20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, FAR 
Secretariat (MVRS), 18th and F Streets, NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 
20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0040, Bid Sample Disposition 
Instructions, in all correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Firms submitting bids for Government contracts are occasionally 
required to submit samples of the product offered to show the 
characteristics of the item. When bid samples are required, bidders are 
requested to provide instructions for disposition of the samples after 
the Government has had a chance to inspect them. If no instructions are 
received, the samples are returned, collect, to the bidder.

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.

Obtaining Copies of Justifications

    Requester may obtain copies of justifications from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0040, Bid Sample Disposition Instructions, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 19, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-1138 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
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