[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3377-3378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1765]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0059]


Clearance Request Entitled North Carolina Sales Tax Certification

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 
(9000-0059).

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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 North Carolina Sales Tax 
Certification. A request for public comments was published at 60 FR 
54059, October 19, 1995. No comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: March 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, 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 & F Streets, NW., Room 
4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0059, 
North Carolina Sales Tax Certification, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jeremy F. Olson, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 
501-3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The North Carolina Sales and Use Tax Act authorizes counties and 
incorporated cities and towns to obtain each year from the Commissioner 
of Revenue of the State of North Carolina a refund of sales and use 
taxes indirectly paid on building materials, supplies, fixtures, and 
equipment that become a part of or are annexed to any building or 
structure in North Carolina. However, to substantiate a refund claim 
for sales or use taxes paid on purchases of building materials, 
supplies, fixtures, or equipment by a contractor, the Government must 
secure from the contractor certified statements setting forth the cost 
of the property purchased from each vendor and the amount of sales or 
use taxes paid. Similar certified statements by subcontractors must be 
obtained by the general contractor and furnished to the Government. The 
information is used as evidence to establish exemption from State and 
local taxes.

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, 
106; responses per respondent, 4; total annual responses, 424; 
preparation hours per response, .17; and total response burden hours, 
72.

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-
0059, North Carolina Sales Tax Certification, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-1765 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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