[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 3376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1769]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0070]


Request for Public Comments Regarding OMB Clearance Entitled 
Payments

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 (900-0070).

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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 Payments. This 
OMB clearance currently expires on May 31, 1996.

DATES: Comment Due Date: April 1, 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: General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 
18th & F streets, NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0070, Payments, in all correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Firms performing under Federal contracts must provide adequate 
documentation to support requests for payment under these contracts. 
The documentation may range from a simple invoice to detailed cost 
data. The information is usually submitted once, at the end of the 
contract period or upon delivery of the supplies, but could be 
submitted more often depending on the payment schedule established 
under the contract (see FAR 52.232-1 through 52.232-11). The 
information is used to determine the proper amount of payments to 
Federal contractors.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 1 minute for small purchases and fixed-price 
contracts, and 30 minutes for T&M and Labor Hour contracts 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, 
80,000; responses per respondent, 120; total annual responses, 
9,600,000; preparation hours per response, .025; and total response 
burden hours 240,000.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-1769 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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