[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 3676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1979]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0094]


Request for Public Comments Regarding OMB Clearance Entitled 
Debarment and Suspension

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 (9000-0094).

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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 Debarment and 
Suspension. This OMB clearance currently expires on April 30, 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. 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension, in all correspondence.

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

A. Purpose

    The FAR requires contracts to be awarded to only those contractors 
determined to be responsible. Instances where a firm or its principals 
have been indicted, convicted, suspended, proposed for debarment, 
debarred, or had a contract terminated for default are critical factors 
to be considered by the contracting officer in making a responsibility 
determination. This certification would require the disclosure of this 
information.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 30 minutes per subcontractor and 5 minutes per 
prime contractor per response, including the time for reviewing 
instructions, searching exiting 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, 
1,100,000; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 
1,100,000; preparation hours per response, 30 min. sub., 5 min. prime; 
and total response burden hours, 91,667.

    Dated: January 26, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-1979 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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