[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 3677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1983]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0054]


Request for Public Comments Regarding OMB Clearance Entitled 
U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Certification

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 (9000-0054).

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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 currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning U.S.-Flag Air 
Carriers Certification. This OMB clearance currently expires on 
February 28, 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 (VRS), 
18th & F Streets, NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0054, U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Certification, in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Peter O'Such, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
1759.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Section 5 of the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive 
Practices Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. 1517) (Fly America Act) requires that 
all Federal agencies and Government contractors and subcontractors use 
U.S.-flag air carriers for U.S. Government-financed international air 
transportation of personnel (and their personal effects) or property, 
to the extent that service by those carriers is available. It requires 
the Comptroller General of the United States, in the absence of 
satisfactory proof of the necessity for foreign-flag air 
transportation, to disallow expenditures from funds, appropriated or 
otherwise established for the account of the United States, for 
international air transportation secured aboard a foreign-flag air 
carrier if a U.S.-flag carrier is available to provide such services. 
In the event that the contractor selects a carrier other than a U.S.-
flag air carrier for international air transportation, the contractor 
shall include a certification on vouchers involving such 
transportation. The contracting officer uses the information furnished 
in the certification to determine whether adequate justification exists 
for the contractor's use of other than a U.S.-flag air carrier.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 15 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, 
150; responses per respondent, 2; total annual responses, 300; 
preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours, 
75.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.

Beverly Fayson,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 96-1983 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]

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