[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3678-3679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1987]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0061]


Request for Public Comments Regarding OMB Clearance Entitled 
Transportation Requirements

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 (9000-0061).

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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 Transportation 
Requirements. 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. 9000-0061, Transportation Requirements, in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Peter O'Such, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
1759.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    FAR Part 47 and related clauses contain policies and procedures for 
applying transportation and traffic management considerations in the 
acquisition of supplies and acquiring transportation or transportation-
related services. Generally, contracts involving transportation require 
information regarding the nature of the supplies, method of shipment, 
place and time of shipment, applicable charges, marking of shipments, 
shipping documents and other related items. This information is 
required to ensure proper and timely shipment of Government supplies.

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B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 23 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, 
65,000; responses per respondent, 5; total annual responses, 325,000; 
preparation hours per response, .23; and total response burden hours, 
74,750.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.

Beverly Fayson,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 96-1987 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]

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