[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15053-15054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8276]



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

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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 an extension to an existing OMB clearance 
(9000-0054).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
(44 U.S.C. 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 U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Certification. 
A request for public comments was published at 61 FR 3677, February 1, 
1996. No comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: May 6, 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. 9000-0054, 
U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Certification, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter O'Such, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, 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

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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.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    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-
0054, U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Certification, in all correspondence.

    Dated: March 28, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-8276 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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