[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8607]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0073]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Advance 
Payments

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 
(9000-0073).

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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 Advance Payments. A request for 
public comments was published at 61 FR 3378, January 31, 1996. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date:
    May 8, 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. 9000-0073, 
Advance Payments, in all correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Advance payments may be authorized under Federal contracts and 
subcontracts. Advance payments are the least preferred method of 
contract financing and require special determinations by the agency 
head or designee. Specific financial information about the contractor 
is required before determinations by the agency head or designee. 
Specific financial information about the contractor is required before 
such payments can be authorized (see FAR 32.4 and 52.232-12). The 
information is used to determine if advance payments should be provided 
to the contractor.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 1 hour per completion, 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, 
500; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 500; 
preparation hours per response, 1; and total response burden hours, 
500.

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. 9000-0073, Advance Payments, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: April 2, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-8607 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]
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