[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 25, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 32775-32776] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16092] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0010] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Progress 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 (9000-0010). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 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 Progress Payments. A request for public comments was published at 61 FR 14745, April 3, 1996. No comments were received. DATES: Comment Due Date: July 25, 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. 9000-0010, Progress Payments, in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeremy F. Olson, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3221. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose Certain Federal contracts provide for progress payments to be made to the contractor during performance of the contract. The requirement for certification and supporting information are necessary for the administration of statutory and regulatory limitation on the amount of progress payments under a contract. The submission of supporting cost schedules is an optional procedure that, when the contractor elects to have a group of individual orders treated as a single contract for progress payments purposes, is necessary for the administration of statutory and regulatory requirements concerning progress payments. B. Annual Reporting Burden Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .55 hours 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. [[Page 32776]] The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 27,000; responses per respondent, 32; total annual responses, 864,000; preparation hours per response, .55; and total response burden hours, 475,200. 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) 501-2164. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0010, Progress Payments, in all correspondence. Dated: June 18, 1996. Shari Kiser, FAR Secretariat. [FR Doc. 96-16092 Filed 6-24-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P