[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47893-47894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23170]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[FAR Case 95-307]


Submission for OMB Review Entitled Use of Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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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)

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Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
a request to review and approve a new information collection 
requirement concerning Use of Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as 
Primary Contractor Identification (FAR case 95-307). This request is 
pursuant to the emergency processing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13).

DATES: Comment Due Date: November 12, 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, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite FAR case 95-307, Use of Data 
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification, 
in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shari Kiser, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-2164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
implement changes in the numbering system used by the Government to 
identify contractors in reporting to the Federal Procurement Data 
System. The rule substitutes the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 
number for the current Contractor Establishment Code.
    Concerns have been raised that the same numbering system should be 
used for reporting to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and 
identifying vendors in the FACNET vendor registration database. The 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy has determined that the DUNS 
number will be used for Federal Procurement Data System reporting 
purposes and to identify vendors in the FACNET vendor registration 
database. Beginning with FY 1996 first quarter submissions to the 
Federal Procurement Data Center, agencies may report the DUNS number.
    The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) provides a comprehensive 
mechanism for assembling, organizing, and presenting contract placement 
data for the Federal Government. Federal agencies report data to the 
Federal Procurement Data Center which collects, processes, and 
disseminates official statistical data on Federal contracting. The Data 
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is replacing the current 
Contractor Establishment Code as the primary contractor identification 
number used to identify contractors in the Federal Procurement Data 
System. Changes to the FPDS reporting requirements are currently in 
process to conform to the requirements of Section 10004 of the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 5 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 
50,400; responses per respondent, 4; total annual responses, 201,600; 
preparation hours per response, .0166 hours; and total response burden 
hours, 4,147.
    Obtaining Copies of Justifications: Requester may obtain copies of 
justifications from the General Services Administration, FAR 
Secretariat (MVR), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 
501-2164. Please cite FAR case 95-307, Use of Data Universal Numbering 
System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 5, 1996.
Shari Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-23170 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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