[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3270-3271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1494]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0145]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Use of Data 
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification 
(FAR Case 95-307)

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 
(9000-0145).

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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 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 Use of Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification. A request 
for public comments was published at 61 FR 47893, September 11, 1996. 
No comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: February 21, 1997.

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. 9000-0145, Use 
of Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor 
Identification, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3775.

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

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Numbering System (DUNS) number for the current Contractor Establishment 
Code (CEC).
    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. 
Beginning with FY 1996 first quarter submissions to the Federal 
Procurement Data Center (FPDC), agencies may report the DUNS number.
    The FPDS provides a comprehensive mechanism for assembling, 
organizing, and presenting contract placement data for the Federal 
Government. Federal agencies report data to the FPDC which collects, 
processes, and disseminates official statistical data on Federal 
contracting. The DUNS number is replacing the current CEC as the 
primary contractor identification number used to identify contractors 
in the FPDS. 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; and total response burden hours, 
4,147.

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. 9000-0145, Use of Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 15, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-1494 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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