[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26482-26483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12536]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0133]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Defense Production 
Act Amendments

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0133).

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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 will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning Defense 
Production Act Amendments. This OMB clearance expires on September 30, 
1997.

DATES: Comment Due Date: July 14, 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, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0133 in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack O'Neill, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3856.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 authorizes 
various forms of Government assistance to encourage expansion of 
production capacity and supply of industrial resources essential to 
national defense. The DPA Amendments of 1992 provide for the testing, 
qualification, and use of industrial resources manufactured or 
developed with assistance provided under Title III of the DPA.
    The interim rule requires contractors, upon the direction of the 
contracting officer, to test Title III industrial resources for 
qualification, and provide the test results to the Defense Production 
Act Office. The interim rule expresses Government policy to pay for 
such testing and provides definitions, procedures, and a contract 
clause to implement the policy. This information is used by the Defense 
Production Act Office, Title III Program, to determine whether the 
Title III industrial resource has been provided an impartial 
opportunity to qualify.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 100 hours 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, 
6; responses per respondent, 3; total annual responses, 18; preparation 
hours per response, 100; and total response burden hours, 1,800.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain copies of OMB applications or justifications 
from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 
4037, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-
4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0133, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 8, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-12536 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]
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