[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 30844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14658]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Information Collection in 
Support of the DoD Acquisition Process (Solicitation Phase), OMB Number 
0704-0187.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 250,121.
    Responses Per Respondent: Approximately 11.
    Annual Responses: 2,808,197.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15.51 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 43,544,644.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement pertains to 
information, not separately covered by another Office of Management and 
Budget clearance, that an offeror must submit to DoD in response to a 
request for proposals or invitation for bids. This information is used 
by DoD to (1) evaluate offers, (2) determine which offeror should be 
selected for contract award, and (3) determine whether the offered 
price is reasonable. This information is also used to determine whether 
the Government should furnish precious metals as Government-furnished 
material; to determine whether to accept alternative preservation, 
packaging, or packing; to determine whether to trade in existing 
personal property towards the purchase of new items: to verify 
compliance with requirements for labeling of hazardous material; to 
evaluate requests for price adjustment on stevedoring contracts; and to 
monitor compliance with the U.S.-flag vessel shipping requirements. In 
general, this information collection requirement implements the laws 
relating to federal procurement, as found in Chapters 137-148 of Title 
10 of the United States Code. Specifically, it implements 10 U.S.C. 
2304, 10 U.S.C. 2306a, 10 U.S.C. 2326, 10 U.S.C. 2327, 10 U.S.C. 2452 
note, 10 U.S.C. 2631, 40 U.S.C. 481(c), 50 U.S.C. App 2405(j), and 
Section 222 of Public Law 100-180.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit 
Institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter Weiss.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written request for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: May 29, 1997.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternative OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of 
Defense .
[FR Doc. 97-14658 Filed 6-4-97; 8:45 am]
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