[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34694-34695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16804]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[OMB Control No. 9000-0113]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Acquisition 
of Helium

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 
(9000-0113).

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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 Acquisition of Helium. A 
request for public comments was published at 62 FR 15160, on April 21, 
1997. No comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: July 28, 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. 9000-0113 in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Nelson, Office of Federal 
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-1900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Helium Act (Pub. L. 86-777) (50 U.S.C. 167a, et seq.) and the 
Department of the Interior's implementing regulations (30 CFR Parts 601 
and 602) require Federal agencies to procure all major helium 
requirements from the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
Interior.
    The FAR requires offerors responding to contract solicitations to 
provide information as to their forecast of helium required for 
performance of the contract. Such information will facilitate 
enforcement of the requirements of the Helium Act and the contractual 
provisions requiring the use of Government helium by agency 
contractors, in that it will permit corrective action to be taken if 
the Bureau of Land Management, after comparing helium sales data 
against helium requirement forecasts, discovers apparent serious 
discrepancies.
    The information is used in administration of certain Federal 
contracts to ensure contractor compliance with contract clauses. 
Without the information, the required use of Government helium cannot 
be monitored and enforced effectively.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 1 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, 
20; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 20; 
preparation hours per response, 1; and total response burden hours, 20.

C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden

    The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows: 
Recordkeepers, 20; hours per recordkeeper, 1; and total recordkeeping 
burden hours, 20.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the 
justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat 
(VRS), Room 4037, 1800 F Street, Washington,

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DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0113, Acquisition of Helium, in all correspondence.

    Dated: June 23, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-16804 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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