[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1094-1095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-429]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0125]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Written Refusal of 
a Utility Supplier to Execute a Utility Contract

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0125).

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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 Written Refusal 
of a Utility Supplier to Execute a Utility Contract. This clearance 
currently expires on April 30, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Linfield, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1757.

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. 9000-0125, Written 
Refusal of a Utility Supplier to Execute a Utility Contract, in all 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires that contracts comply 
with the applicable Federal laws and the relevant parts of the FAR. The 
written and definite refusal by a utility supplier to execute a 
tendered contract (41.202(c)) is intended to identify those suppliers 
who refuse to do so and the rationale of the supplier for refusing.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .5 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, 
50; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 50; 
preparation hours per response, .30; and total response burden hours, 
25.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

    Requester may obtain copies of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, 1800 F 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0125, Written Refusal of a Utility Supplier to 
Execute a Utility Contract, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 5, 1998.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-429 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]
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