[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 31451] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-15238] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0037] Proposed Collection; Clearance Request Entitled Presolicitation Notice and Response, Standard Form 1417 AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for comment regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance (9000-0037). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Presolicitation Notice and Response, Standard Form 1417. The clearance currently expires on September 30, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1758. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose Presolicitation notices are used by the Government for several reasons, one of which is to aid prospective contractors in submitting proposals without undue expenditure of effort, time, and money. The Government also uses the presolicitation notices to control printing and mailing costs. The presolicitation notice response is used to determine the number of solicitation documents needed and to assure that interested offerors receive the solicitation documents. The responses are placed in the contract file and referred to when solicitation documents are ready for mailing. After mailing, the responses remain in the contract file and become a matter of record. B. Annual Reporting Burden Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per completion, 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, 5,310; responses per respondent, 8; total annual responses, 42,480; preparation hours per response, .167; and total response burden hours, 7,094. Obtaining Copies of Proposals Requester may obtain copies of OMB applications or justifications from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0037, Presolicitation Notice and Response, Standard Form 1417, in all correspondence. Dated: June 3, 1998. Sharon A. Kiser, FAR Secretariat. [FR Doc. 98-15238 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-P