[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 44241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22070]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0037]


Submission for OMB Review; 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 an extension to an existing OMB 
clearance.

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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 Presolicitation Notice 
and Response, Standard Form 1417. A request for public comments was 
published at 63 FR 31451, June 9, 1998. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before September 17, 1998.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1758.

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 a copy of the 
justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat 
(MVRS),1800 F Street, NW Room 4035, 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: August 11, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 98-22070 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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