[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44241-44242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22071]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0045]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Bid 
Guarantees, Performance and Payment Bonds, and Alternative Payment 
Protections

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 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 Bid Guarantees, 
Performance and Payment Bonds, and Alternative Payment Protections. A 
request for public comments was published at 63 FR 31964, June 11, 
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.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack O'Neill, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3856.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    These regulations implement the statutory requirements of the 
Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a-270e), which requires performance and 
payment bonds for any construction contract exceeding $100,000, unless 
it is impracticable to require bonds for work performed in a foreign 
country, or it is otherwise authorized by law. In addition, the 
regulations implement the note to 40 U.S.C. 270a, entitled 
``Alternatives to Payment Bonds Provided by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation,'' which requires alternative payment protection for 
construction contracts that exceed $25,000 but do not exceed $100,000. 
Although not required by statute, under certain circumstances the FAR 
permits the Government to require bonds on other than construction 
contracts.
    This information collection extension also incorporates the 
information collection requirements currently approved under 9000-0119.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .42 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, 
11,304; responses per respondent, 5; total annual responses, 56,520; 
preparation hours per response, .42; and total response burden hours, 
23,738.
    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. 9000-0045, Bid, 
Performance, and Payment Bonds, in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 11, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 98-22071 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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