[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 44242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22072]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0001]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Standard Form 
28, Affidavit of Individual Surety

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 Standard Form 28, 
Affidavit of Individual Surety. A request for public comments was 
published at 63 FR 29976, June 2, 1998. No comments were received.

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

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 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0001, Standard 
Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, in all correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Affidavit of Individual Surety (Standard Form (SF) 28) is used 
by all executive agencies, including the Department of Defense, to 
obtain information from individuals wishing to serve as sureties to 
Government bonds. In order to qualify as a surety on a Government bond, 
the individual must show a net worth not less than the penal amount of 
the bond on the SF 28. It is an elective decision on the part of the 
maker to use individual sureties instead of other available sources of 
surety or sureties for Government bonds. We are not aware if other 
formats exist for the collection of this information.
    The information on SF 28 is used to assist the contracting officer 
in determining the acceptability of individuals proposed as sureties.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .4 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, 500; responses per respondent, 1.43; total annual 
responses, 715; preparation hours per response, .4; and total response 
burden hours, 286.
    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. 9000-0001, Standard Form 
28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 11, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 98-22072 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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