[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 57671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28825]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0018]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Certification 
of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying 
Data

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 Certification of 
Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying 
Data.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before November 27, 1998.

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

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

    Agencies are required to report under 41 U.S.C. 252(d) and 10 
U.S.C. 2305(d) suspected violations of the antitrust laws (e.g., 
collusive bidding, identical bids, uniform estimating systems, etc.) to 
the Attorney General.
    As a first step in assuring that Government contracts are not 
awarded to firms violating such laws, offerors on Government contracts 
must complete the certificate of independent price determination. An 
offer will not be considered for award where the certificate has been 
deleted or modified. Deletions or modifications of the certificate and 
suspected false certificates are reported to the Attorney General.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .04 hours for the first completion, .0083 hours 
for subsequent completions, or an average of .01 hours 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, 
64,250; responses per respondent, 20; total annual responses, 
1,285,000; preparation hours per response, .02; and total response 
burden hours, 25,700.

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 clearance 9000-0018, Certification of 
Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying 
Data, in all correspondence.

    Dated: October 23, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 98-28825 Filed 10-27-98; 8:45 am]
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