[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65756-65757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31754]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0039]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Descriptive 
Literature

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding 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 Descriptive 
Literature. The clearance currently expires on March 31, 1999.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before January 29, 1999.

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 Streets, NW, Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Descriptive literature means information which shows the 
characteristics or construction of a product or explains its operation. 
It is furnished by bidders as a part of their bids to describe the 
products offered. Bidders are not required to furnish descriptive 
literature unless the contracting office needs it to determine before 
award whether the products offered meet the specification and to 
establish exactly what the bidder proposes to furnish.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for 
reviewing

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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, 2,663; responses per respondent, 3; total annual 
responses, 7,989; preparation hours per response, .167; and total 
response burden hours, 1,334.

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 4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0039, Descriptive Literature, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 24, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 98-31754 Filed 11-27-98; 8:45 am]
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