[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2882]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0061]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Transportation 
Requirements

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 Transportation 
Requirements. The clearance currently expires on May 31, 1999.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 9, 1999.

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 (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR Part 47 and related clauses contain policies and procedures for 
applying transportation and traffic management considerations in the 
acquisition of supplies and acquiring transportation or transportation-
related services. Generally, contracts involving transportation require 
information regarding the nature of the supplies, method of shipment, 
place and time of shipment, applicable charges, marking of shipments, 
shipping documents and other related items. This information is 
required to ensure proper and timely shipment of Government supplies.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .23 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, 
65,000; responses per respondent, 4.4; total annual responses, 286,000; 
preparation hours per response, .23; and total response burden hours, 
65,780.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the 
justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat 
(MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 
(202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0061, Transportation 
Requirements, in all correspondence.

    Dated: February 2, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-2882 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am]
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