[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3152]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0074]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Limitation of 
Costs/Funds

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 Limitation of 
Costs/Funds. The clearance currently expires on May 31, 1999.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 12, 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. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0074, Limitation 
of Costs/Funds, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy F. Olson, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Firms performing under Federal cost-reimbursement contracts are 
required to notify the contracting officer in writing whenever they 
have reason to believe--
    (1) The costs the contractors expect to incur under the contracts 
in the next 60 days, when added to all costs previously incurred, will 
exceed 75 percent of the estimated cost of the contracts; or
    (2) The total cost for the performance of the contracts will be 
greater or substantially less than estimated. As a part of the 
notification, the contractors must provide a revised estimate of total 
cost.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 30 minutes 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, 
50,000 responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 50,000; 
preparation hours per response, .5; and total response burden hours, 
25,000.
    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. 9000-0074, Limitation of 
Costs/Funds, in all correspondence.

    Dated: February 4, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-3152 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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