[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 72 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18606-18607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9405]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0061]


Submission for OMB Review; 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 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

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concerning Transportation Requirements. A request for public comments 
was published at 64 FR 6054, February 8, 1999. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 17, 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. 9000-0061, 
Transportation Requirements, in all correspondence.

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, 4.36; total annual responses, 
283,400; preparation hours per response, .23; and total response burden 
hours, 65,182.

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: April 12, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-9405 Filed 4-14-99; 8:45 am]
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