[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10975]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0070]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Payments

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 Payments. A request for 
public comments was published at 64 FR 9132, February 24, 1999. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before June 2, 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. 9000-0070, Payments, 
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 contracts must provide adequate 
documentation to support requests for payment under these contracts. 
The documentation may range from a simple invoice to detailed cost 
data. The information is usually submitted once, at the end of the 
contract period or upon delivery of the supplies, but could be 
submitted more often depending on the payment schedule established 
under the contract (see FAR 52.232-1 through 52.232-11). The 
information is used to determine the proper amount of payments to 
Federal contractors.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 1 minute for small purchases and fixed-price 
contracts, and 30 minutes for T&M and Labor Hour contracts 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, 
80,000; responses per respondent, 120; total annual responses, 
9,600,000; preparation hours per response, .025; and total response 
burden hours, 240,000.

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. 9000-0070, Payments, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 27, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-10975 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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