[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39492-39493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18664]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0082]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Economic 
Purchase Quantities--Supplies

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

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extension of a currently approved information collection requirement 
concerning Economic Purchase Quantities--Supplies. A request for public 
comments was published at 64 FR 26367, May 14, 1999. No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before August 23, 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: Jeremy F. Olson, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The provisions at 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantities--Supplies, 
invites offerors to state an opinion on whether the quantity of 
supplies on which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in 
solicitations is economically advantageous to the Government. Each 
offeror who believes that acquisitions in different quantities would be 
more advantageous is invited to (1) recommend an economic purchase 
quantity, showing a recommended unit and total price, and (2) identify 
the different quantity points where significant price breaks occur. 
This information is required by Public Law 98-577 and Public Law 98-
525.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 50 minutes 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, 
1,524; responses per respondent, 25; total annual responses, 38,100; 
preparation hours per response, .83; and total response burden hours, 
31,623. 

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. 9000-0082, Economic Purchase Quantities-- Supplies, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: July 16, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-18664 Filed 7-21-99; 8:45 am]
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