[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 39493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18665]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0080]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Integrity of 
Unit Prices

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 Integrity of Unit Prices. 
A request for public comments was published at 64 FR 26366, 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

    FAR 15.408(f) and the clause at FAR 52.215-14, Integrity of Unit 
Prices, require offerors and contractors under Federal contracts that 
are awarded without adequate price competition to identify in their 
proposals those supplies which they will not manufacture or to which 
they will not contribute significant value. The policies included in 
the FAR are required by section 501 of Public Law 98-577 (for the 
civilian agencies) and section 927 of Public Law 99-500 (for DOD and 
NASA). The rule eliminates reporting requirements on contracts with 
civilian agencies for commercial items.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 5 minutes per line item, 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, 
1,000; responses per respondent, 10; total annual responses, 10,000; 
preparation hours per response, 1 hour; and total response burden 
hours, 10,000.

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. 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: July 16, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-18665 Filed 7-21-99; 8:45 am]
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