[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3280]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0145]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Use of Data 
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification

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 Use of Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification. A request 
for public comments was published at 64 FR 68338, December 7, 1999. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 13, 2000.

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: Victoria Moss, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-4764.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is the number the 
Government uses to identify contractors in reporting to the Federal 
Procurement Data System (FPDS). The FPDS provides a comprehensive 
mechanism for assembling, organizing, and presenting contract placement 
data for the Federal Government. Federal agencies report data to the 
Federal Procurement Data Center that collects, processes, and 
disseminates official statistical data on Federal contracting. 
Contracting officers shall report a Contractor Identification Number 
for each successful offeror. A DUNS number, which is a nine-digit 
number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet Information Services to an 
establishment, is the Contractor Identification Number for Federal 
contractors.The DUNS number reported must identify the successful 
offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer and resultant 
contract.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 1 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, 
50,400; responses per respondent (rounded), 4.01; total annual 
responses, 201,600; preparation hours per response, .0205 (averaged); 
and total response burden hours, 4,147.

Obtaining Copies of proposals:

    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please citeOMB Control No. 9000-
0145, Use of Data UniversalNumbering System (DUNS) as Primary 
Contractor Identification, in all correspondence.

    Dated: February 8, 2000.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
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