[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2888-2889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1099]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0122]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Scope and Duration 
of Contract

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0122).

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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 will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning Scope and 
Duration of Contract. The clearance currently expires on April 30, 
2001.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; 
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of 
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and 
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 13, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Wise, Federal Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 208-1168.

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, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0122, Scope and 
Duration of Contract, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The FAR clause at 52.241-3 requires the utility to furnish the 
Government with a complete set of rates, terms and conditions, and any 
subsequently approved or proposed revisions when proposed.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,028.
    Responses Per Respondent: 5.
    Total Responses: 5,140.
    Hours Per Response: .25.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,285.

C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden

    Recordkeepers: 1,000.
    Hours Per Recordkeeper: 1.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 1,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the proposal from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW., 
Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0122, Scope and Duration of Contract, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 9, 2001.
Al Matera,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 01-1099 Filed 1-11-01; 8:45 am]
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