[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 20744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10352]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0144]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Payment 
by Electronic Fund Transfer

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 (9000-0144).

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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 payment by 
electronic fund transfer. This OMB clearance currently expires on 
September 30, 2002.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden should be submitted to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy F. Olson, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The FAR requires certain information to be provided by contractors 
which would enable the Government to make payments under the contract 
by electronic fund transfer (EFT). The information necessary to make 
the EFT transaction is specified in clause 52.232-33, Payment by 
Electronic Fund Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, which the 
contractor is required to provide prior to award, and clause 52.232-34, 
Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer-Other Than Central Contractor 
Registration, which requires EFT information to be provided as 
specified by the agency to enable payment by EFT.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 14,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 10.
    Annual Responses: 140,000.
    Hours Per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 70,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection 
documents from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat 
(MVP), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 
(202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0144, Payment by 
Electronic Fund Transfer, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 19, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 02-10352 Filed 4-25-02; 8:45 am]
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