[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63073-63074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28079]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0094]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Debarment 
and Suspension

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.

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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 debarment and 
suspension. The OMB clearance expires January 31, 2004.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, FAR 
Secretariat (MVA), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension, in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Goral, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-3856.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The FAR requires contracts to be awarded to only those contractors 
determined to be responsible. Instances where a firm or its principals 
have been indicted, convicted, suspended, proposed for debarment, 
debarred, or had a contract terminated for default are critical factors 
to be considered by the contracting officer in making a responsibility 
determination. This certification requires the disclosure of this 
information.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 89,995.
    Responses per respondent: 12.223.
    Total Responses: 1,100,000.

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    Hours Per Response: 0.0833 hrs.
    Total Burden Hours: 91,667.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVA), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0094, 
Debarment and Suspension, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 3, 2003.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 03-28079 Filed 11-6-03; 8:45 am]
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