[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 53685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20001]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0025]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Buy 
American Act-Trade Agreements Act Certificate

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0025).

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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 the Buy American 
Act-Trade Agreements Act Certificate. The clearance currently expires 
on October 31, 2004.
    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: Submit comments on or before November 1, 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 (V), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0025, Buy American Act-Trade 
Agreements Act Certificate, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Cecelia Davis, Contract Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 219-0202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, unless specifically 
exempted by statute or regulation, agencies are required to evaluate 
offers over a certain dollar limitation not to supply an eligible 
product without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American. 
Offerors identify excluded end products on this certificate.
    The contracting officer uses the information to identify the 
offered items which are domestic end products. Items having components 
of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or 
manufactured outside the United States or a designated country of the 
Act.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,140.
    Responses Per Respondent: 10.
    Total Responses: 11,400.
    Hours Per Response: .167.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,238.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (V), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0025, Buy American Act,-Trade Agreements Act Certificate, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: August 27, 2004
Ralph J. De Stefano
Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-20001 Filed 9-1-04; 8:45 am]
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