[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54653-54654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20395]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0001]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Standard 
Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0001).

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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 Standard Form 
28, Affidavit of Individual Surety. The clearance currently expires on 
October 31, 2004.

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    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 8, 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, 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of 
Individual Surety, in all correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Affidavit of Individual Surety (Standard Form (SF) 28) is used 
by all executive agencies, including the Department of Defense, to 
obtain information from individuals wishing to serve as sureties to 
Government bonds. To qualify as a surety on a Government bond, the 
individual must show a net worth not less than the penal amount of the 
bond on the SF 28. It is an elective decision on the part of the maker 
to use individual sureties instead of other available sources of surety 
or sureties for Government bonds. We are not aware if other formats 
exist for the collection of this information.
    The information on SF 28 is used to assist the contracting officer 
in determining the acceptability of individuals proposed as sureties.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 500.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.43.
    Total Responses: 715.
    Hours Per Response: .4.
    Total Burden Hours: 286.
    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. 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: August 30, 2004.
Ralph J. De Stefano
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-20395 Filed 9-8-04; 8:45 am]
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