[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62898-62899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24075]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

OMB Control No. 3090-0080


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Contract Financing

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a renewal 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 General Services Administration will be 
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve a renewal of a currently approved information 
collection requirement regarding contract financing.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: December 27, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Olson, Office of the Deputy 
Chief Acquisition Officer, at telephone (202) 208-3810 or via e-mail to 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to the Regulatory Secretariat (V), General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20405. Please cite OMB No. 3090-0080, Contract Financing, in all 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    GSAR clause 552.232-79 requires building services contractors to 
submit a release of claims before final payment is made. GSA Form 1142, 
Release of Claims, is the vehicle for this release and standardizes 
information that

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eliminates the necessity for contractors to prepare their own release 
of claims.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 2000
    Responses Per Respondent: 1
    Hours Per Response: .1
    Total Burden Hours: 200
    OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4035, Washington, DC 20405,telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB 
Control No.3090-0080, Contract Financing, in all correspondence.

    Dated: October 22, 2004
Laura Auletta
DirectorContract Policy Division
[FR Doc. 04-24075 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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