[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69897-69898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26471]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0022]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Duty-
Free Entry

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General ServicesAdministration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0022).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork ReductionAct of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved 
information collection requirement concerning customs and duties. A 
request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 69 
FR 54654 on September 9, 2004. No comments were received.
    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 January 3, 2005.

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. 9000-0022, Duty-Free Entry, in all 
correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    United States laws impose duties on foreign suppliesimported into 
the customs territory of the United States. Certain exemptions from 
these duties are available to Government agencies. These exemptions are 
used whenever the anticipated savings outweigh the administrative costs 
associated with processing required documentation. When a Government 
contractor purchases foreign supplies, it mustnotify the contracting 
officer to determine whether the supplies should be duty-free. In 
addition, all shipping documents and containers must specify certain 
information to assure the duty-free entry of the supplies.
    The contracting officer analyzes the information submitted by the 
contractor

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to determine whether or not supplies should enter the country duty-
free. The information, the contracting officer's determination, and the 
U.S. Customs forms are placed in the contract file.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,330.
    Responses Per Respondent: 10.
    Total Responses: 13,300.
    Hours Per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,650.
    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. 9000-0022, Duty-Free Entry, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 19, 2004
Laura Auletta
 Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-26471 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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