[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 72196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27210]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0007]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; GSA Form 527, Contractor's Qualifications and 
Financial Information

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Finance 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 has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve a renewal of a currently approved information 
collection requirement regarding GSA Form 527, Contractor's 
Qualifications and Financial Information. A request for public comments 
was published in the Federal Register at 69 FR 56769, September 22, 
2004. No comments were received.
    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: January 12, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Kosar, Accountant, Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Finance, at (202) 501-2029 or 
via email 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 Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, 
Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the Regulatory 
Secretariat (V), General Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control Number 3090-
0007, GSA Form 527, Contractor's Qualifications and Financial 
Information, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    GSA Form 527 is used to determine the financial capability of 
prospective contractors as to whether they meet the financial 
responsibility standards in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation and the General Services Administration Acquisition Manual.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 2,940
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.2
    Total Responses: 3,528
    Hours Per Response: 2.5
    Total Burden Hours: 8,820
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 3090-0007, GSA Form 527, Contractor's Qualifications and 
Financial Information, in all correspondence.

    Dated: December 3, 2004.
Michael W. Carleton,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-27210 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am]
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