[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 17 (Thursday, January 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 3928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1537]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0121]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting

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, 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 industrial funding fee and sales 
reporting.
    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: February 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Nelson, Procurement Analyst, 
Contract Policy Division, at telephone (202) 501-1900 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 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 No. 3090-
0121, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, in all 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    GSA published a notice in the August 2, 2004, Federal Register to 
make this requirement available to the public and requested comments. 
One respondent submitted comments in response to the notice. The 
commenter believes that the information collection requirement for the 
industrial funding fee and sales reporting could be conducted every two 
years in order to save taxpayers dollars. In response, collection of 
the industrial funding fee and sales information every two-year 
jeopardizes the Government ability to effectively manage the Federal 
Supply Schedules Program. The Government collects the data quarterly in 
order to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the schedule program 
and to negotiate better prices based on volume, which saves taxpayers 
dollars. As a result of collecting the data quarterly, the Government 
has the ability to provide upon request current schedule sales 
information to the federal agencies and the public.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 15,710.
    Responses Per Respondent: 20.
    Total Responses:314,200.
    Hours Per Response: .0833.
    Total Burden Hours: 26,173.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (V), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 3090-0121, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: January 19, 2005.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-1537 Filed 1-26-05; 8:45 am]
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