[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1692]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0058]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Schedules 
for Construction Contracts

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

ACTION: Notice of request for an extension 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 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 schedules for 
construction contracts. The clearance currently expires on May 31, 
2005.
    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 April 1, 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 (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 
Please cite OMB Control No.9000-0058, schedules for construction 
contracts, in all correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Federal construction contractors may be required to submit 
schedules, in the form of a progress chart, showing the order in which 
the contractor proposes to perform the work. Actual progress shall be 
entered on the chart as directed by the contracting officer. This 
information is used to monitor progress under a Federal construction 
contract when other management approaches for ensuring adequate 
progress are not used.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 2,600.
    Responses Per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 5,200.
    Hours Per Response: 1.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,200.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0058, Schedules for Construction Contracts, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 19, 2005
Laura Auletta
Director,Contract Policy Division
[FR Doc. 05-1692 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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