[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 8589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3303]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

OMB Control No. 3090-0027


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Contract Administration, Quality Assurance 
(GSAR Parts 542 and 546; GSA Form 1678, DD Form 250, and GSA Form 308)

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 administration, and quality 
assurance.
    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: April 25, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeritta Parnell, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, at telephone (202) 501-4082 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 (VIR), General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0027, Contract Administration, 
Quality Assurance (GSAR Parts 542 and 546; GSA Form 1678, DD Form 250, 
and GSA Form 308), in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration is requesting the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to review and approve information 
collection 3090-0027, concerning GSAR part 542, contract 
administration, and part 546, quality assurance. Under certain 
contracts, because of reliance on contractor inspection in lieu of 
Government inspection, GSA's Federal Supply Service (FSS) requires 
documentation from its contractors to effectively monitor contractor 
performance and ensure that it will be able to take timely action 
should that performance be deficient.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 4,604
    Total Responses: 116,869
    Total Burden Hours: 7,830
    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. 3090-0027, Contract Administration, Quality Assurance (GSAR 
Parts 542 and 546; GSA Form 1678, DD Form 250, and GSA Form 308), in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: February 15, 2005
Julia Wise,
Deputy Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-3303 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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