[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 82 (Friday, April 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22313-22314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8583]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is 
soliciting comments concerning information collections titled 
``Acquisition Services Information Requirements.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, (202) 942-3824, Legal Division, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., PA-1730-3000, 
Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to ``Acquisition 
Services Information Requirements.'' Comments may be hand-delivered to 
the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located 
on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. [FAX number 
(202) 898-3838; E-mail: [email protected]]. Comments may be inspected 
and photocopied in the FDIC Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, 
NW., Room 100, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business 
days.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address 
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.
    OMB Number: 3064-0072. This OMB Number covers the following forms:
    Forms Currently in Use:
    FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor 
Personnel Management Officials, Form 1600/04 (1-03). [Added questions 
regarding other names used, race, height, weight, eye color, hair 
color, contract number and oversight manager.]
    FDIC Contractor Representation and Certifications, Form 3700/04A 
(8-02). [Changed format so form can be filled out online.]
    FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor, Form 
1600/07 (8-02). [No changes.]
    FDIC Notice and Authorization Pertaining to Consumer Reports, Form 
1600/10 (10-02). [Added statement that authorization is valid for one 
year or upon separation of employment/services from the FDIC.]
    FDIC Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications, Form 
3700/12 (11-03). [In the instructions for the form, ``Definitions'' was 
replaced with ``Unique Terms'' and the explanations of ``conflict of 
interest'' and ``ownership or control'' were simplified; also, examples 
were given of ``pattern or practice of defalcation regarding 
obligations,'' and of ``conflicts of interest.'']
FDIC Leasing Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/44 (10-01). 
[No changes.]
    Discontinued Forms in This Collection:
    FDIC Contractor Application, Form 3700/13 (5-02).
    Contractor Past Performance RFP Reference Check Questionnaire, Form 
3700/29 (10-01).
    Contractor Application Revision Request, Form 3700/33 (8-98).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Any contractors who wish to do business, have done 
business, or are currently under contract with the FDIC.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Burden Hours:

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                               Hours per      No. of
        FDIC document             unit      respondents    Burden hours
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Background Investigation             .33           2,330             769
 Questionnaire Management
 (1600/04)...................
Background Investigation             .50             664             332
 Questionnaire Contractors
 (1600/10)...................
Notice of Authorization (1600/       .05           1,172              59
 10).........................
Contractor Representation and        .50           2,312           1,156
 Certifications (3700/04A)...
Integrity and Fitness                .33           2,312             763
 Representations and
 Certifications (3700/12)....
Leasing Representations and          1.0              20              20
 Certifications (3700/44)....
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    Total....................  .........           8,810           3,099
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                   Discontinued Forms
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Contractor Application (3700/        .58             631             366
 13).........................
Contractor Past Performance          .75           2,295           1,721
 RPF Reference Check
 Questionnaire (3700/29).....
Contractor Application               .25             810             203
 Revision Request (3700/33)..
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    Total Reduction in Burden  .........           3,736           2,290
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    Previous Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 5,389 
hours.
    New Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 3,099 hours.
    Net Reduction in Estimated Burden Hours: 2,290 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The collection involves the 
submission of information on various forms by contractors who wish to 
do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with 
the FDIC. The information is used to: Enter contractors on the FDIC's 
nationwide contractor database, the National Contractor System (NCS); 
ensure compliance with established contractor ethics regulations (12 
CFR part 366); obtain information on a contractor's past performance 
for proposal evaluation purposes; review a potential lessor's fitness 
and integrity prior to entering into a lease transaction; provide 
notice and authorization for obtaining consumer reports for employment 
purposes or performance under a contract; and document contractor 
change requests.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of information 
are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collections, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information 
collections on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the 
collections should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review 
and approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will 
be summarized or included in the FDIC's requests to OMB for renewal of 
these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 26th day of April, 2005.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-8583 Filed 4-28-05; 8:45 am]
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