[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10611]


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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. A request for public comments was published at 70 FR 8589, 
February 22, 2005. 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: June 27, 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 Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, 
Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy 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

    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: May 20, 2005.
Julia Wise,
Director,Contract Policy Division
[FR Doc. 05-10611 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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