[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56189-56190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19167]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 05-144]


Notice of Information Collection

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from 
the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Mr. Walter Kit, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Suite 6M70, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Mr. Walter Kit, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Suite 6M70, 
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-1350, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The NASA Contractor Financial Management Reporting System is the 
basic financial medium for contractor reporting of estimated and 
incurred costs, providing essential data for projecting costs and hours 
to ensure that contractor performance is realistically planned and 
supported by dollar and labor resources. The data provided by these 
reports is an integral part of the Agency's accrual accounting and 
cost-based budgeting systems required under 31 U.S.C. 3512.

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II. Method of Collection

    NASA collects this information electronically where feasible, but 
information may also be collected by mail or fax.

III. Data

    Title: NASA Contractor Financial Management Reports.
    OMB Number: 2700-0003.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 850.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 9 hrs.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 91,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.

IV. Requests for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.

    Dated: September 15, 2005.
Patricia L. Dunnington,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19167 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]
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