[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23486]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
30, 2005.
    Title and OMB Number: Information Collection in Support of the DoD 
Acquisition Process (Solicitation Phase); OMB Control Number 0704-0187.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 5,608.
    Responses Per Respondent: Approximately 6.
    Annual Responses: 34,567.
    Average Burden Per Response: 9.6 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 330,718.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirements pertains 
to information that an offeror must submit to DoD in response to a 
request for proposals or an invitation for bids. DoD uses this 
information to evaluate offers; determine whether the offered price is 
fair and reasonable and determine which offeror to select for contract 
award. DoD also uses this information in determining whether to provide 
precious metals as Government-furnished material; whether to accept 
alternate preservation, packaging, or packing; and whether to trade in 
existing personal property toward the purchase of new items.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain to retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: November 22, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-23486 Filed 11-29-05; 8:45 am]
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