[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4648]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0048]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; 
Authorized Negotiators

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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 authorized negotiators. The clearance 
currently expires on October 31, 2006.
    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; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: July 17, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Jackson, Contract Policy 
Division, GSA, (202) 208-4949.

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. 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators, 
in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Firms offering supplies or services to the Government under 
negotiated solicitations must provide the names, titles, and telephone 
numbers of authorized negotiators to assure that discussions are held 
with authorized individuals. The information collected is referred to 
before contract negotiations and it becomes part of the official 
contract file.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 65,660.
    Responses Per Respondent: 8.
    Total Responses: 525,280.
    Hours Per Response: .017.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,930.
    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) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiator, in all correspondence.

Ralph Destefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-4648 Filed 5-17-06; 8:45 am]
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