[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38866-38867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6062]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0133]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Defense 
Production Act Amendments

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0133).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning Defense 
Production Act Amendments. The clearance currently expires on October 
31, 2006.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, 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; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before September 8, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of the collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy 
Division, GSA, (202) 501-4082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 authorizes 
various forms of Government assistance to encourage expansion of 
production capacity and supply of industrial resources essential to 
national defense. The DPA Amendments of 1992 provide for the testing, 
qualification, and use of industrial resources manufactured or 
developed with assistance provided under Title III of the DPA.
    FAR 34.1 and 52.234-1 require contractors, upon the direction of 
the contracting officer, to test Title III industrial resources for 
qualification, and provide the test results to the Defense Production 
Act Office. The FAR

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coverage also expresses Government policy to pay for such testing and 
provides definitions, procedures, and a contract clause to implement 
the policy. This information is used by the Defense Production Act 
Office, Title III Program, to determine whether the Title III 
industrial resource has been provided an impartial opportunity to 
qualify.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 6.
    Responses Per Respondent: 3.
    Total Annual Responses: 18.
    Hours Per Response: 100.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,800.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, Washington, DC 
20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control Number 9000-
0133, Defense Production Act Amendments, in all correspondence.

    Dated: June 26, 2006.
Ralph De Stefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-6062 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
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