[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3045-3046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-868]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0235]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Price Reductions Clause

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 has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve an extension of a currently approved information 
collection requirement regarding the GSAR Price Reductions Clause. A 
request for public comments was published at 73 FR 45772, August 6, 
2008. No comments were received. The clearance currently expires on 
January 31, 2009.
    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: February 17, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Warren Blankenship, Procurement 
Analyst, Contract Policy Division, at telephone (202) 501-1900 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. Jasmeet Seehra, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 
10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the Regulatory 
Secretariat (VPR), General Services Administration, Room 4041, 1800 F 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-
0235, Price Reductions Clause, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The clause at GSAR 552.238-75, Price Reductions, used in multiple 
award schedule contracts ensures that the Government maintains its 
relationship with the contractor's customer or category of customers, 
upon which the contract is predicated. The reason for

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the burden increase as it exists now is based on current data updating 
the number of MAS Schedule contractors.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 36,000.
    Average hours per response: 2 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 72,000.
    Obtaining copies of proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 3090-0235, Price Reductions Clause, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 12, 2009
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-868 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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