[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27248]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0058]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Schedules for Construction Contracts

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

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request for an information collection 
requirement regarding 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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve a reinstatement of a previously 
approved information collection requirement concerning schedules for 
construction contracts. A request for public comments was published in 
the Federal Register at 74 FR 30092, on June 24, 2009.
    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: Submit comments on or before December 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0058, 
Schedules for Construction Contracts, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest Woodson, Procurement Analyst, 
Contract Policy Branch, (202) 501-3775 or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    In accordance with FAR the Contractor shall, within five days after 
work commences on the contract or another period of time determined by 
the Contracting Officer, prepare and submit to the Contracting Officer 
for approval three copies of a practicable schedule showing the order 
in which the Contractor proposes to perform the work, and the dates on 
which the Contractor contemplates starting and completing the several 
salient features of the work (including acquiring materials, plants, 
and equipment). The schedule shall be in the form of a progress chart 
of suitable scale to indicate appropriately the percentage of work 
scheduled for completion by any given date during the period. If the 
Contractor fails to submit a schedule within the time prescribes, the 
Contracting Officer may withhold approval of progress payments until 
the Contractor submits the required schedule.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 2,600.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 5,200.
    Hours per Response: 1.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,200.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-0058, Schedules for Construction Contracts, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 5, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E9-27248 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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