[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4564-4565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1683]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0133]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review;
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.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and
approve an extension of a previously approved information collection
requirement concerning Defense Production Act Amendments. A request for
public comments was published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 58627,
on November 13, 2009. No comments were received.
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 March 1, 2010. Submit
comments 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
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Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy
Branch, GSA, (202) 501-4082 or e-mail at [email protected].
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 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 (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control Number 9000-0133, Defense Production Act Amendments, in all
correspondence.
Dated: January 22, 2010.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-1683 Filed 1-27-10; 8:45 am]
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