[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24906]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0001; Docket No. 2011-0079; Sequence 8]


Submission for OMB Review; Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety

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

ACTION: Notice of request for a 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 (MVCB) 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 Standard Form 28, Affidavit of 
Individual Surety. A request for public comments was published in the 
Federal Register at 76 FR 22706, on April 22, 2011. Two 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: Submit comments on or before October 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, by any of the 
following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual 
Surety'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting 
``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with 
``Information Collection 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of 
Individual Surety''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of 
Individual Surety'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual 
Surety.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, 
in all correspondence related to this collection. All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal and/or business confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecelia Davis, Procurement Analyst, 
Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 219-0202 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The Affidavit of Individual Surety (Standard Form (SF) 28) is used 
by all executive agencies, including the Department of Defense, to 
obtain information from individuals wishing to serve as sureties to 
Government bonds. To qualify as a surety on a Government bond, the 
individual must show a net worth not less than the penal amount of the 
bond on the SF 28. It is an elective decision on the part of the maker 
to use individual sureties instead of other available sources of surety 
or sureties for Government bonds.
    The information on SF 28 is used to assist the contracting officer 
in determining the acceptability of individuals proposed as sureties.
    A notice published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 22706, April 
22, 2011 and two comments were received. Both commenters support the 
extension of this information collection. In addition to supporting the 
extension, both commenters suggested some revisions/enhancements to the 
current Standard Form 28. These suggestions will be taken into 
consideration.
    The decrease in the total burden hours is a result of the change in 
the ``Response per Respondent'' and ``Hours per Response'' categories. 
The 1.43, responses per respondent, has been lowered to 1. to 
adequately reflect this category. A respondent has to respond 
completely not partially when submitting this form. The ``Hours per 
Response'' category has been decreased to .3 (18 minutes) from .4 (24 
minutes) to reflect the benefit of the electronic capability of 
fillable-fileable forms. Respondents no longer have to print, scan, and 
then electronically submit or print and then physically mail forms 
through the post office, they can now submit electronically.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 500.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 500.
    Hours Per Response: 0.3.
    Total Burden Hours: 150.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0001, Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 21, 2011.
Laura Auletta,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy.
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