[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78010-78011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32157]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0027; Docket 2011-0001; Sequence 8]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Contract Administration, Quality Assurance 
(GSAR Parts 542 and 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA Form 308)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA.

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, the 
General Services Administration 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 
regarding contract administration, and quality assurance.
    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; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: February 13, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dana Munson, Procurement Analyst, 
General Services Acquisition Policy Division, at (202) 357-9652 or via 
email to [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0027, Contract Administration and Quality Assurance (GSAM Part 542 and 
Part 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA Form 308), by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 3090-0027, Contract Administration and Quality Assurance 
(GSAM Part 542 and Part 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA Form 308)'', under 
the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting ``Search''. Select 
the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information 
Collection 3090-0027, Contract Administration and Quality Assurance 
(GSAM Part 542 and Part 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA Form 308)''. Follow 
the instructions provided at the ``Submit

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a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), 
and ``Information Collection 3090-0027, Contract Administration and 
Quality Assurance (GSAM Part 542 and Part 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA 
Form 308)'', 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 3090-0027, Contract Administration and Quality 
Assurance (GSAM Part 542 and Part 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA Form 308).

Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0027, Contract Administration and Quality Assurance 
(GSAM Part 542 and Part 546; GSA Form 1678 and GSA Form 308), 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Under certain contracts, because of reliance on contractor 
inspection in lieu of Government inspection, GSA's Federal Supply 
Service (FSS) requires documentation from its contractors to 
effectively monitor contractor performance and ensure that it will be 
able to take timely action should that performance be deficient.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 4,604.
    Total Responses: 116,869.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,830.
    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. 3090-0027, Contract Administration, Quality Assurance (GSAR Parts 
542 and 546; GSA Form 1678, and GSA Form 308), in all correspondence.

    Dated: December 9, 2011.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy & Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2011-32157 Filed 12-14-11; 8:45 am]
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