[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41623-41624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16733]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Office of 
Dispute Resolution Procedures for Protests and Contract Disputes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information 
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on May 2, 2014, vol. 79, no. 85, page 25172. 14 CFR part 17 
sets forth procedures for filing solicitation protests and contract 
claims in the FAA's Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition. The 
regulations seek factual and legal information from protesters or 
claimants primarily through written submissions.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 15, 2014.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0632.
    Title: Office of Dispute Resolution Procedures for Protests and 
Contact Disputes.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: 14 CFR 17.15 and 17.25 provide the procedures for 
filing protests and contract claims with the Office of Dispute 
Resolution for Acquisition. The regulations seek factual and legal 
information from protesters or claimants primarily through written 
submissions. The information sought by the regulations is used by the 
ODRA, as well as the opposing parties: (1) To gain a clear 
understanding as to the facts and the law underlying the dispute; and 
(2) to provide a basis for applying dispute resolution techniques.
    Respondents: Approximately 45 protestors or claimants.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 923 hours.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 10, 2014.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer. IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2014-16733 Filed 7-15-14; 8:45 am]
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