[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26327-26328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10984]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Office of the Procurement 
Executive

AGENCY: Department of Treasury, Departmental Offices.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury invites the general public and 
other Federal agencies to comment on an extension of an existing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department of 
the Treasury, Office of the Procurement Executive, is soliciting 
comments concerning the Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award 
of Public Contracts, which is scheduled to expire August 31, 2015.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 6, 2015 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Email: [email protected]. The subject line should contain 
the OMB number and title for which you are commenting.
    Mail: Thomas O'Linn, Office of the Procurement Executive, 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Metropolitan 
Square, Suite 6B113, Washington DC 20220.
    All responses to this notice will be included in the request for 
OMB's approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
a copy of the information collection can be directed to the addresses 
provided above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Number: 1505-0081.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public 
Contracts.
    Abstract: Information being requested is used by the Government's 
contracting officer and other acquisition personnel, including 
technical and legal staffs, to evaluate offers and quotations submitted 
in response to a solicitation. Evaluation may include determining the 
adequacy of the offeror's proposed technical and management approach, 
experience, responsibility, responsiveness, expertise of the firms 
submitting offers. Each acquisition is a stand-alone action that is 
based upon unique project requirements.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,577.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 9.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 203,193.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be

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collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-10984 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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