[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25456]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0061; Docket 2015-0055; Sequence 9]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Transportation Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division 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 Transportation Requirements. A notice was published in the 
Federal Register at 80 FR 34159, on June 15, 2015. No Comments were 
received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting the OMB 
Control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 9000-0061, Transportation Requirements''. 
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information 
Collection 9000-0061, Transportation Requirements'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0061, Transportation Requirements.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0061, Transportation Requirements, 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: Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA 202-501-1448 
or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR Part 47 contains policies and procedures for applying 
transportation and traffic management considerations in the acquisition 
of supplies. The FAR part also contains policies and procedures when 
acquiring transportation or transportation-related services. Generally, 
contracts involving transportation require information regarding the 
nature of the supplies, method of shipment, place and time of shipment, 
applicable charges, marking of shipments, shipping documents and other 
related items.
    Contractors are required to provide the information in accordance 
with the following FAR Part 47 clauses: 52.247-29 through 52.247-44, 
52.247-48, 52.247-52, and 52.247-64. The information is used to ensure 
that: (1) Acquisitions are made on the basis most advantageous to the 
Government and; (2) supplies arrive in good order and condition, and on 
time at the required place.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 65,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 22.
    Annual Responses: 1,430,000.
    Hours per Response: .05.
    Total Burden Hours: 71,500.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary; 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.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755.
    Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0061, Transportation Requirements, 
in all correspondence.

Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-25456 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am]
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