[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3235-3236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00985]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: FAA 
Acquisition Management System (FAAAMS)

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 FAA Acquisition Management System establishes policies 
and internal procedures for FAA acquisition. The information collection 
is necessary to solicit, award, and administer contracts for supplies, 
equipment, services, facilities, and real property to fulfill FAA's 
mission.

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DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 19, 2016.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson at (202) 267-1416, or 
by email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0595.
    Title: FAA Acquisition Management System (FAAAMS).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on November 10, 2015 (80 FR 69771). Section 348 of Public 
Law 104-50 directed FAA to establish an acquisition system. The 
information collection is carried out as an integral part of FAA's 
acquisition process. Various portions of the AMS describe information 
needed from vendors seeking or already doing business with FAA. FAA 
contracting offices collect the information to plan, solicit, award, 
administer and close individual contracts. The FAA small business 
office collects information to promote and increase small business 
participation in FAA contracts.
    Respondents: Approximately 15,298 vendors.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 7.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,000,719 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy & 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-00985 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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