[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48231-48232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22450]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0001; Docket No. 2017-0053; Sequence 14]


Information Collection; Affidavit of Individual Surety, Standard 
Form 28

AGENCY: 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 of 1995, 
the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) will be submitting to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve 
an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement 
concerning Standard Form (SF) 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0001 by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number 9000-0001. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0001, SF 28, Affidavit 
of Individual Surety.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Mr. Poe/IC 9000-0001, SF 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite OMB Control 
9000-0001, Affidavit of Individual Surety, SF 28, in all correspondence 
related to this case. Comments received generally will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt 
of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two 
to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days 
for posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement 
Analyst,

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Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-969-7207 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The Affidavit of Individual Surety SF 28 is used by all executive 
agencies, including the Department of Defense, to obtain information 
from individuals wishing to serve as sureties to Government bonds. To 
qualify as a surety on a Government bond, the individual must show a 
net worth not less than the penal amount of the bond on the SF 28. It 
is an elective decision on the part of the maker to use individual 
sureties instead of other available sources of surety or sureties for 
Government bonds. We are not aware if other formats exist for the 
collection of this information.
    The information on SF 28 is used to assist the contracting officer 
in determining the acceptability of individuals proposed as sureties.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 500.
    Hours per Response: 0.3.
    Total Burden Hours: 150.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, 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; 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. 9000-0001, SF 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-22450 Filed 10-16-17; 8:45 am]
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