[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42122-42123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17929]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0061; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 10]


Submission for OMB Review; Transportation Requirements

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, 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 19, 2018.

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. Mandell/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. Comments received generally 
will be posted without change to regulations.gov,

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including any personal and/or business confidential information 
provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check 
regulations.gov, approximately two-to-three business days after 
submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of 
comments submitted by mail).

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

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
15571 on April 11, 2018. No comments were received. 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.

William Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-17929 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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