[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60108-60109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23604]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of 
Public Contracts

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed 
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 28, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, by emailing 
[email protected]. Please refer to Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1505-0081.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to these 
programs, please contact Steven Kvalevog by emailing 
[email protected], or calling (202) 441-
5171. Additionally, you can view the information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public 
Contracts.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0081.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description: Treasury Bureaus and the Office of the Procurement 
Executive collect information when inviting firms to submit proposals 
for public contracts for supplies and services. The information 
collection is necessary for compliance with the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR chapter 1) and applicable 
acquisition regulations. Information requested of offerors is specific 
to each procurement solicitation, and is required for Treasury to 
properly evaluate the capabilities and experience of potential 
contractors who desire to provide the supplies or services to be 
acquired.
    Forms: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,781.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 23,781.
    Estimated Time per Response: 9 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 214,029.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget 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 shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
required to provide information.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: October 26, 2021.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23604 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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