[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 187 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 58255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24555]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0048; Docket 2015-0055; Sequence 18]
Submission for OMB Review; Authorized Negotiators
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for 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
regarding Authorized Negotiators. A notice was published in the Federal
Register at 80 FR 36343 on June 24, 2015. One comments were received,
but was unrelated to the subject matter.
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 28, 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 searching the OMB
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds
with ``Information Collection 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators''.
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen.
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information
Collection 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators'' on your attached
document.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators, in all correspondence
related to this collection. 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: Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-501-0650 or via
email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Per FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(iv), firms offering supplies or services to
the Government under negotiated solicitations must provide the names,
titles, and telephone numbers of authorized negotiators to assure that
discussions are held with authorized individuals. The information
collected is referred to before contract negotiations and it becomes
part of the official contract file.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 68,000.
Responses per Respondent: 8.
Total Responses: 544,000.
Hours per Response: .017.
Total Burden Hours: 9248.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (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 (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20417, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiator, 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. 2015-24555 Filed 9-25-15; 8:45 am]
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