[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6889]


[Federal Register: March 28, 1994]


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[FAR Case 91-105]


OMB Clearance Request for First Article Testing and Approval 
Waiver

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of new request for OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
(44 U.S.C. 3501), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve a new information collection requirement concerning 
First Article Testing and Approval Waiver.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 27, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Peter Weiss, FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 
room 3235, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Fayson, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
4755

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Under the proposed rule, a new solicitation provision, ``Waiver of 
First Article Testing Requirements'' is proposed for addition to the 
FAR. The solicitation provision will be prescribed at FAR 9.308(a) for 
inclusion in all solicitations which contain a requirement for First 
Article Testing and Approval (FATA), unless it is known at the time of 
solicitation that FATA will not be waived. As provided in FAR 9.302, 
FATA may be required during contract performance to ensure that the 
contractor can furnish a product that conforms to all contract 
requirements. In situations where the contractor has provided the same 
or similar items to the Government under a previous contract, the 
Government may waive the requirement for FATA. In order to determine 
that waiver of FATA is appropriate, the offeror is requested, under the 
subject solicitation provision, to identify the contract under which 
the items were previously furnished.
    The information is used by contracting officers to determine 
whether or not FATA requirements can be waived for an offeror. If the 
information is not obtained, the contractors and the Government may 
incur additional expense and administrative delay by imposing 
unnecessary testing demands on contractors who have proven their 
ability to manufacture the required items.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 6 minutes per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden, to General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets NW., room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405, and to the FAR Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
3,750; responses per respondent, 20; total annual responses, 75,000; 
preparation hours per response, 1; and total response burden hours, 
7,500.

C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden

    The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows: 
Recordkeepers, 37,500; hours per recordkeeper, 5; and total 
recordkeeping burden hours, 18,750.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain copies of OMB applications or justifications 
from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), room 
4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
clearance request regarding First Article Testing and Approval Waiver, 
FAR case 91-105, in all correspondence.

    Dated: March 16, 1994.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 94-6889 Filed 3-25-94; 8:45 am]
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