[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 25, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 32777] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16095] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [OMB Control No. 9000-0083] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Qualification Requirements AGENCIES: 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 (9000-0083). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning Qualification Requirements. A request for public comments was published at 61 FR 14746, April 3, 1996. No comments were received. DATES: Comment Due Date: July 25, 1996. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0083, Qualification Requirements, in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ralph De Stefano, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1758. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose Under the Qualified Products Program, an end item, or a component thereof, may be required to be prequalified. The solicitation at FAR 52.209-1, Qualification Requirements, requires offerors who have met the qualification requirements to identify the offeror's name, the manufacturer's name, source's name, the item name, service identification, and test number (to the extent known). The contracting officer uses the information to determine eligibility for award when the clause at 52.209-1 is included in the solicitation. The offeror must insert the offeror's name, the manufacturer's name, source's name, the item name, service identification, and test number (to the extent known). Alternatively, items not yet listed may be considered for award upon the submission of evidence of qualification with the offer. B. Annual Reporting Burden Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 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.- The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 7,882; responses per respondent, 100; total annual responses, 788,200; preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours, 197,050. OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requester may obtain copies of justifications from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-2164. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0083, Qualification Requirements, in all correspondence. Dated: June 18, 1996. Shari Kiser, FAR Secretariat. [FR Doc. 96-16095 Filed 6-24-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P