[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11700]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0088]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Travel Costs

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a revision to 
an existing OMB clearance.

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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 a revision of a currently approved 
information collection requirement concerning Travel Costs. A request 
for public comments was published at 62 FR 64932, December 9, 1997. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before June 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Nelson, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-1900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR 31.205-46, Travel Costs, requires that, except in extraordinary 
and temporary situations, costs incurred by a contractor for lodging, 
meals, and incidental expenses shall be considered to be reasonable and 
allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis 
the per diem rates in effect as of the time of travel as set forth in 
the Federal Travel Regulation for travel in the conterminous 48 United 
States, the Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, Appendix A, for travel 
is Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and 
possessions of the United States, and the Department of State 
Standardized Regulations, section 925, ``Maximum Travel Per Diem 
Allowances for Foreign Areas.'' The burden generated by this coverage 
is in the form of the contractor preparing a justification whenever a 
higher actual expense reimbursement method is used.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .25 hours 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, 
16,000; responses per respondent, 10; total annual responses, 58,000; 
preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours, 
40,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposal

    Requester may obtain copies of OMB applications or justifications 
from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 
F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-
4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0088, Travel Costs, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: April 28, 1998.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-11700 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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