Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Online Procurement Services-Industry Outreach Feedback Survey and Online Procurement Services-Reverse Auction Service Providers Outreach Feedback Survey, 19884-19885 [07-1967]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 76 / Friday, April 20, 2007 / Notices
On April
17, 2007, notice was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 19181) that a
request for a scientific research permit
had been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The file number for the
application in the title and e-mail
comment address is corrected in this
document. All other information to the
notice has been unchanged. Please refer
to the April 17, 2007, notice for a
summary of the application.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 17, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7–7579 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 041207B]
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding
renewal.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has renewed the
affirmative finding for the Republic of El
Salvador under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA). This
affirmative finding will allow yellowfin
tuna harvested in the eastern tropical
Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with
the International Dolphin Conservation
Program (IDCP) by El Salvadorian-flag
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under El Salvadorian
jurisdiction to be imported into the
United States. The affirmative finding
was based on review of documentary
evidence submitted by the Republic of
El Salvador and obtained from the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC) and the U.S. Department of
State.
DATES: The renewal is effective from
April 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regional Administrator, Southwest
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA
90802–4213; phone 562–980–4000; fax
562–980–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
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the entry into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the IDCP
and obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request an
affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS will review the
affirmative finding and determine
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with IDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the
Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Republic of El Salvador or obtained
from the IATTC and the Department of
State and has determined that El
Salvador has met the MMPA’s
requirements to receive an annual
affirmative finding renewal.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued the Republic of El
Salvador’s annual affirmative finding
renewal, allowing the continued
importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna and products derived
from yellowfin tuna harvested in the
ETP by El Salvadorian-flag purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating
under El Salvadorian jurisdiction. El
Salvador’s affirmative finding will
remain valid through March 31, 2008,
subject to subsequent annual reviews by
NMFS.
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Dated: April 16, 2007.
Samuel D. Rauch III
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–00XX]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Information Collection; Online
Procurement Services—Industry
Outreach Feedback Survey and Online
Procurement Services—Reverse
Auction Service Providers Outreach
Feedback Survey
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding a request for a new
OMB clearance.
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy’s (OFPP) and the
General Services Administration’s
(GSA) intention to initiate a new
information collection to conduct two
surveys on Online Procurement
Services. The results from these surveys
will be incorporated into a report to
Congress.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; whether the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
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of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the Regulatory Secretariat
(VIR), General Services Administration,
Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–00XX, Online
Procurement Services—Industry
Outreach Feedback Survey and Online
Procurement Services—Reverse Auction
Service Providers Outreach Feedback
Survey, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Julie Basile, Procurement Policy
Analyst, Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, 725 17th Street, NW, Room 9013,
Washington, DC 20503 or via e-mail to
jbasile@omb.eop.gov or via telephone on
(202) 395–4821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Purpose
The National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (P. L. 109–360)
requires OFPP, in consultation with the
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council,
to review the use of online procurement
services, such as reverse auction
services, and identify types of
commercial item procurements that are
suitable for the use of such services; and
features that should be provided by
online procurement services that are
used by Federal agencies. To conduct
this review, a survey will be issued to
the Government and industry buying
activities and to reverse auction service
providers. The information collected
through the surveys will be used to
determine how the Government buying
activities can most effectively use
reverse auctions as a tool to support
Government requiring activities and
ensure that the U.S. taxpayer is best
served. To view the two draft surveys
entitled, Online Procurement Services—
Government and Industry Outreach
Feedback and Online Procurement
Services—Reverse Auction Service
Providers Outreach Feedback, visit
www.acquisition.gov.
Title: Online Procurement Services—
Government and Industry Outreach
Feedback; and Online Procurement
Services—Reverse Auction Service
Providers Outreach Feedback.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection of
information.
Abstract: The purpose of these two
one-time surveys are to determine how
Government buying activities can most
effectively use reverse auctions as a tool
to support Government requiring
activities and to ensure the U.S.
taxpayer is best served.
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Affected Public: Two respondent
groups are identified and will receive
similar surveys on Online Procurement
Services: Government and industry
buying activities; and reverse auction
service providers. However, for the
purposes of this collection we are
counting the industry buying activities
and reverse auction service providers.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Estimated Number of Respondents:
approximately 580 and not expected to
exceed 1000. The estimated number of
industry respondents to the Government
and Industry Buying Activities Survey
is 550. The estimated number of
industry respondents to the Reverse
Auction Survey is 30 based on the
Government’s latest market research.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1 per company. The
number of responses per respondent is
one for each of the two surveys. Each
respondent will only be required to
complete one survey once. Estimated
Total Annual Responses: approximately
580 and not expected to exceed 1000
(580 x 1). Estimated Time per Response:
30 minutes (0.50 hours). The estimated
average time for industry to respond to
Government and Industry Buying
Activity Survey is approximately 15
minutes (0.25 hours), based on a pre-test
of the draft instrument by Government
employees. The data collection
instrument for the Reverse Auction
Service Providers Survey was pre-tested
on a support contractor, a related
business sector. The Reverse Auction
Service Providers Survey instrument is
similar to the Government and Industry
Buying Activity Survey; therefore, the
pre-test results for the Government and
Industry Buying Activity Survey are
used to estimate average response time
for the Reverse Auction Service
Providers Survey, which is 15 minutes
(0.25 hours). Estimated Total Annual
Burden on Respondents: 290 hours. (580
x 0.50)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Respondents: 580 (not to exceed
1000).
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 580 (not to exceed
1000).
Hours Per Response: 0.50.
Total Burden Hours: 290.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room
4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone
(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB
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Control No. 9000–00XX, Online
Procurement Services—Industry
Outreach Feedback Survey and Online
Procurement Services—Reverse Auction
Service Providers Outreach Feedback
Survey, in all correspondence.
Dated: April 13, 2007
Al Matera,
Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[No. USA–2007–0014]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Army Corps of Engineers,
Engineer Research and Development
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers—ERDC/CERL
announces a proposed new public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed 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
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by June 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–1160.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
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[Notices]
[Pages 19884-19885]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-00XX]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Online
Procurement Services--Industry Outreach Feedback Survey and Online
Procurement Services--Reverse Auction Service Providers Outreach
Feedback Survey
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 request for
a new OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy's (OFPP) and the General Services Administration's
(GSA) intention to initiate a new information collection to conduct two
surveys on Online Procurement Services. The results from these surveys
will be incorporated into a report to Congress.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; whether the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect
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of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden to the Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), General Services
Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-00XX, Online Procurement Services--
Industry Outreach Feedback Survey and Online Procurement Services--
Reverse Auction Service Providers Outreach Feedback Survey, in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Julie Basile, Procurement Policy
Analyst, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, 725 17\th\ Street, NW, Room 9013, Washington, DC 20503 or via
e-mail to jbasile@omb.eop.gov or via telephone on (202) 395-4821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (P. L.
109-360) requires OFPP, in consultation with the Federal Acquisition
Regulatory Council, to review the use of online procurement services,
such as reverse auction services, and identify types of commercial item
procurements that are suitable for the use of such services; and
features that should be provided by online procurement services that
are used by Federal agencies. To conduct this review, a survey will be
issued to the Government and industry buying activities and to reverse
auction service providers. The information collected through the
surveys will be used to determine how the Government buying activities
can most effectively use reverse auctions as a tool to support
Government requiring activities and ensure that the U.S. taxpayer is
best served. To view the two draft surveys entitled, Online Procurement
Services--Government and Industry Outreach Feedback and Online
Procurement Services--Reverse Auction Service Providers Outreach
Feedback, visit www.acquisition.gov.
Title: Online Procurement Services--Government and Industry
Outreach Feedback; and Online Procurement Services--Reverse Auction
Service Providers Outreach Feedback.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection of information.
Abstract: The purpose of these two one-time surveys are to
determine how Government buying activities can most effectively use
reverse auctions as a tool to support Government requiring activities
and to ensure the U.S. taxpayer is best served.
Affected Public: Two respondent groups are identified and will
receive similar surveys on Online Procurement Services: Government and
industry buying activities; and reverse auction service providers.
However, for the purposes of this collection we are counting the
industry buying activities and reverse auction service providers.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Estimated Number of Respondents: approximately 580 and not expected
to exceed 1000. The estimated number of industry respondents to the
Government and Industry Buying Activities Survey is 550. The estimated
number of industry respondents to the Reverse Auction Survey is 30
based on the Government's latest market research. Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1 per company. The number of responses per
respondent is one for each of the two surveys. Each respondent will
only be required to complete one survey once. Estimated Total Annual
Responses: approximately 580 and not expected to exceed 1000 (580 x 1).
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (0.50 hours). The estimated
average time for industry to respond to Government and Industry Buying
Activity Survey is approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours), based on a
pre-test of the draft instrument by Government employees. The data
collection instrument for the Reverse Auction Service Providers Survey
was pre-tested on a support contractor, a related business sector. The
Reverse Auction Service Providers Survey instrument is similar to the
Government and Industry Buying Activity Survey; therefore, the pre-test
results for the Government and Industry Buying Activity Survey are used
to estimate average response time for the Reverse Auction Service
Providers Survey, which is 15 minutes (0.25 hours). Estimated Total
Annual Burden on Respondents: 290 hours. (580 x 0.50)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Respondents: 580 (not to exceed 1000).
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 580 (not to exceed 1000).
Hours Per Response: 0.50.
Total Burden Hours: 290.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, Washington, DC
20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-00XX,
Online Procurement Services--Industry Outreach Feedback Survey and
Online Procurement Services--Reverse Auction Service Providers Outreach
Feedback Survey, in all correspondence.
Dated: April 13, 2007
Al Matera,
Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 07-1967 Filed 4-19-07; 8:45 am]
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