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Submit comments on or before
January 13, 2009.
DATES:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4041,
Washington, DC 20405.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Mr.
Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy
Division, GSA, (202) 501–3775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The clause at 52.222–32, Davis-Bacon
Act—Price Adjustment (Actual
Method), requires that a contractor must
submit at the exercise of each option to
extend the term of the contract, a
statement of the amount claimed for
incorporation of the most current wage
determination by the Department of
Labor, and any relevant supporting data,
including payroll records, that the
contracting officer may reasonably
require.
The contracting officer may include
this clause in fixed-price solicitations
and contracts, subject to the DavisBacon Act, that will contain option
provisions to extend the term of the
contract and the Contracting Officer
determines the most appropriate
method to establish contract price is the
method at 22.404–12(c)(3).
B. Annual Reporting Burden
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Respondents: 900.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 900.
Hours Per Response: 90.
Total Burden Hours: 81,000.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room
4041, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0154,
Davis-Bacon Act—Price Adjustment
(Actual Method), in all correspondence.
Dated: October 30, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0142]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Past
Performance Information
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat will be submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
an extension of a currently approved
information collection requirement
concerning past performance
information. A request for public
comments was published in the Federal
Register at 73 FR 45427, August 5, 2008.
No comments were received.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the 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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
December 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB,
Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC
20503, and a copy to the General
Services Administration, FAR
Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW,
Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms.
Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division,
GSA, (202) 501–4082.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Purpose
Past performance information is
relevant information, for future source
selection purposes, regarding a
contractor’s actions under previously
awarded contracts. When past
performance is to be evaluated, the rule
states that the solicitation shall afford
offerors the opportunity to identify
Federal, state and local government, and
private contracts performed by offerors
that were similar in nature to the
contract being evaluated.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 150,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 4.
Annual Responses: 600,000.
Hours Per Response: 2.
Total Burden Hours: 1,200,000.
OBTAINING COPIES OF
PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a
copy of the information collection
documents from the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR),
Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000–0142, Past
Performance Information, in all
correspondence.
Dated: October 29, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
Department of Defense.
Notice; Establishment of Federal
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
section 581 of Public Law 110–181, the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended),
the Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of
Defense gives notice that it is
establishing the Department of Defense
Military Family Readiness Council
(hereafter referred to as the Council).
The Council is a non-discretionary
federal advisory committee established
under the authority of section 581 of
Public Law 110–181 and 41 CFR 102–
3.50(a) to: (a) Review and make
recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense regarding the policy and plans
required under 10 U.S.C. 1781b; (b)
monitor requirements for the support of
military family readiness by the
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Department of Defense; and (c) evaluate
and assess the effectiveness of the
military family readiness programs and
activities of the Department of Defense.
The Department of Defense Military
Family Readiness Council is required by
statute to submit an annual report to the
Secretary of Defense and the
congressional oversight committees on
military family readiness. This report
must be submitted no later than
February 1st of each year.
The Department of Defense Military
Family Readiness Council shall be
composed of a chairperson and no more
than eleven additional members.
Pursuant to federal statute, the
membership shall be:
1. The Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, who shall
serve as the chair of the Council;
2. One representative of each Military
Service;
3. Three individuals appoint by the
Secretary of Defense from among
representatives of military family
organizations; and
4. The senior enlisted advisors of each
Military Service.
With regard to the representatives
from each Military Service, the
Secretary of Defense has appointed the
deputies of each Military Service to
serve on the Council; their appointment
will be based upon their ex-officio
position in the Department of Defense.
As for the representatives of the military
family organizations, these individuals
will be appointed as experts and
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and they will serve as
special government employees. With the
exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, the special government
employees shall serve without
compensation.
The Department of Defense intends to
authorize the Department of Defense
Military Family Readiness Council to
establish and use subcommittees, and
the Council, to include any
subcommittees, will operate under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in
the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C.
552b, as amended), and 41 CFR, Parts
102–3 through 102–3.185.
Such subcommittees or workgroups
shall not work independently of the
chartered Council, and shall report all
their recommendations and advice to
the Council for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees or
workgroups have no authority to make
decisions on behalf of the chartered
Council nor can they report directly to
the Department of Defense or any
federal officers or employees who are
not Council Members.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy
Committee Management Officer for the
Department of Defense, 703–601–6128.
Department of the Army
The
Council shall meet at the call of the
Council’s Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Council’s
chairperson. The Designated Federal
Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be
a full-time or permanent part-time DoD
employee, and shall be appointed in
accordance with established DoD
policies and procedures. The Designated
Federal Officer or duly appointed
Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend all committee meetings and
subcommittee meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Department of Defense
Military Family Readiness Council
membership about the Council’s
mission and functions. Written
statements may be submitted at any
time or in response to the stated agenda
of planned meeting of the Department of
Defense Military Family Readiness
Council.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense
Military Family Readiness Council, and
this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Department
of Defense Military Family Readiness
Council’s Designated Federal Officer,
once appointed, may be obtained from
the GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the
Department of Defense Military Family
Readiness Council. The Designated
Federal Officer, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the
submission of written statements that
are in response to the stated agenda for
the planned meeting in question.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: November 6, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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Corps of Engineers; Notice of
Availability for an Addendum to the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
and a Draft General Conformity
Determination for the Berths 136–147
[TraPac] Container Terminal Project,
Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, CA
Department of the Army—U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In November 2007, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
District, Regulatory Division (Corps) in
coordination with the Los Angeles
Harbor Department (LAHD) completed
and published a joint Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
for the Berths 136–147 [TraPac]
Container Terminal Project (Project) in
the Port of Los Angeles. The Corps is
currently processing a permit
application submitted by the LAHD to
undertake various activities and
construct structures in and over
navigable waters and waters of the
United States associated with the
Project. Issuance of a Corps permit is a
Federal action, which must comply with
the air quality conformity requirements
specified in section 176(c) of the Clean
Air Act.
An addendum to the Final EIS
(Addendum) has been prepared that
revises the conformity statement
included in section 3.2 of the Final EIS
and incorporates the Draft General
Conformity Determination, as Appendix
O to the Final EIS, for the Federal action
associated with the Project. The general
conformity regulations (40 CFR Part 93
Subpart B) allow general conformity
determinations to be included in an EIS,
but inclusion of these determinations is
not required and can be separately
noticed. The Addendum and General
Conformity Determination are available
for public review during the next 30
days at the Los Angeles Harbor
Department, 425 South Palos Verdes
Street, San Pedro, California, on the
Port’s Web site: https://
www.portoflosangeles.org, and on the
Corps’ Web site: https://
www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/
POLA.htm (scroll down to the links
under TraPac Project). In addition, they
are available at the following libraries:
L.A. Public Library, Central Branch, 630
West 5th Street, Los Angeles, California;
L.A. Public Library, San Pedro Branch,
921 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro,
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice; Establishment of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 581 of Public Law 110-181, the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as
amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice
that it is establishing the Department of Defense Military Family
Readiness Council (hereafter referred to as the Council).
The Council is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee
established under the authority of section 581 of Public Law 110-181
and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a) to: (a) Review and make recommendations to the
Secretary of Defense regarding the policy and plans required under 10
U.S.C. 1781b; (b) monitor requirements for the support of military
family readiness by the
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Department of Defense; and (c) evaluate and assess the effectiveness of
the military family readiness programs and activities of the Department
of Defense.
The Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council is
required by statute to submit an annual report to the Secretary of
Defense and the congressional oversight committees on military family
readiness. This report must be submitted no later than February 1st of
each year.
The Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council shall
be composed of a chairperson and no more than eleven additional
members. Pursuant to federal statute, the membership shall be:
1. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, who
shall serve as the chair of the Council;
2. One representative of each Military Service;
3. Three individuals appoint by the Secretary of Defense from among
representatives of military family organizations; and
4. The senior enlisted advisors of each Military Service.
With regard to the representatives from each Military Service, the
Secretary of Defense has appointed the deputies of each Military
Service to serve on the Council; their appointment will be based upon
their ex-officio position in the Department of Defense. As for the
representatives of the military family organizations, these individuals
will be appointed as experts and consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and they will serve as special government employees. With
the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, the special
government employees shall serve without compensation.
The Department of Defense intends to authorize the Department of
Defense Military Family Readiness Council to establish and use
subcommittees, and the Council, to include any subcommittees, will
operate under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended), and 41 CFR, Parts 102-3 through 102-3.185.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered Council, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the Council for full deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on
behalf of the chartered Council nor can they report directly to the
Department of Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not
Council Members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council shall meet at the call of the
Council's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the
Council's chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD
policy, shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and
shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and
procedures. The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate
Designated Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and
subcommittee meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the
Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council membership
about the Council's mission and functions. Written statements may be
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned
meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness
Council, and this individual will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact
information for the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness
Council's Designated Federal Officer, once appointed, may be obtained
from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/
public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Department of Defense Military Family
Readiness Council. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in
question.
Dated: November 6, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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