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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0077]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Quality
Assurance Requirements
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AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request
for an information collection
requirement regarding 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 quality assurance
requirements. A request for public
comments was published at 74 FR
32166 on July 7, 2009. 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
October 14, 2009.
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, Regulatory
Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW.,
Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division,
GSA (202) 501–4082 or e-mail
jeritta.parnell@gsa.gov.
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A. Purpose
Supplies and services acquired under
Government contracts must conform to
the contract’s quality and quantity
requirements. FAR Part 46 prescribes
inspection, acceptance, warranty, and
other measures associated with quality
requirements. Standard clauses related
to inspection require the contractor to
provide and maintain an inspection
system that is acceptable to the
Government; give the Government the
right to make inspections and test while
work is in process; and require the
contractor to keep complete, and make
available to the Government, records of
its inspection work.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 850.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Responses: 850.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 213.
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
Recordkeepers: 52,254.
Hours per Recordkeeper: .68.
Total Burden Hours: 35,533.
Total Annual Burden: 213 + 35,533 =
35,746.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0077,
Quality Assurance Requirements, in all
correspondence.
Dated: September 8, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E9–22063 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0045]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Bid
Guarantees, Performance and Payment
Bonds, and Alternative Payment
Protections
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
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ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request
for an information collection
requirement regarding 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 previously approved
information collection requirement
concerning bid guarantees, performance
and payment bonds, and alternative
payment protections. A request for
public comments was published at 74
FR 27024, June 5, 2009. 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
October 14, 2009.
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, Regulatory
Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW.,
Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Clark, Procurement Analyst,
GSA (202) 219–1813 or email
William.clark@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
These regulations implement the
statutory requirements of the Miller Act
(40 U.S.C. 3131 to 3134), which requires
performance and payment bonds for any
construction contract exceeding
$100,000, unless it is impracticable to
require bonds for work performed in a
foreign country, or it is otherwise
authorized by law. In addition, the
regulations implement the note to 40
U.S.C. 3132, entitled ‘‘Alternatives to
Payment Bonds Provided by the Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0077]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review;
Quality Assurance Requirements
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request for an information collection
requirement regarding 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 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 quality
assurance requirements. A request for public comments was published at
74 FR 32166 on July 7, 2009. 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 October 14, 2009.
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, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room
4041, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy
Division, GSA (202) 501-4082 or e-mail jeritta.parnell@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Supplies and services acquired under Government contracts must
conform to the contract's quality and quantity requirements. FAR Part
46 prescribes inspection, acceptance, warranty, and other measures
associated with quality requirements. Standard clauses related to
inspection require the contractor to provide and maintain an inspection
system that is acceptable to the Government; give the Government the
right to make inspections and test while work is in process; and
require the contractor to keep complete, and make available to the
Government, records of its inspection work.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 850.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Responses: 850.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 213.
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
Recordkeepers: 52,254.
Hours per Recordkeeper: .68.
Total Burden Hours: 35,533.
Total Annual Burden: 213 + 35,533 = 35,746.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0077, Quality Assurance Requirements, in all
correspondence.
Dated: September 8, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. E9-22063 Filed 9-11-09; 8:45 am]
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