[Federal Register: April 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 73)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0094]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Debarment and 
Suspension

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.

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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 an extension of a currently approved 
information collection requirement concerning Debarment and Suspension. 
A request for public comments was published at 64 FR 6635, February 10, 
1999. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 17, 1999.

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), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0094, Debarment 
and Suspension, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Linfield, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1757.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The FAR requires contracts to be awarded to only those contractors 
determined to be responsible. Instances where a firm or its principals 
have been indicted, convicted, suspended, proposed for debarment, 
debarred, or had a contract terminated for default are critical factors 
to be considered by the contracting officer in making a responsibility 
determination. This certification requires the disclosure of this 
information.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 30 minutes per subcontractor and 5 minutes per 
prime contractor 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, 
1,100,000; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 
1,100,000; preparation hours per response, 30 minutes/subcontractor, 5 
minutes/prime contractor; and total response burden hours, 91,667.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0094, Debarment and Suspension, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 13, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-9588 Filed 4-15-99; 8:45 am]
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