[Federal Register: November 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 212)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0130]

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Buy American Act--
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Balance of 
Payments Program Certificate

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 
(9000-0130).

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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 Buy American 
Act--North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Balance of 
Payments Program Certificate. The clearance currently expires on 
February 28, 2000.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before January 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of the 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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 
Implementation Act, unless specifically exempted by statute or 
regulation, agencies are required to evaluate offers over a certain 
dollar limitation to supply an eligible product without regard to the 
restrictions of the Buy American Act or the Balance of Payments 
program. Offerors identify excluded end products and NAFTA end products 
on this certificate.
    The contracting officer uses the information to identify the 
offered items which are domestic and NAFTA country end products so as 
to give these products a preference during the evaluation of offers. 
Items having components of unknown origin are considered to have been 
mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .167 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, 
1,140; responses per respondent, 5; total annual responses, 5,700; 
preparation hours per response, .167; and total response burden hours, 
952.

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-
0130, Buy American Act--North American Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: October 29, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-28718 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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