[Federal Register: February 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 25)] [Notices] [Page 6060] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08fe99-59] [[Page 6060]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0048] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Authorized Negotiators 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Authorized Negotiators. A request for public comments was published at 63 FR 65757, November 30, 1998. No comments were received. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 10, 1999. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, or obtaining a copy of the justification, 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 Streets, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1758. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose Firms offering supplies or services to the Government under negotiated solicitations must provide the names, titles, and telephone numbers of authorized negotiators to assure that discussions are held with authorized individuals. The information collected is referred to before contract negotiations and it becomes part of the official contract file. B. Annual Reporting Burden Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 minute per completion, 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, 61,875; responses per respondent, 8; total annual responses, 495,000; preparation hours per response, .017; and total response burden hours, 8,415. Obtainting copies of proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators, in all correspondence. Dated: February 2, 1999. Edward C. Loeb, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division. [FR Doc. 99-2897 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-P