[Federal Register: August 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 166)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title and OMB Number: Information Collection Support of the DoD 
Acquisition Process (Solicitation Phase); OMB Number 0704-0187.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 192,555.
    Responses Per Respondent: Approximately 12.
    Annual Responses: 2,338,668.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10.25 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 23,986,320.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement pertains to 
information that an offeror must submit to DoD in response to a request 
for proposals or an invitation for bids. DoD uses this information to 
(1) evaluate offers, (2) determine which offeror to select for contract 
award, and (3) determine whether the offered price is fair and 
reasonable. DoD also uses this information in determining whether to 
furnish precious metals as Government-furnished material; and whether 
to trade in existing personal property towards the purchase of new 
items.
    Affected Pubic: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit 
Institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: August 23, 1999.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-22254 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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