[Federal Register: March 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 45)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0032]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Contractor 
Use of Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles

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 Contractor Use of 
Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles. A request for public comments was 
published at 63 FR 71929, December 30, 1998. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 8, 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. 9000-0032, Contractor 
Use of Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    If it is in the best interest of the Government, the Contracting 
officer may authorize cost-reimbursement contractors to obtain, for 
official purposes only, interagency motor pool vehicles and related 
services. Contractors' requests for vehicles must contain two copies of 
the agency authorization, the number of vehicles and related services 
required and period of use, a list of employees who are authorized to 
request the vehicles, a listing of equipment authorized to be serviced, 
and billing instructions and address.
    A written statement that the contractor will assume, without the 
right of reimbursement from the Government, the cost or expense of any 
use of the motor pool vehicles and services not related to the 
performance of the contract is necessary before the contracting officer 
may authorize cost-reimbursement contractors to obtain interagency 
motor pool vehicles and related services.
    The information is used by the Government to determine that it is 
in the Government's best interest to authorize a cost-reimbursement 
contractor to obtain, for official purposes only, interageny motor pool 
vehicles and related services, and to provide those vehicles.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 30 minutes 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.

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    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
70; responses per respondent, 2; total annual responses, 140; 
preparation hours per response, .5; and total response burden hours, 
70.

Obtaining 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. 9000-0032, Contractor Use of Interagency Motor Pool 
Vehicles, in all correspondence.

    Dated: March 4, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-5810 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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