[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3375-3376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1768]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Conrol No. 9000-0069]
Request for Public Comments Regarding OMB Clearance Entitled
Indirect Cost Rates
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0069).
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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 Indirect Cost
Rates. This OMB clearance currently expires on May 31, 1996.
DATES: Comment Due Date: April 1, 1996.
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: General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS),
18th & F Streets, NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0069, Indirect Cost Rates, in all correspondence.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ralph De Stefano, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202)
501-1758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The contractor's proposal of final indirect cost rates is necessary
for the establishment of rates used to reimburse the contractor for the
costs of performing under the contract. The supporting cost data are
the cost accounting information normally prepared by organizations
under sound management and accounting practices.
The proposal and supporting data is used by the contracting
official and auditor to verify and analyze the indirect costs and to
determine the final indirect cost rates or to prepare the Government
negotiating position if negotiation of the rates is required under the
contract terms.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 1 hour 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,
9,770; responses per respondent, 1; total annual respondents, 9,770;
preparation hours per response, 1; and total response burden hours,
9,770.
Dated: January 24, 1996.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-1768 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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