E9-24689. General Services Administration Regulation; Information Collection; Packing List Clause

AGENCY:

Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION:

Notice of request for reinstatement of an information collection requirement for an existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding packing list clause.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

DATES:

Submit comments on or before: December 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES:

Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Regulatory Secretariat, General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0246, Packing List Clause, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Division, by telephone [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

GSAR clause 552.211-77 requires a contractor to include a packing list that verifies placement of an order and identifies the items shipped. In addition to information contractors would normally include on packing lists, the identification of cardholder name, telephone number and the term “Credit Card” is required.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 4,000.

Responses per Respondent: 233.

Hours per Response: .00833.

Total Burden Hours: 7,757.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone [phone]. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0246, Packing List Clause, in all correspondence.

Dated: September 17, 2009.

Al Matera,

Director, Acquisition Policy Division.