94-29236. Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Office of the Secretary.
    Title: DOC's Partners in Quality Contracts (PQC) Program.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 4,400 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Approximately 6 hours for the Contractor 
Profile and 38 hours for the application.
    Needs and Uses: The National Performance Review outlined several 
objectives, one of which was improving the Federal acquisition process. 
The PQC program is designed to be a voluntary nonmonetary recognition 
program that will showcase the importance of quality in the government 
acquisition process. Without the information provided by applicants, 
the objective of the program could not be carried out.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: One-time application process but selections will be made 
on an annual basis.
    Respondent's Obligation: Information will be provided voluntarily 
in order to obtain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 
482-3271, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: November 21, 1994.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-29236 Filed 11-25-94; 8:45 am]
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