99-3570. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Center of Excellence for Information Technology (CEIT)

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 1999)]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Center of 
Excellence for Information Technology (CEIT)

AGENCY: Office of Information Technology, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for approval of a new information collection 
entitled Center of Excellence for Information Technology (CEIT).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of Acquisition Policy has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve a new information collection concerning Center of Excellence 
for Information Technology (CEIT).

DATES: Comment Due Date: April 19, 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: Marjorie Ashby, General Services 
Administration (MVP), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Smith, Office of Information 
Technology, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose.

    The GSA is requesting the Office of Management and Budget to 
approve a new information collection concerning Center of Excellence 
for Information Technology (CEIT). The Center of Excellence in 
Information Technology (CEIT) will serve as a clearinghouse for best 
practices in information technology applications in both the public and 
private sectors. Current plans are to partner with leading Information 
Technology (IT) industry companies to establish a Center that provides 
innovative demonstrations of technology at work. Initial IT 
applications featured in the CEIT will focus on the use of web-enabled 
technologies to perform administrative functions and to deliver 
interagency transaction-based services through an Access America 
Seniors website.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 400; annual responses: 400; average hours per 
response: .15; burden hours: 60

Copy of Proposal

    A copy of this proposal may be obtained from the GSA Acquisition 
Policy Division (MVP), Room 4011, GSA Building, 1800 F Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20405, or by telephoning [phone], or by faxing 
your request to [phone].

    Dated: February 5, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy.
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