[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6328]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0101]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Drug-Free
Workplace
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 Drug-Free Workplace. A
request for public comments was published at 63 FR 71097, December 23,
1998. No comments were received.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 15, 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. 9000-0101, Drug-Free
Workplace, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Linfield, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1757.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The contract clause at FAR 52.223-6 requires (1) contract employees
to notify their employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a
violation occurring in the workplace; and (2) Government contractors,
after receiving notice of such conviction, to notify the contracting
officer.
The information provided to the Government is used to determine
contractor compliance with the statutory requirements to maintain a
drug-free workplace.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average .17 hours 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.
The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents,
600; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 600;
preparation hours per response, .17; and total response burden hours,
102.
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. 9000-0101, Drug-Free
Workplace, in all correspondence.
Dated: March 8, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-6328 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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