02-7138. Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Entitled GSAR Clause, 552.237-71, Qualifications of Employees

AGENCY:

General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION:

Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance 3090-0006.

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning GSAR Clause, Qualifications of Employees. Information collected under this authority is required by regulation. A request for public comments was published at 67 FR 330, January 3, 2002. No comments were received.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this information collection generated by the GSAR Clause, Qualifications of Employees, is necessary for security reasons, to properly determine if an employee is suitable to work under a GSA service contract for guards, child care, cleaning, and maintenance contract; 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; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES:

April 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Ms. Jeanette Thorton, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to Ms. Stephanie Morris, General Services Administration (MVP), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julia Wise, Acquisition Policy Division, GSA [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The General Services Administration has various mission responsibilities related to the acquisition and provision of service contracts. These mission responsibilities generate requirements that are realized through the solicitation and award of service contracts for guards, childcare, cleaning, and maintenance. Individual solicitations and resulting contracts may impose unique information collection/reporting requirements on contractors, not required by regulation, but necessary to evaluate particular program accomplishments and measure success in meeting program objectives.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 15,496.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Total Responses: 15,496.

Hours Per Response: 1.

Total Burden Hours: 15, 496.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

A copy of this proposal may be obtained from the General Services Administration, Acquisition Policy Division (MVP), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, or by telephoning [phone], or by faxing your request to [phone]. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0006, Qualifications of Employees, in all correspondence.

Dated: March 19, 2002.

Michael W. Carleton,

Chief Information Officer (I).