[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14404-14405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7623]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0129]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Cost Accounting
Standards Administration
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0129).
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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 will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning Cost Accounting
Standards Administration. This OMB clearance currently expires on May
31, 1997.
DATES: Comment Due Date: May 27, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, or obtaining a copy of the justification, should be
submitted to: General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS),
18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0129 in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Olson, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3221.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR 30.6 and 52.230-5 include pertinent rules and regulations
related to the Cost Accounting Standards along with necessary
administrative policies and procedures. These administrative policies
require certain contractors to submit cost impact estimates and
descriptions in cost accounting practices and also to provide
information on CAS-covered subcontractors.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average .05 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,
500; responses per respondent, 50; total annual responses, 25,000;
preparation hours per response, .05; and total response burden hours,
1,250.
Dated: March 21, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-7623 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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