[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14680-14681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7829]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0137]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Simplified
Acquisition Procedures/FACNET
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; correction.
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SUMMARY: The notice document 98-7105 beginning on page 13640, third
column, in the issue of March 20, 1998, was incorrect. This notice
replaces the incorrect notice.
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 Simplified Acquisition
Procedures/FACNET. A request for public comments was published at 63 FR
1833, January 12, 1998. No comments were received.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 27, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Nelson, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1900.
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, 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4037,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0137, Simplified
Acquisition Procedures/FACNET, in all correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Title IX of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (the
Act) amended the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
401, et seq.) by adding new sections regarding the establishment of a
program for the development and
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implementation of a Federal Acquisition Computer Network (hereinafter
referred to as FACNET) which allows electronic interchange of
procurement information between the private sector and the Federal
Government and among Federal agencies. Specific functions of FACNET are
set forth under Section 30 of the Act.
Regulatory coverage on FACNET is included under FAR Subpart 4.5--
Electronic Commerce in Contracting. FAR section 4.503 requires
contractors to provide registration information to the Central
Contractor Registration in order to conduct business through electronic
commerce (EC) with the Federal Government. Contractor registration
information is collected electronically as a prerequisite for
conducting EC with the Federal Government. The process for collection
of contractor information uses the Federal Implementation Conventions
ANSI X12, Trading Partner Profile, in accordance with the Federal
Information Processing Standards 161(FIPS). These standards are
published by the National Institute for Standards and Technology
(NIST). The information required to be submitted as part of contractor
registration is the same as that currently provided by the SF 129,
Solicitation Mailing List Application; the SF 3881, ACH vendor/
Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form for paper transactions. In
addition, information pertaining to a contractor assignment of
commercial and Government entity (CAGE) code (where applicable);
electronic data interchange (EDI) capabilities, including ANSI X12
transaction set and version number status for production, testing,
sending and receiving; and the registrant's value added network (VAN)
or value added service (VAS) electronic communications number also
needs to be provided as part of the registration process. Requiring
information consistent with the existing forms that Government
contractors are familiar with simplifies the process of gathering
current, factual data to input into the Registration System. The
additional information is information contractors should have readily
available when they have established EC/EDI capability.
The information submitted by contractors will permit the Central
Contractor Registration to establish a central repository for all
vendors doing business with the Federal Government, information that is
accessible by all Government contracting activities
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 15 minutes 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,
100,000; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 100,000;
preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours,
25,000.
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows:
Recordkeepers, 100,000; hours per recordkeeper, .25; and total
recordkeeping burden hours, 25,000.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals
Requester may obtain a copy the justification from the General
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, 1800 F
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000-0137, Simplified Acquisition Procedures/FACNET, in
all correspondence.
Dated: March 20, 1998.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-7829 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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