[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-6889]
[Federal Register: March 28, 1994]
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[FAR Case 91-105]
OMB Clearance Request for First Article Testing and Approval
Waiver
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of new request for OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
(44 U.S.C. 3501), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review and approve a new information collection requirement concerning
First Article Testing and Approval Waiver.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 27, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Peter Weiss, FAR Desk Officer, OMB,
room 3235, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Fayson, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
4755
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Under the proposed rule, a new solicitation provision, ``Waiver of
First Article Testing Requirements'' is proposed for addition to the
FAR. The solicitation provision will be prescribed at FAR 9.308(a) for
inclusion in all solicitations which contain a requirement for First
Article Testing and Approval (FATA), unless it is known at the time of
solicitation that FATA will not be waived. As provided in FAR 9.302,
FATA may be required during contract performance to ensure that the
contractor can furnish a product that conforms to all contract
requirements. In situations where the contractor has provided the same
or similar items to the Government under a previous contract, the
Government may waive the requirement for FATA. In order to determine
that waiver of FATA is appropriate, the offeror is requested, under the
subject solicitation provision, to identify the contract under which
the items were previously furnished.
The information is used by contracting officers to determine
whether or not FATA requirements can be waived for an offeror. If the
information is not obtained, the contractors and the Government may
incur additional expense and administrative delay by imposing
unnecessary testing demands on contractors who have proven their
ability to manufacture the required items.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 6 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. Send comments regarding this burden estimate
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets NW., room 4037,
Washington, DC 20405, and to the FAR Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents,
3,750; responses per respondent, 20; total annual responses, 75,000;
preparation hours per response, 1; and total response burden hours,
7,500.
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows:
Recordkeepers, 37,500; hours per recordkeeper, 5; and total
recordkeeping burden hours, 18,750.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals
Requester may obtain copies of OMB applications or justifications
from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), room
4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB
clearance request regarding First Article Testing and Approval Waiver,
FAR case 91-105, in all correspondence.
Dated: March 16, 1994.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 94-6889 Filed 3-25-94; 8:45 am]
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