[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5879]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0077]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Quality Assurance
Requirements
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance (9000-0077).
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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 Quality
Assurance Requirements. The clearance currently expires on June 30,
1998.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 8, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3775.
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. 9000-0077, Quality
Assurance Requirements, in all correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Supplies and services acquired under Government contracts must
conform to the contract's quality and quantity requirements. FAR Part
46 prescribes inspection, acceptance, warranty, and other measures
associated with quality requirements. Standard clauses related to
inspection (a) Require the contractor to provide and maintain an
inspection system that is acceptable to the Government; (b) give the
Government the right to make inspections and test while work is in
process; and (c) require the contractor to keep complete, and make
available to the Government, records of its inspection work.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average .25 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,
950; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 950;
preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours,
237.5 (238).
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows:
Recordkeepers, 58,060; hours per recordkeeper, .68; and total
recordkeeping burden hours, 39,481. The total annual burden is
238+39,481=39,719.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals
Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, 1800 F
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000-0077, Quality Assurance Requirements, in all
correspondence.
Dated: March 3, 1998.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-5879 Filed 3-6-98; 8:45 am]
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