05-6414. Information Collection; Federal Management Regulation; Standard Form 151, Deposit Bond, Annual Sale of Government Personal Property

AGENCY:

Federal Supply Service, GSA.

ACTION:

Notice of request for comments regarding a renewal to an existing OMB clearance.

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 a renewal of a currently approved information collection requirement regarding Standard Form 151, Deposit Bond, Annual Sale of Government Personal Property. A request for public comments was published at 69 FR 63387, November 1, 2004. No comments were received.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and 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.

DATES:

Submit comments on or before: May 2, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Iris Wright-Simpson, Property Disposition Specialist, Personal Property Center, by telephone at [phone] or via email to [e-mail].

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 Thornton, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), General Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0058; Standard Form 151, Deposit Bond, Annual Sale of Government Personal Property.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Standard Form 151 is used by bidders participating in sales of Government personal property whenever the sales invitation permits an annual type of deposit bond in lieu of cash or other form of deposit.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 1000

Responses Per Respondent: 1

Total Responses: 1000

Hours Per Response: .25

T otal Burden Hours: 250

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone [phone]. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0058, Standard Form 151, Deposit Bond, Annual Sale of Government Personal Property, in all correspondence.

Dated: March 24, 2005

Michael W. Carleton,

Chief Information Officer.