[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17597-17598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9188]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0006]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Subcontracting
Plans/Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts (Standard Form
294)
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a revision to
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0006).
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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 a revision of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning Subcontracting
Plans/Subcontracting Reporting for Individual Contracts (Standard Form
294).
DATES: Comment Due Date: June 9, 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. 9000-0006, Subcontracting Plans/Subcontracting Reporting
for Individual Contracts (Standard Form 294), in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Office of Federal
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-3775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
In accordance with the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.),
contractors receiving a contract for more than $10,000 agree to have
small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small
business concerns participate in the performance of the contract as far
as practicable. Contractors receiving a contract or a modification to a
contract expected to
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exceed $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction) must submit a
subcontracting plan that provides maximum practicable opportunities for
small, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small
businesses. Specific elements required to be included in the plan are
specified in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act and implemented in
FAR subpart 19.7.
In conjunction with these plans, contractors must submit semiannual
reports of their progress on Standard Form 294, Subcontracting Report
for Individual Contracts.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 8 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,
1,625; responses per respondent, 36.4; total annual responses, 59,200;
preparation hours per response, 10; and total response burden hours,
597,580.
Dated: April 4, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-9188 Filed 4-9-97; 8:45 am]
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