[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14461]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0024]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Buy American
Certificate
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 (9000-0024).
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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 Buy American
Certificate. The clearance currently expires on September 30, 1998.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before August 3, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Linfield, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-4755.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035,
Washington, DC 20405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Buy American Act requires that only domestic end products be
acquired for public use unless specifically authorized by statute or
regulation, provided that the cost of the domestic products is
reasonable.
The Buy American Certificate provides the contracting office with
the information necessary to identify which products offered are
domestic end products and which are of foreign origin. Components of
unknown origin are considered to have been supplied from outside the
United States.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 10 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,
2,663; responses per respondent, 20; total annual responses, 53,260;
preparation hours per response, .167; and total response burden hours,
8,894.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the
justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat
(MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone
(202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0024, Buy American
Certificate, in all correspondence.
Dated: May 27, 1998.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-14461 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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