[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29692-29693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13880]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Comment Request Entitled Small Business Competitiveness
Demonstration Program
AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
ACTION: Notice of request regarding the reinstatement, with changes, of
a previously approved collection (OMB Clearance 9000-0100) for which
approval is now being requested by OFPP.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), OFPP notified the public concerning a request
to reinstate, with changes, a previously approved information
collection requirement concerning the Small Business Competitiveness
Demonstration Program. A request for public comment was published at 63
FR 51962, September 29, 1998. No comments were received. This is a
second request for comments and notice that the proposed information
collection has been submitted to OMB for approval.
COMMENTS: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden should be submitted to Edward Springer at the Office of
Management and Budget, Desk Officer for OMB, Room 10236, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Please cite the Small Business
Competitiveness Demonstration Program.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda G. Williams, Deputy Associate
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 202-395-3302.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of
1988 (Title VII, Public Law 100-656), as amended, established the Small
Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Program). The Program
was established to (1) demonstrate whether or not small businesses in
certain industry groups can compete successfully on an unrestricted
basis for Federal contracts, and (2) to demonstrate whether or not
targets goaling and management techniques can expand Federal contract
opportunities for small businesses in industry categories where such
opportunities historically have been low despite adequate numbers of
small business contractors in the economy. Section 401 of the Small
Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-135) extends the
Program indefinitely.
Under the current Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), small
businesses are required only to represent their status (i.e., whether
small, small disadvantaged, or women-owned small businesses). Section
714(c) of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act
requires each participating agency to collect data pertaining to the
size as well as the status of the small business concern receiving any
award for services in the designated industry groups and products or
services in the agencies' ten targeted industry categories. The size of
the small business is collected in terms of the number of employees or
dollar volume of sales. The number of employees is based on the average
of the pay periods for the last twelve months. The volume of sales is
based on the average annual gross revenue for the last three fiscal
years (See FAR 19.101). The size information is collected during the
solicitation process as part of the representation requirement. This
data will be used to evaluate the small business impact of the Program.
The former information collection requirements set forth in Section
714(b) of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act,
pertaining to the simplified system to collect data on the
participation of small business concerns as subcontractors under prime
contracts for architectural and engineering (A&E) services, expired on
September 30, 1997. Accordingly, this proposed reinstatement excludes
that data collection requirement.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average five minutes per response, including the time to
gather the information and complete the solicitation provision. The
annual
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reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 603,524;
responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 603,524;
preparation hours per response, .08333, and total response burden
hours, 50,273. The collection is voluntary.
Copies of the Proposal
A copy of the Paperwork proposal is available from the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy, Room 352, OEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
Please cite the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program in
all correspondence.
Deidre A. Lee,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-13880 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
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