[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39491-39492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18662]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0144]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Payment by
Electronic Fund Transfer
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB
clearance.
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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 has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved
information collection requirement concerning Payment by Electronic
Fund Transfer. A request for public comments was published at 64 FR
26367, May 14, 1999. No comments were received.
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DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before August 23, 1999.
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 4035,
Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy F. Olson, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3221.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The FAR requires certain information to be provided by contractors
which would enable the Government to make payments under the contract
by electronic fund transfer (EFT). The information necessary to make
the EFT transaction is specified in clause 52.232-33, Payment by
Electronic Fund Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, which the
contractor is required to provide prior to award, and clause 52.232-34,
Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer-Other Than Central Contractor
Registration, which requires EFT information to be provided as
specified by the agency to enable payment by EFT.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 30 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,
14,000; responses per respondent, 10; total annual responses, 140,000;
preparation hours per response, .5; and total response burden hours,
70,000.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals
Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000-0144, Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer, in all
correspondence.
Dated: July 16, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-18662 Filed 7-21-99; 8:45 am]
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