[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47893-47894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23170]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
[FAR Case 95-307]
Submission for OMB Review Entitled Use of Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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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)
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Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
a request to review and approve a new information collection
requirement concerning Use of Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as
Primary Contractor Identification (FAR case 95-307). This request is
pursuant to the emergency processing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13).
DATES: Comment Due Date: November 12, 1996.
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, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4035,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite FAR case 95-307, Use of Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification,
in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shari Kiser, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-2164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to
implement changes in the numbering system used by the Government to
identify contractors in reporting to the Federal Procurement Data
System. The rule substitutes the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
number for the current Contractor Establishment Code.
Concerns have been raised that the same numbering system should be
used for reporting to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and
identifying vendors in the FACNET vendor registration database. The
Office of Federal Procurement Policy has determined that the DUNS
number will be used for Federal Procurement Data System reporting
purposes and to identify vendors in the FACNET vendor registration
database. Beginning with FY 1996 first quarter submissions to the
Federal Procurement Data Center, agencies may report the DUNS number.
The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) provides a comprehensive
mechanism for assembling, organizing, and presenting contract placement
data for the Federal Government. Federal agencies report data to the
Federal Procurement Data Center which collects, processes, and
disseminates official statistical data on Federal contracting. The Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is replacing the current
Contractor Establishment Code as the primary contractor identification
number used to identify contractors in the Federal Procurement Data
System. Changes to the FPDS reporting requirements are currently in
process to conform to the requirements of Section 10004 of the Federal
Acquisition Streamlining Act.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 5 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
50,400; responses per respondent, 4; total annual responses, 201,600;
preparation hours per response, .0166 hours; and total response burden
hours, 4,147.
Obtaining Copies of Justifications: Requester may obtain copies of
justifications from the General Services Administration, FAR
Secretariat (MVR), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)
501-2164. Please cite FAR case 95-307, Use of Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) as Primary Contractor Identification, in all
correspondence.
Dated: September 5, 1996.
Shari Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-23170 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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