01-31961. Notice of Agency Report Forms Under OMB Review

SUMMARY:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This information collection is used by NASA contracting officers to ensure that projected contract cost savings are being realized.

DATES:

Comments on this proposal should be received by January 28, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

All comments should be addressed to Desk Officer for NASA; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Office of Management and Budget; Room 10236; New Executive Office Building; Washington, DC, 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Nancy Kaplan, NASA Reports Officer, [phone].

Title: Cost Reduction Proposals under the NASA FAR Supplement Shared Savings Clause.

OMB Number: 2700-0094.

Type of Review: Extension.

Need and Uses: This program provides an incentive for contractors to propose and implement, with NASA approval, significant cost reduction initiatives on current and follow-on contracts.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government.

Number of Respondents: 9.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.25.

Annual Responses: 11.25.

Hours Per Request: 45.

Annual Burden Hours: 506.

Frequency of Report: On occasion.

David B. Nelson,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Administrator.