Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

[Federal Register: August 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 147)]

[Notices]

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

OMB Control No. 3090-0121

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a renewal to an existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a currently approved information collection requirement regarding industrial funding fee and sales reporting.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Nelson, Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Division, at telephone (202) 501-1900 or via e-mail to linda.nelson@gsa.gov.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Regulatory Secretariat (V), General Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0121, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, in all correspondence.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Purpose

   The General Services Administration will be requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve information collection, 3090-0121, concerning industrial funding fee and sales reporting. The information is used primarily by contracting officers to estimate requirements for the subsequent year, evaluate the effectiveness of a schedule, negotiate better prices based on volume and for special reports.

2. Annual Reporting Burden

   Respondents: 15,710

   Responses Per Respondent: 20

   Total Responses: 314,200

   Hours Per Response: .0833

   Total Burden Hours: 26,173

   OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0121, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, in all correspondence.

   Dated: July 26, 2004 RALPH DESTEFANO (Acting) Director, Contract Policy Division

   [FR Doc. 04-17454 Filed 7-30-04; 8:45 am]

   BILLING CODE 6820-61-S