[Federal Register: September 9, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 174)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0113]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;Information Collection;
Acquisition of Helium
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance (9000-0113).
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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 will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning acquisition of
helium. The clearance currently expires on October 31, 2004.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the FAR, 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; and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 8, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VR),
1800 F Street, NW,Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No.9000-0113, Acquisition of Helium, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Linda Nelson, Contract Policy Division,
GSA (202) 501-1900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Helium Act (Pub. L. 86-777) (50 U.S.C. 167a, et seq.) and the
Department of the Interior's implementing regulations (30 CFR parts 601
and 602) require Federal agencies to procure all major helium
requirements from the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior.
The FAR requires offerors responding to contract solicitations to
provide information as to their forecast of helium required for
performance of the contract. Such information will facilitate
enforcement of the requirements of the Helium Act and the contractual
provisions requiring the use of Government helium by agency
contractors, in that it will permit corrective action to be taken if
the Bureau of Land Management, after comparing helium sales data
against helium requirement forecasts, discovers apparent serious
discrepancies.
The information is used in administration of certain Federal
contracts to ensure contractor compliance with contract clauses.
Without the information, the required use of Government helium cannot
be monitored and enforced effectively.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 26.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Total Responses: 26.
Hours Per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 26.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VR), Room 4035, 1800 F Street,
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0113, Acquisition of Helium, in all correspondence.
Dated: August 30, 2004
Ralph J. De Stefano
Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-20397 Filed 9-8-04; 8:45 am]