[Federal Register: December 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 240)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0094]

 
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Debarment 
and Suspension

AGENCIES:  Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION:  Notice of request for public comments regarding 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 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 debarment and 
suspension. The OMB clearance expires March 31, 2007.

DATES:  Submit comments on or before February 12, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, FAR 
Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 
Please cite OMB Control No.9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension, in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Clark, Contract Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 219-1813.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The FAR requires contracts to be awarded to only those contractors 
determined to be responsible. Instances where a firm or its principals 
have been indicted, convicted, suspended, proposed for debarment, 
debarred, or had a contract terminated for default are critical factors 
to be considered by the contracting officer in making a responsibility 
determination. This certification requires the disclosure of this 
information.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 89,995.
    Responses per respondent: 12.223.
    Total Responses: 1,100,000.
    Hours Per Response: 0.0833 hrs.
    Total Burden Hours: 91,667.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0094, 
Debarment and Suspension, in all correspondence.

    Dated: December 11, 2006.
Ralph De Stefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-9702 Filed 12-13-06; 8:45 am]

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