[Federal Register: October 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 210)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-XXXX]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Small Business Size Rerepresentation

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a new 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 for approval of a new information collection 
requirement regarding small business size rerepresentation. A request 
for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 72 FR 
36852, July 5, 2007. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: November 28, 2008.

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 (VPR), General 
Services Administration, Room 4041, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-XXXX, Small Business Size 
Rerepresentation, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms. Rhonda Cundiff, Contract Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-0044.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The purpose of implementing small business rerepresentation in the 
FAR is to ensure that small business size status is accurately 
represented and reported over the life of long-term contracts. The FAR 
also provides for provisions designed to ensure more accurate reporting 
of size status for contracts that are novated, merged or acquired by 
another business. This information is used by the SBA, Congress, 
Federal agencies and the general public for various reasons such as 
determining if agencies are meeting statutory goals, set-aside 
determinations, and market research.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 10,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Hours Per Response: 0.5.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,000.
    OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 9000-XXXX, Small Business Size Rerepresentation, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: October 23, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-25745 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]

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