[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)] [Notices] [Pages 1145-1146] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 00-341] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration [OMB Control No. 9000-0130] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Buy American Act--North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Action
Notice of request for 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 has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning Buy American Act--North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate. A request for public comments was published at 64 FR 59743, November 3, 1999. No comments were received.
Dates
Comments may be submitted on or before February 7, 2000.
Addresses
Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of the collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.
For Further Information Contact
Paul Linfield, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-1757.
Supplementary Information
A. Purpose
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act, unless specifically exempted by statute or regulation, agencies are required to evaluate offers over a certain dollar limitation to supply an eligible product without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American Act or the Balance of Payments program. Offerors identify excluded end products and NAFTA end products on this certificate. The contracting officer uses the information to identify the offered items which are domestic and NAFTA country end products so as to give these products a preference during the evaluation of offers. Items having components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .167 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 1,140; responses per respondent, 5; total annual responses, 5,700; preparation hours per response, .167; and total response burden hours, 952.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0130, Buy American Act--North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate, in all correspondence.
Dated: January 4, 2000. Ralph J. Destefano, Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division. [FR Doc. 00-341 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-U