Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Debarment and Suspension

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title: "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Debarment and Suspension"
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section_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Debarment and Suspension"
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publication_date: "2004-01-09"
agencies:
  - "Defense Department"
  - "General Services Administration"
  - "National Aeronautics and Space Administration"
fr_citation: "69 FR 1573"
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  - "OMB Control No. 9000-0094"
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#  Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 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.

**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 debarment and suspension. A request for public comments was published in the *Federal Register* at 68 FR 63073 on November 7, 2003. No comments were received.

**DATES:**

Submit comments on or before February 9, 2004.

**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 (MVA), 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:**

Craig Goral, Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3856.

**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 (MVA), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0094, Debarment and Suspension, in all correspondence.

Dated: December 15, 2003.

Laura Auletta,

Director, Acquisition Policy Division.