Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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BACKGROUND: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the FDIC may not conduct

or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an

information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented

on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. A proposed

revision of the following currently approved collection of information

is hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the

comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the

extent to which the collection should be modified prior to submission

to OMB for review and approval. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance

of the FDIC's functions, including whether the information has

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of

the information collection, including the validity of the methodology

and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize

the burden of information collection on respondents, including through

the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to

Steven F. Hanft, FDIC Clearance Officer, (202) 898-3907, Office of the

Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th

Street NW, Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to the OMB

control number 3064-0072. Comments may be hand-delivered to Room F-400,

1776F Street NW, Washington, DC 20429, on business days between 8:30

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. [FAX number (202) 898-3838; Internet address:

[email protected]].

A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk

officer for the agencies: Milo Sunderhauf, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive

Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven F. Hanft, at the address

identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal to revise the following currently approved collection of

information.

Title: Contract and Procurement Information Requirements.

Form Number: FDIC 3320/11, 12, 13, 14, and 19; FDIC 6371/01.

OMB Number: 3064-0072

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Vendors and contractors wishing to do business

with the FDIC.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Estimated Time per Response: 0.35 hours

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 350 burden hours.

General Description of Collection: The collection involves the

submission of information on various forms by contractors and vendors

who wish to do business with the FDIC. The information is used to for

offerors to submit quotes and amend proposals, to permit the evaluation

of bids from offerors, to award contracts, and to make purchases of

goods and services. The revisions consist of the deletion of two forms:

the 3320/11 (Solicitation, Offer, and Award), and the 3320/13 (Award,

Contract); and the addition of fitness and integrity certifications for

contractors.

Request for Comment

Comments submitted in response to this Notice will be summarized or

included in the FDIC's requests to OMB for renewal of this collection.

All comments will become a matter of public record. Written comments

should address the accuracy of the burden estimates and ways to

minimize burden including the use of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information technology as well as other

relevant aspects of the information collection request.

Dated at Washington D.C., this 18th day of December 1995.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Jerry L. Langley,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-31141 Filed 12-21-95; 8:45 am]

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