Submission for OMB Review Entitled Collection of Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Award Data

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[FAR Case 95-306]

Submission for OMB Review Entitled Collection of Historically

Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Award Data

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration

(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a new

collection requirement.

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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 plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection

requirement concerning Collection of Historically Black Colleges and

Universities/Minority Institutions Award Data (FAR Case 95-306).

DATES: Comment Due Date: March 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect

of this 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, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037,

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite FAR case 95-306 in all

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Klein, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-3775.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

This collection of information is necessary to implement the

reporting requirements of Executive Order 12928. The new information

collection requirement consists of a new FAR solicitation provision to

provide reporting of contract awards to Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs). The Executive

Order requires all agencies to promote the participation of HBCUs and

MIs in Federal procurement and requires periodic reporting to the

President on the agencies' progress in complying with the laws and

requirements addressed in the Executive Order. The proposed

solicitation provisions will permit agency officials to report accurate

information regarding contract awards to HBCUs and MIs.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average .05 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

9,328; responses per respondent, 1.2; total annual responses, 11,194;

preparation hours per response, .05; and total response burden hours,

560.

OBTAINING COPIES OF JUSTIFICATIONS: Requester may obtain copies of

justifications from the General Services Administration, FAR

Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501-4755. Please cite FAR case 95-306, Collection of Historically Black

Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Award Data, in all

correspondence.

Dated: January 13, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 97-1093 Filed 1-15-97; 8:45 am]

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