Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce Paperwork

and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is

soliciting comments concerning an information collection titled

``Acquisition Services Information Requirements.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 1997.

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 N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429. All comments should refer to

``Acquisition Services Information Requirements.'' Comments may be

hand-delivered to Room F-400, 1776 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

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 FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive

Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven F. Hanft, at the address identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal to renew the following currently

approved collection of information:

Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.

OMB Number: 3064-0072.

Frequency of Response: Occasional.

Affected Public: Contractors and vendors who wish to do business

with the FDIC.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.

Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1.050 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

evaluate bids and proposals from offerors, to award contracts, to make

purchases of goods and services, and to monitor contracts that support

FDIC's mission.

Request for Comment

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 estimates 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 the information

collection on respondents, including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

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 submitted in response to this notice also will be

summarized or

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

All comments will become a matter of public record.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 25th day of July, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-20045 Filed 7-29-97; 8:45 am]

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