Clearance Request Entitled Collection of Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Award Data

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0146]

Clearance Request 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 an extension to an existing OMB clearance

(9000-0146).

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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 Collection of

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)/Minority

Institutions (MIs) Award Data. A request for public comments concerning

this burden estimate was published at 62 FR 2358, January 16, 1997. No

public comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: April 30, 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 OMB Control No. 9000-0146 in all

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

This collection of information is necessary to implement the

reporting requirements of Executive Order 12928. The information

collection requirement consists of a 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 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.

Dated: March 21, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 97-7986 Filed 3-28-97; 8:45 am]

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