Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Contractor Use of Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0032]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Contractor Use of

Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles

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

(GSA),

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and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to

an existing OMB clearance.

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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 will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently

approved information collection requirement concerning Contractor Use

of Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles. The clearance currently expires on

April 30, 1999.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 1, 1999.

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 (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035,

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0032, Contractor

Use of Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

If it is in the best interest of the Government, the contracting

officer may authorize cost-reimbursement contractors to obtain, for

official purposes only, interagency motor pool vehicles and related

services. Contractors' requests for vehicles must obtain two copies of

the agency authorization, the number of vehicles and related services

required and period of use, a list of employees who are authorized to

request the vehicles, a listing of equipment authorized to be serviced,

and billing instructions and address.

A written statement that the contractor will assume, without the

right of reimbursement from the Government, the cost or expense of any

use of the motor pool vehicles and services not related to the

performance of the contract is necessary before the contracting officer

may authorize cost-reimbursement contractors to obtain interagency

motor pool vehicles and related services.

The information is used by the Government to determine that it is

in the Government's best interest to authorize a cost-reimbursement

contractor to obtain, for official purposes only, interageny motor pool

vehicles and related services, and to provide those vehicles.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average 30 minutes 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,

70; responses per respondent, 2; total annual responses, 140;

preparation hours per response, .5; and total response burden hours,

70.

Obtaining copies of proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the

justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone

(202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0032, Contractor Use

of Interagency Motor Pool Vehicles, in all correspondence.

Dated: December 23, 1998.

Victoria E. Moss,

Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 98-34403 Filed 12-29-98; 8:45 am]

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