[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 82 (Friday, April 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22313-22314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8583]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 information collections titled
``Acquisition Services Information Requirements.''
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to
Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, (202) 942-3824, Legal Division, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., PA-1730-3000,
Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to ``Acquisition
Services Information Requirements.'' Comments may be hand-delivered to
the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located
on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. [FAX number
(202) 898-3838; E-mail: [email protected]]. Comments may be inspected
and photocopied in the FDIC Public Information Center, 801 17th Street,
NW., Room 100, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business
days.
A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk
officer for the FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address
identified above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.
OMB Number: 3064-0072. This OMB Number covers the following forms:
Forms Currently in Use:
FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor
Personnel Management Officials, Form 1600/04 (1-03). [Added questions
regarding other names used, race, height, weight, eye color, hair
color, contract number and oversight manager.]
FDIC Contractor Representation and Certifications, Form 3700/04A
(8-02). [Changed format so form can be filled out online.]
FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor, Form
1600/07 (8-02). [No changes.]
FDIC Notice and Authorization Pertaining to Consumer Reports, Form
1600/10 (10-02). [Added statement that authorization is valid for one
year or upon separation of employment/services from the FDIC.]
FDIC Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications, Form
3700/12 (11-03). [In the instructions for the form, ``Definitions'' was
replaced with ``Unique Terms'' and the explanations of ``conflict of
interest'' and ``ownership or control'' were simplified; also, examples
were given of ``pattern or practice of defalcation regarding
obligations,'' and of ``conflicts of interest.'']
FDIC Leasing Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/44 (10-01).
[No changes.]
Discontinued Forms in This Collection:
FDIC Contractor Application, Form 3700/13 (5-02).
Contractor Past Performance RFP Reference Check Questionnaire, Form
3700/29 (10-01).
Contractor Application Revision Request, Form 3700/33 (8-98).
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Any contractors who wish to do business, have done
business, or are currently under contract with the FDIC.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Burden Hours:
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Hours per No. of
FDIC document unit respondents Burden hours
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Background Investigation .33 2,330 769
Questionnaire Management
(1600/04)...................
Background Investigation .50 664 332
Questionnaire Contractors
(1600/10)...................
Notice of Authorization (1600/ .05 1,172 59
10).........................
Contractor Representation and .50 2,312 1,156
Certifications (3700/04A)...
Integrity and Fitness .33 2,312 763
Representations and
Certifications (3700/12)....
Leasing Representations and 1.0 20 20
Certifications (3700/44)....
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Total.................... ......... 8,810 3,099
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Discontinued Forms
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Contractor Application (3700/ .58 631 366
13).........................
Contractor Past Performance .75 2,295 1,721
RPF Reference Check
Questionnaire (3700/29).....
Contractor Application .25 810 203
Revision Request (3700/33)..
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Total Reduction in Burden ......... 3,736 2,290
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Previous Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 5,389
hours.
New Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 3,099 hours.
Net Reduction in Estimated Burden Hours: 2,290 hours.
General Description of Collection: The collection involves the
submission of information on various forms by contractors who wish to
do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with
the FDIC. The information is used to: Enter contractors on the FDIC's
nationwide contractor database, the National Contractor System (NCS);
ensure compliance with established contractor ethics regulations (12
CFR part 366); obtain information on a contractor's past performance
for proposal evaluation purposes; review a potential lessor's fitness
and integrity prior to entering into a lease transaction; provide
notice and authorization for obtaining consumer reports for employment
purposes or performance under a contract; and document contractor
change requests.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of information
are 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 collections,
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
collections 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
collections should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review
and approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will
be summarized or included in the FDIC's requests to OMB for renewal of
these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 26th day of April, 2005.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-8583 Filed 4-28-05; 8:45 am]
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