<searchTitle>Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Bid Guarantees, Performance and Payment Bonds, and Alternative Payment Protections; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>E9-22067</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</agency>
<agency order="2">GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION</agency>
<agency order="3">NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION</agency>
<commentDate>2009-10-14</commentDate>
<departmentDoc>OMB Control No. 9000-0045</departmentDoc>
<billingCode>6820-EP-P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>E9-22067</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice of reinstatement request for an information collection requirement regarding an existing OMB clearance.</action>
<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 previously approved information collection requirement concerning bid guarantees, performance and payment bonds, and alternative payment protections. A request for public comments was published at 74 FR 27024, June 5, 2009. No comments were received. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.</summary>
<dates>Submit comments on or before October 14, 2009.</dates>
<contact>William Clark, Procurement Analyst, GSA (202) 219-1813 or email William.clark@gsa.gov.</contact>
<tocSubject1>Federal Acquisition Regulation:</tocSubject1>
<tocDoc>Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
, </tocDoc>
<emailRef>William.clark@gsa.gov</emailRef>