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DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice of information collections under review: Various contract related forms and Regulation on Agency Protests, OMB Control Number 16000002 and 16000004.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; Submission for Review; Information Collection Request for Various Contract Related Forms and Regulation on Agency Protests

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 16, 2008. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will submit the following proposed information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 16000002 and 16000004. The [[Page 71421]]
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2007, at 72 FR 4828948291, allowing for OMB review and a 60day public comment period. No comments were received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation.

Title: Various contract related forms (DHS Forms 070001 through 070004).

OMB No.: 16000002.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for profits and individuals and households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,101 respondents.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour per response.

Total Burden Hours: 7,101.

Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): None.

Total Burden Cost: (operating/maintaining): None.

Description: The DHS, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer requires a renewal of an existing OMB Control Number 16000002 granted in September 2004 on these four acquisition forms. The information collections under the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) are necessary in order to implement applicable parts of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for administering public contracts for supplies and services.

Analysis

Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation.

Title: Regulation on Agency Protests.

OMB No.: 16000004.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for profits and individuals and households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 respondents.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hours per response.

Total Burden Hours: 100 hours.

Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): None.

Total Burden Cost: (operating/maintaining): None.

Description: The DHS, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer requires a renewal of an existing OMB Control Number 16000004, granted in September 2004 for the regulation on agency protests. The information is requested from contractors so that the Government will be able to evaluate protests effectively and provide prompt resolution of issues in dispute when contractors file agency level protests. Scott Charbo,
Chief Information Officer.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling Kathy Strouss, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; telephone (202) 4475300 (this is not a toll free number).