[Federal Register: December 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 231)]
[Notices]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Procurement of Goods
and Services
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of September 16, 2002 (67 FR 58357),
the Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance
with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35) to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of
approval of a collection of information associated with the procurement
of goods and services. The Commission now announces that it has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for
extension of approval of that collection of information.
The Commission's procurement activities are governed by the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253 et
seq.). That law requires the Commission to procure goods and services
under conditions most advantageous to the government, considering cost
and other factors. Forms used by the Commission request persons who
quote, propose, or bid on contracts with the agency to provide
information about costs or prices of goods and services to be supplied;
specifications of goods and descriptions of services to be supplied;
specifications of goods and descriptions of services to be delivered;
competence of the offeror to provide the goods or services; and other
information about the offeror, such as the size of the firm and whether
it is minority owned.
The Commission uses the information provided by bidders to
determine the reasonableness of prices and costs and the responsiveness
of potential contractors to undertake the work involved so that all
bids may be awarded in accordance with Federal Procurement laws.
Additional Information About the Request for Extension of Approval of a
Collection of Information
Agency address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
20207.
Title of information collection: Information Collection Associated
with Procurement of Goods and Services.
Type of request: Extension of approval without change.
General description of respondents: Persons and firms providing
bids, proposals, and quotations to the Commission for goods and
services.
Estimated number of respondents: 2,539.
Estimated average number of hours per respondent: 5.58 per year.
Estimated number of hours for all respondents: 14,174 per year.
Estimated cost of collection for all respondents: $558,714 per
year.
Comments: Comments on this request for extension of approval of
information collection requirements should be submitted by January 2,
2003 to (1) the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for CPSC, Office of Management and
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Budget, Washington DC 20503; telephone: (202) 395-7340, and (2) the
Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Washington, DC 20207. Written comments may also be sent to the Office
of the Secretary by facsimile at (301) 504-0127 or by e-mail at cpsc-
os@cpsc.gov.
Copies of this request for extension of the information collection
requirements and supporting documentation are available from Linda
Glatz, management and program analyst, Office of Planning and
Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207;
telephone: (301) 504-0416, ext. 2226.
Dated: November 22, 2002.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-30314 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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