Federal Register / Vol. 70, No.
17 / Thursday, January 27, 2005 / Notices
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090–0006]
General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation; Information
Collection; GSAR Clause 552.237–71,
Qualifications of Employees
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition
Officer, GSA.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding a renewal to an existing OMB
clearance.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services
Administration will be submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
a renewal of a currently approved
information collection requirement
regarding GSAR Clause 552.237–71,
qualifications of employees.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary 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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
March 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Wise, Procurement Analyst, Contract
Policy Division, at telephone (202) 208–
1168 or via e-mail to julia.wise@gsa.gov.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the Regulatory Secretariat
(VIR), General Services Administration,
Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 3090–0006, GSAR Clause
552.237–71, Qualifications of
Employees, in all correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The General Services Administration
has various mission responsibilities
related to the acquisition and provision
of service contracts. These mission
responsibilities generate requirements
that are realized through the solicitation
and award of service contracts for
guards, childcare, cleaning, and
maintenance. Individual solicitations
and resulting contracts may impose
unique information collection/reporting
requirements on contractors, not
required by regulation, but necessary to
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evaluate particular program
accomplishments and measure success
in meeting program objectives.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 15,496.
Total Responses: 15,496.
Hours Per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 15,496.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 208–7312.
Please cite OMB Control No. 3090–0006,
GSAR Clause 552.237–71,
Qualifications of Employees, in all
correspondence.
Dated: January 19, 2005.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05–1538 Filed 1–26–05; 8:45 am]
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090–0197]
General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation; Information
Collection; GSAR Provision 552.237–
70, Qualifications of Offerors
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Acquisition
Officer, GSA.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding a renewal to an existing OMB
clearance.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services
Administration has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
a renewal of a currently approved
information collection requirement
regarding the qualifications of offerors.
A request for public comments was
published at 69 FR 65433, November 12,
2004. No comments were received.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary 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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
February 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Wise, Procurement Analyst, Contract
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Policy Division, at telephone (202) 208–
1168 or via e-mail to julia.wise@gsa.gov.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA
Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to
the Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), General
Services Administration, Room 4035,
1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC
20405. Please cite OMB Control No.
3090–0197, GSAR Provision 552.237–
70, Qualifications of Offerors, in all
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The General Services Administration
(GSA) has various mission
responsibilities related to the
acquisition and provision of service
contracts. These mission responsibilities
generate requirements that are realized
through the solicitation and award of
contracts for building services.
Individual solicitations and resulting
contracts may impose unique
information collection and reporting
requirements on contractors not
required by regulation, but necessary to
evaluate particular program
accomplishments and measure success
in meeting program objectives.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 6794.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Hours Per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 6794.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 208–7312.
Please cite OMB Control No. 3090–0197,
GSAR Provision 552.237–70,
Qualifications of Offerors, in all
correspondence.
Dated: January 19, 2005.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05–1539 Filed 1–26–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Correction to a Notice of Meetings
With this Notice, the following
‘‘Study Section’’ meeting published in
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the Federal Register on December 27, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether CDC will conduct a stated preference
2004, Volume 69, Number 247, Page the proposed collection of information (SP) survey to identify the barriers to
77250, see also http:// is necessary for the proper performance leisure time physical activity and the
a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/ of the functions of the agency, including size of the incentives necessary to
06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/ whether the information shall have overcome these barriers among
2004/04-28187.htm, reflect correct practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the sedentary adults age 50 and older. A
dates: agency’s estimate of the burden of the pilot test of the impact of specific
• Name of Subcommittee: Health Care proposed collection of information; (c) amounts of financial incentives on
Technology and Decision Sciences. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and levels of walking among this population
Date: February 17, 2005. clarity of the information to be will also be conducted via a reveled
• Name of Subcommittee: Health collected; and (d) ways to minimize the preference (RP) survey in the Raleigh,
Research Dissemination and burden of the collection of information North Carolina, metropolitan area.
Implementation. Date: February 25, on respondents, including through the
2005. The SP survey will be a one-time
use of automated collection techniques
• Name of Subcommittee: Health or other forms of information effort in which respondents belonging to
Systems Research. Date: February 24, technology. Written comments should an online survey panel will complete a
2005. be received within 60 days of this computer survey over the Internet. In
• Name of Subcommittee: Health Care notice. the RP portion of the project, a local
Quality and Effectiveness Research. sample of respondents will complete an
Date: February 24, 2005. Proposed Project identical survey on paper. The RP
Dated: January 14, 2005. respondents will also wear a pedometer
Economic Evaluation Of Walking
Carolyn M. Clancy, for 4 weeks and record the number of
Behavior In Sedentary Adults Age 50
Director. steps walked in a diary. Data will be
Years And Older—New—National
[FR Doc. 05–1484 Filed 1–26–05; 8:45 am] Center for Chronic Disease Prevention collected from the diaries and from the
BILLING CODE 4160–90–M and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 7-day history in each pedometer unit.
Centers for Disease Control and Respondents will receive a modest
Prevention (CDC). incentive payment for the number of
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND steps they walk above a predetermined
HUMAN SERVICES Background and Brief Description of the floor and below a predetermined
Proposed Project and Data Collection ceiling.
Centers for Disease Control and The results of the survey will be used
Prevention CDC is requesting approval of a pilot
test to better understand the barriers to to gauge the size of the incentives
[60Day–05AY] increased physical activity and the necessary to motivate behavior change
potential impact of modest financial in a real world setting. The results of the
Proposed Data Collections Submitted incentives to promote walking among pilot test will provide initial evidence of
for Public Comment and sedentary adults aged 50 years and the magnitude of the incentives
Recommendations older. The Behavioral Risk Factor necessary to increase levels of physical
In compliance with the requirement Surveillance System (BRFSS) data activity among a specific sample of
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the reveal that Americans in general and older adults. The total costs and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for older adults in particular do not meet effectiveness (changes in physical
opportunity for public comment on minimum recommendations for levels activity) can then be compared to
proposed data collection projects, the of physical activity. Moderate increases similar data emanating from other
Centers for Disease Control and in physical activity would decrease the interventions designed to increase levels
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic incidence of diseases promoted by of physical activity. Statistical analysis
summaries of proposed projects. To inactivity, including several types of of the SP survey and RP data will be
request more information on the cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. used. Since neither form of data
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of However, strategies that effectively collection is based on a random sample,
the data collection plans and motivate sedentary people to increase conclusions will be preliminary and not
instruments, call (404) 371–5976 or and maintain levels of regular physical generalizable. The analysis will be used
send comments to Sandi Gambescia, activity have yet to be identified. CDC to evaluate whether further
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance proposes to use this effort to investigate comprehensive research on this subject
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, the impact of one type of intervention should be undertaken. There are no
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to (financial incentives) on levels of costs to respondents except their time to
omb@cdc.gov. physical activity. participate in the survey.

ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Number of re- Avg. burden
Number of re- Total burden
Respondents sponses per per response
spondents hours
respondent (in hrs)

Online SP survey ............................................................................................. 500 1 25/60 208

RP survey ........................................................................................................ 300 1 1.5 450
RP group—recording daily steps ..................................................................... 300 4 20/60 400

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1058

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