Information Collection; Standard Form 150, Deposit Bond-Individual Invitation, Sale of Government Personal Property

AGENCY:

Federal Acquisition Service, GSA.

ACTION:

Notice of request for comments regarding a new 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 an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement regarding Standard Form 150, Deposit Bond-Individual Invitation, Sale of Government Personal Property. The clearance currently expires on September 30, 2008.

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; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

DATES:

Submit comments on or before: October 6, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Iris Wright-Simpson, Property Disposal Specialist, Property Management Division, at (703) 605-2912 or via email at iris.wright-simpson@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 (VPR), General Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0057, Standard Form 150, Deposit Bond-Individual Invitation, Sale of Government Personal Property, in all correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The Standard Form (SF) 150 is used by bidders participating in sales of Government personal property whenever the sales invitation permits an individual type of deposit bond in lieu of cash or other form of bid deposit.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 1000.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Total Responses: 1000.

Hours Per Response: .25.

Total Burden Hours: 250.

Obtaining copies of proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0057, Standard Form 150, Deposit Bond-Individual Invitation, Sale of Government Personal Property, in all correspondence.